Threat to our cultural values -letter

 

Chitral is a region with rich cultural values, homogeneous to all parts of Chitral. Unfortunately, last few years have witnessed challenges to our cultural identity posed by the various segments of society with the quest to withstand the challenges of today, thus promoting a civilization different to our cultural ethos.

 

 I may remind that a civilization indifferent to basic cultural norms is like a building without a foundation and detrimental to its very existence. I never blame any one for intended malign of Chitral culture but the negligence to this effect is obvious from the silence on our part. For instance Chitrali songs edited with some actress performing in the back ground, although the motion pictures have no association with Chitral, yet our silence to such play off reflects our pessimistic mindset toward preservation of our culture, thereby Chitral culture is projected negatively to the bizarre visitors to websites.

 

Likewise programs / seminars organized/attended by NGO where ladies and gents are photographed, in disregard to Chadar & Chardiwari & print the same on media, has badly damaged our culture. I wouldn't hesitate to highlight that in most cases these seminars are primarily focused toward stage managed performance rather than practical manifestation of their agenda on ground for the well being of society which is evident from the out put of such seminars. These practices have badly damaged cultural identity of Chitral. I request all Chitralis to keep a check on the above mentioned aspects to take stern measure to preserve and protect the culture of Chitral.

 

Muhammad Mujahid ul Islam,

Rawalpindi,

12 March, 2010

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