Tamasha is a dream that became a thought, a thought that became an idea, and an idea that has now become a reality. The journey started with Samar Waqar who with a sensitive and responsible soul aimed for a change and revolution and was headed by Haider Miraj who spent his days and nights working for it. Usman Kahloon considered it to be the only way through which students can make use of their potentials without being afraid of grudges, politics and bi-polar attitudes (essentials of university life :p). And then I, Hira Zainab, joined the caravan. For me, it started off as a passion, and then gradually (I still don’t know when) it became part of my own self.
Tamasha is a promising struggle to put a base upon which our next generation would play its part to make this nation getting better without being oblivious of their due tasks... It is an effort to make them learn about their duties for their beloved homeland without blaming them directly for not playing their role.
Tamasha’10 was organized as a three day event on 13-15th February 2010. This event experienced the honorable presence of 350+ students from around more than thirty schools, colleges and universities who participated very actively. As we aimed, Tamasha was flavoured with various cultures with targeted youth belonging to every class from NCA to Gomal University.
It aimed to provide a platform for all possible modes of expression. It covered mind-stimulating and thought-provoking competitions using the mediums of facial expressions (Theatre), words (Essay Writing & Creative Writing), speaking skills (Declamation) and world of colours (Painting). With social events like Mehfil-e-Mushaira, Musical Evening and Movie Night, the participants were provided with enjoyable atmosphere. And an ending of day by Shaam-e-Charaghan (mode of dedication to blast of Islamic University, and to invoke realization of the fact that every person can be a source of light in era of darkness by just lightening his part of ‘Diya’ through fulfilling his responsibilities) conveyed the message and theme to every person who became part of Tamasha.
At that time, all we wished was to ‘break the silence’ but now when we have tried to reach out all ruthless souls, what’s required is a ‘reminder’. So we are back again with ‘revival of realization’ through Tamasha’11. It is the time to ‘rise’ after being ‘awakened’. This time we look forward to expand the scale, include every possible way of expression and creativity, along with purpose of awakening our youth.
And as we believe, In the hands of young bearers, Tamasha is a torch that tries to aware, to alert, to affect.
Seek your light…
The torch is lit…
i can feel the zest of Tamasha ryt now !!!!!! thumbs up !! :)
ReplyDeleteNo matter how much things change, at times we observe them still remain the same. This axiom is specially a bitter fact for Pakistan, as we can see from our history. No matter how far we have been travelling in the past; at the end we find that we have come back to the same point that we had started from, and have to begin all over again.
ReplyDeleteIt was thoughts like this that led me to get indirectly affiliated with Tamasha a year back. Like so many ordinary Pakistanis taking breaths on this motherland, I too was doing the same until I got attached with this event quietly on someone's naïve desire and since then, I am not out of a fervent hypnotism of awakening and understanding without being a functioning component of this event.
I read it somewhere that every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom and power of making choice, responding, and then changing the things in the way we want. Unfortunately, in Pakistan we have rarely seen our people and specially the young generation making any positive use of the gifts given to humanity by Allah, thus the chaos seems fated. Whole the last year and by being almost a thousand miles away, I kept on noticing few of the vigorous beings leaving no stone unturned during this voyage to make the dead minds alive by each and every mean, which undoubtedly and ultimately led them to see a destined triumph. Whilst going through the written initials of Tamasha, I, as a third party never knew that someday Tamasha team would be able to give a massive move to young society of Pakistan. The full-fledge involvement of the students of all the leading institutes of Pakistan was the neatest example to know that ground-breaking change is not too far. With chaos, depression and sense of being lost gripping the youth of our nation, it was heartening to see youngsters coming forward with passion and having enough of courage to not only participate but to keep the zeal alive for the betterment and building of a new Pakistan. Tamasha'09 was finally able to create a ray of hope and it really carried the idea to its destination. To invoke, to change and. . To do. Anyway. But Tamasha was not ended there.
Another year, some new circumstances and some more chaos. The time comes again.
No matter what your style of wanting the change is -- whether it's strong and unwavering or questioning but solid, you will find something in Tamasha to strengthen and uplift you. For all the people who are reading this, I will just ask you to utilize all of your capabilities, recollect your passions and be a part of change. Change, that is inevitable. For you and your own, very one native land.
Keep moving.
i also participated in events in 2010.
ReplyDeletevery very nice experience and ....
a lot of golden memories..................