How Pakistan is preserving its culture better than India

[Levina]

see the Indian movies they have no culture left-

Lol
Now we know which Pakistani watches Indian movies.

 

[Armstrong]

Lol
Now we know which Pakistani watches Indian movies.

Mein kiya ignore list par hooon ?

 

[Levina]

Mein kiya ignore list par hooon ?

You did not wish me.

 

[Armstrong]

You did not wish me.

Happy belated Birthday !

 

[volcano]

Preserving culture... lol... 98% of pakistsni names are arabic. Their script is arabic derived. So much for preserving culture..

 

[Armstrong]

@HRK bhai - Phir Lahore ka kub chakar lagg rahaa haiii ?

 

[HRK]

@HRK bhai - Phir Lahore ka kub chakar lagg rahaa haiii ?

Jab Sharifo ki sharafat Khatam ho gi ....

 

[Armstrong]

Jab Sharifo ki sharafat Khatam ho gi ....

Filhal tou Altaf bhai mein say havaaa nikalii ja rahiii haiii !

 

[HRK]

Filhal tou Altaf bhai mein say havaaa nikalii ja rahiii haiii !

acha hai bar bi bohat gai thi .....

 

[opruh]

Good job to our Pakistani brothers!

 

[temp1994]

Whether it is the language, or the attire, or the food, our neighbour takes pride in creating its own ethos.

On the eve of Independence Day, having just returned from Pakistan, and marked my presence on the "zero" line, I could not but help wonder what kind of identities our two 69-year-old nations project. And how representative they are in reality.

In India, are we looking at a single dominant identity or will we continue as a collection of myriad religions, communities and cultures? Aren't our multiple religions our heritage, which is to be preserved?

Certainly, Pakistan seems to have sorted the problem by declaring its identity as an Islamic Republic, and so the overwhelming image is very much of a Muslim country. Whether it is the language, or the attire, or the food (barring a very cosmopolitan culture in some cities), Pakistan takes pride in creating its own ethos. Perhaps this was essential, given the short history of its existence.

But what about our collective pre-history? How does one deal with it? That was a looming question, when we visited Taxila, in Pakistan, an ancient site which had witnessed both war and peace, but had also seen knowledge sprout and spread in monastic schools scattered over a vast area. The ruins are compelling. And much of what remains is starkly of Buddhist origin. The museum and the first archeological digs which were pulled together by Sir John Marshall in the early 20th century demonstrated what a large habitation this might have been, definitely dating back more than 2000 years.

In the literature handed out by the museum it seems this area, near the Indus, was even inhabited in 3100 BC. But it is clear that a lot of the religious history of the subcontinent is buried here. While there are some suggestions that the Mahabharata was first recited in this area, there are also the well-preserved Buddhist stupas and shrines, and, from a much later medieval period, evidence of madrasas and a mosque.

We visited one of the most impressive sites, at Jaulian, where a school of learning had been established, around 2000 years ago, on top of a hill. It was obviously a Buddhist school, with intricate remnants still to be found of stupas and the Buddha replicated over and over again. Could the methodical repetition of the images have been a form of meditation? Or of prayer? Why was there this constant replication of his life, often within the same space? Was this done deliberately to assert a religion which was no doubt flourishing in that period?

The school at Jaulian appears, even now, to be well-planned and spread out, and the entire structure is hewn out of the locally available stone. The living quarters are carefully defined, and small, ventilated rooms stand on a square. There is a dry pond in the centre, where, according to our guide, once upon a time, lilies blossomed. All around are shuttered alcoves within which reside more images of the Buddha.

It is undoubtedly an amazing experience to see how well preserved (given the harsh climate, and the attacks by invaders) many of the images still are. And then there are little interesting highlights, such as the lecture hall, and the kitchen area, opening up on all sides to the hills, and the open skies.

One can imagine this as a bustling Buddhist enclave, somewhat distant from present day Pakistan or even India. Is there something of those times still within us? Do we still bear the ancient stamp of those identities, and hear within us the chanting of those monks... Our shared history has so many questions, and conundrums! We should find a common space to both treasure and resolve them.

