I.I. Chundrigar Road Festival 2005

I.I. Chundrigar Road Festival 2005

Karavan Chundrigar Road HeritageFest
The Karavan Chundrigar Road Heritage Fest was part of the programme to improve the environment of the Central Business District and to create a more positive image of Karachi. KaravanPakistan joined hands with the Chundrigar Road Cleaning and Outreach Subcommittee to carry out activities which would encourage a partnership between heritage, art and commerce and to develop a stake in the city by involving all sections of Karachi. It was for this purpose that a group of adult and student volunteers from various companies and Karavan Partner schools were brought together under Heritage Cleaning Initiative alongwith a Heritage StreetFest for the children and the general public.

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Blast at I.I.Chundrigar Road
by Shanaz Ramzi

A bomb blast! That is so predictable. No, try and be a bit more creative. Such as using the podium of the towering Habib Bank Plaza for some mind blowing performances by Karachi school kids. That was the innovative use that Ms. Yasmeen Lari put it to on the 6th of February, 2005 when over 300 students from 10 Compact partner Schools, ranging from private to government to special schools gave scintillating performances there- in celebration of the diverse culture and heritage of Karachi. The performances ranged from songs to puppet shows to fashion shows to skits to poems recited by the students. You name it, they did it. They had the crowd completely under their spell. One of the highlights of the event was a perfomance by students of a school in Lyari. A truly swinging performance!

The event was coordinated by Ms. Samina Peerzada who was unfortunately unable to attend it and was held in collaboration with Habib Bank. The performances were followed by a cleaning activity at the Bandookwala building, which had been started on the 5th by adult volunteers and had continued till the evening of the 6th . All the participants and teachers were awarded certificates.

In a city fraught with problems, it was a moment of reassurance and reaffirmation in the power of the youth of this city to come together and transform our lives.