A journey from Mughal emperors to modern times

Karachi
As a nation, have we ever thought why are we so behind from the other nations that got independence with us? What are the reasons that after passing almost seven decades, we still couldn't develop our country like it should have been? Why are we having the same problems that we had 68 years ago? Although we have brought about some improvements in our infrastructure, human tragedies are still happening every day.
Amir Raza, an artist, expressed these concerns while talking to The News on Friday at the opening ceremony of his exhibition titled ‘Where do we stand?’ at the Full Circle Gallery.
He said the country got independence in 1947, but imperial forces had been intervening in our sovereignty.
“We must struggle to get our real independence and implement the system of real Islam in our society, which tells us to be peaceful and just,” he said. “That is how we can make ourselves and our generations worthy of the eternal heaven.”
The artist portrayed the history of Mughal emperors and depicted the transition from the emperor era to modern times of the subcontinent.
“Muslim emperors ruled the subcontinent for almost 1,000 years and it provided the people with a society that was free from fears and worries.”
Raza used the symbol of parrot to depict that society has believed in rote-learning, which is not letting the young generation think freely and the culture of innovation and broad thinking is not appreciated widely.
Appreciating the idea of painting a parrot to portray the culture of rote learning, Sheherzadi Junejo, an artist, said Raza had criticised the education system which was out dated and the system had failed to produce big minds in large numbers. She said the artist had attained a noticeable position among his contemporaries and he could soon make his own signature in the field.
Renowned singer Ustad Hamid Ali Khan visited the art gallery along with art students and members of the public. The

exhibition will be on display till July 3.