Society and cultures of Pakistan

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Society and cultures of Pakistan

• 9.2.1 Culture
• Total life style and overall behavior of society
  which includes language, dress, living, habits,
  customs, beliefs, and traditions etc
• Diversity acceptance of positive variations,
  variety in all aspects of life
• Unity condition of brotherhood of respecting
  each other, Urdu language, religion
• National cohesion Urdu an instrument, common
  script of all languages
• Integration coordination of mental processes,
  Urdu a national solidarity, common heritage and
  struggle of freedom

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• 9.1.1. basic features of Pakistani society
• Religious uniformity and diversity
• Mixed culture (Muslim, Hindu, British)
• Dowry system
• English an official language
• Male-oriented society
• Simplicity
• Simple dress and diet
• Easy languages Dowry system
• English an official language
• Literature
• Handicrafts
• Sports
• Ulema, Mashaikh and Sufi poets

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Elements influence unity, national cohesion,
integrity,

• Language
• Diversity
• Values / beliefs
• Shared resources
• Government structure

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Class difference and social inequalities

• Intolerance
• Terrorism
• Rich and poor
• Multiple standard of education, food, housing
• Posh and poor localities
• Elite
• Cantonment ? Civil line and Garibabad
• Master and servant
• Hindu caste system
• Muslim Hidden caste and class difference

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Diversity

• 9.1.3. Regional disparity
• Cultural dress (Provinces)
• Languages
• Cultural Festivals
• Cultural heritages / customs
• dress w.r.t climate social occasions
• Fine Art
• Handicraft

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Role and status of woman

• Important part of family manages all affairs with
  the limits, household keeping, upbringing of
  children
• Right of education
• Right of business
• Right of property
• Right in heritage
• Right to rule the country

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9. 3.1. Major features of \Pakistani culture

• History and ideology
• Attraction forces
• Dynamics of culture due to influence of other
  culture
• Strong religious values
• Mixed dress
• Multiple languages
• Rich literature
• Rich heritages
• Religious unity

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9.3.2. Festivals
Cultural festivals Religious festivals
Sibi festival Sindh horse and cattle show Basnat Shandor polo festival Lok mela National horse and cattle show Lahore Saints mela Eid-ul-Fitre Eid-ul-Azha Milad of Prophet (PBUH) Ashoora Shab-e-Barat Shab-e-Qadr Shab-e-Meraj
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9.3.4 Role of mass media in culture

• New technologies camera, phonograph, radio, TV,
  dramas source of culture
• culture became more democratic as modern
  technology and mass media allowed it to reach
  more people.
• Holloywood, Bollywood cultural dominance through
  mass media
• Foods, dresses, hair style, language etc modified
  due to mass media
• Media brings diverse voice, ideas, critique of
  government, trade,

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9.4.1. Origin and Evolution of Urdu

• 300 years old
• Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth to Hindi,
  Hindustani, Shahjahani and finally in Urdu
• Amir Khursro, Sir Syed, Maulanai Shibli, Allama
  Iqbal flourished Urdu
• Urdu reached in whole subcontinent 16th century
• 1947 Urdu national language of Pakistan

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Significance of Urdu

• Vehicle of communication
• National cohesion or binding force of various
  parts of Pakistan
• Source of rich historical literature
• Quranic translation in Urdu
• National Language of country
• Medium of instructions in institutions

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9.4.4.

• Popular poets Amir Khusro, Allama Iqbal, Ghalib
• Popular writers Allama Iqba, Sir Syed, Deputy
  Nazir Ahmed, Maulanai Hali, Maulana Shibli,
• Popular folklores Arif Lohar, Noor Jehan, Lata,

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9.4.5. Role of English Language as an official
language

• Official communitarian at local, national and
  international level
• Source of information
• Medium of instruction in many institutions
• Source of international trade
• Its international passport
• Important for globalization

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9.5 Art and architectural heritages

• Taxila
• Kot Dijian settlement
• Mohenjodaro
• Indus valley
• Harapa
• Taxila
• Mansura, Bhambore
• Gandhra civilization

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9.5.2. name and significance Archaeological and
historical sites of Pakistan

• Bambhore
• Taxila
• Harapa
• Lahore
• Thatta
• Moenjo daro
• Kot Diji
• Hyderabad
• Makil
• Karachi