The Afkar-e-Taza (ThinkFest) program will be starting on Jan 14 (Saturday) here at Alhamra Art Center, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Grounded in the work of scholars from around the world, this academic literary festival endeavours to bring to the public robust and sound academic work in an easy and accessible format.
The schedule for the 2-day Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest has been released by Dr Yaqoob Khan Bangash, founder of ThinkFest.
We have carefully crafted this two-day intellectual feast for Lahorites. In addition to matters of national and international significance, we have a number of Lahore-specific panels too, he said.
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman and senior journalist Najam Sethi taking to Twitter penned, “This is going to be a treat! Don’t miss it!.”
This is going to be a treat! Don’t miss it! https://t.co/Es7cfnxZ6K
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) January 12, 2023
Several international speakers will then team up with local academics, thinkers and opinion-makers on a range of panels.
The Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest is inspired by the thought of Pakistan’s poet laureate, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, where he exclaimed in his poem Takhliq (Creation) that ‘New worlds derive their pomp from thoughts quite fresh and new/From stones and bricks a world was neither built nor grew.’ In order to create these ