The Shanaakht festival 2009
Its time for you to rediscover your identity because The Citizen Archive of Pakistan ( CAP) proudly brings the second edition of Shanaakht festival. Organizers have planned a series of events all revolving around the basic aim of rediscovering identity of Pakistani people. The festival will be held in Karachi Arts Council, starting from April 8, 2009 and runs till 12th of April.
The five days festival aims to have lectures from renowned scholars highlighting Pakistan’s past and present identity. Based on this year’s theme early Pakistan, the festival includes photo and art exhibitions, interactive plays, documentaries, story telling, street theater and a lot more. The festival will be accessible for general public.
This year’s festival is sequel of the first Shanaakht festival which took place in August 2007. The first edition experienced great success and was appreciated by people from every walk of life.
The Citizen Archive of Pakistan is a non-profit society founded in 2007. The aim of this society is to preserve the history, culture and identity of Pakistan and Pakistani people as to make it available for the generations to come.
