Being Pakistani - Society, Culture and the Arts

How different is Pakistan's culture from that of India? Exploring various aspects of the arts, literature and heritage of Pakistan, Raza Rumi argues that culture in Pakistan is not particularly unique to the nation, but rather a part of the cultural identities shared by South Asians. From the songs of Kabir and the ballads of Bulleh Shah to the ...

About the author

Raza Ahmad Rumi is a Pakistani policy analyst, journalist and an author. Currently, he is the editor, Daily Times (Pakistan). He is Visiting Faculty at Cornell Institute for Public Affairs and has taught at Ithaca College and New York University. Rumi has been a fellow at United States Institute for Peace and National Endowment for Democracy. Earlier, he worked for the Asian Development Bank as a Governance Specialist and an officer in the Pakistan Administrative Service. Rumi is the author of Delhi by Heart: Impressions of a Pakistani Traveller, The Fractious Path: Pakistan's Democratic Transition and Identity and Faith and Conflict. www.razarumi.com

Product details

• Authors: Raza Rumi
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2018
• EAN: 9789352776054
• ISBN: 978-93-5277-605-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 304 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology