Art, Power and Poetry - Harris Khalique on Vedic, Sanskrit and Arab roots of Pakistan - #TPE 344

The Pakistan Experience

Secretary General of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Harris Khalique comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Art, Power, Poetry, Misogyny, Education, Zia-ul-Haq, Language, Politics, PTI, Aesthetics, Memories of Karachi, I.A. Rehman and More. Harris Khalique is a Pakistani poet in Urdu, English and Punjabi. Khalique has authored ten collections of poetry and two books of non-fiction. In March 2018, he received the Presidential Pride of Performance Award from the state of Pakistan as an acknowledgement of his contributions to poetry.He is also the author of Crimson Papers (2017), a book of essays on the political and social history of Pakistan. Khalique has participated in labor, women, and minority rights movements and has published papers and spoken at conferences on South Asian history and culture, politics, and issues around human rights and international development. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Vulgarity, Art and Aesthetics 6:30 Misogyny, Social Subversion and Power 14:00 Education, Zia-ul-Haq and Polarization 30:00 Urdu, Hindustani and Colonialism 44:00 Colonialism, India and Sanskrit History 56:00 Sindh, Karachi and Heroes in Pakistan 1:06:00 Memories of Karachi 1:15:24 I.A. Rehman 1:19:40 Audience Questions 1:36:00 Poetry