#Buddhism, #Pakistan, #Independence Day


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How Pakistan is preserving its culture better than India

A crap piece of reporting. This supposed "reporter" (DailyO and its sister publication Scroll.in are bolgs, only that DailyO is affiliated to Indiatimes) of Daily Orgasm does not have any architectural sense compounded by horrible knowledge of history.

Takshshila has very little to do with Buddhism. It was basically a secular university excelling in non-religious subjects.Though religion was not as dominant in Takshshila as it was in many other university,Buddhism has a smaller department in Takshshila than even Hinduism. Chanakya (a Hindu Brahmin), the object of perpetual Pakistani rage, was a teacher in this university.

This idiotic liberal is from the long line of retarded lefty-liberal from both side of the border who could not tell the difference between their arse and a screwdriver and end up using it as a dildoo (though that may be their objective all along). She is generalising Indo-Greek (Gandhara school) architecture as being synonymous with Buddhism.

When a lefty-liberal ( latte liberal/ preppy bolshevik) reports on something having historical, cultural, or architectural value, one could expect them to not do even a junior high school level of homework.

 

[jamahir]

see the Indian movies they have no culture left-

sincerely, you should get rid of your slight reactionary attitude... i have seen it in quite a few posts now... remember the india-pakistan song collaboration thread from yesterday??

 

[sumoto]

see the Indian movies they have no culture left-

Lol you must be kidding me if you want see bikini go to Goa and every city in every state you will find nightlife which is of another level and also better than western countries and I am telling that because I am an NRI and come to india ocassionally and I find it that india has much .ore freedom than western culture.
We don't want to be another Syria or any islamist country where girls don't have freedom to wear anything and are forced to where hijab and what not.
In India girls have every freedom and India has became a much more progressive and it is not the same India which was used to be during Britishers time.
Today girls are progressing better than boys in india.
They are best in business and doing better in academic and being a leader.
Also today the Indian women are working and doing jobs and are main contributor for livelihokd of the family and men are becoming household which was almost opposite in earlier times.
I can see 2 among 4 girls wearing shorts in India but can that be said about Pakistan or any Islamic country? No.
So please don't give your suggestions at least not on culture because India will be the last country in 215 countries in the world to ask Pakistan for suggestions on culture which itself brand itself as a arabized country.
I can have se* with 3 or 4 girls in india which I have in USA and I am proud of it that India has that much freedom.
I can go in pubs with girls and enjoy my night life which I do the same in USA.
The night life in India is same as that of USA but can I say the same for Pakistan?
when you have the answer of this question then I will be happy to hear your thoughts till then good luck with your country?
India has learnt much more and india 's strength lies in that it countinously learns from other countries and that is what it's unique about India.
India has learnt that if you will dictate your wordings and rules on women or trying to to surpress freedom of any individual let that be a question of what to wear? How to behave? What to become? That suppression will work for short time but when that feeling a d suppression takes over a mind of individual and when the limit of that individual is broken than that individual becomes a pyschological challenge to others.
I remembed a proverb on this
'Don't stretch a rubber too much that it breaks after a limit'

 

[unbiasedopinion]

and then we have videos accusing India of cultural invasion into Pakistan and because of that Pakistan is loosing its own culture.

 

[RealNapster]

Mate, I am not hating any body only expressing my opinion. Its not my thinking its their actions and "allah hafiz" is just one example among many. I am not point at any individual but the society as whole.
Is ‘Oh my God’ going to become ‘Oh my Allah’ in Pakistan? – The Express Tribune Blog

Ok. look. when we say "khuda" it's not some thing specific. as the word "khuda'' have plural as "khudaao" . while we believe that God is one. so we can not "precisely" use the word "khuda" for God.
similarly,
Devta = Devi.. but Allah have no Wife/daughter/mother.
so saying "Allah Haifz'' is not something which makes us "Arab" , it's the "proper" way to say "Good bye".
And don't you worry. if someone say "oh my Allah" instead of "oh my God" ... so whats the point. ? we are Muslims and just practicing our religion. nothing much serious. take it easy..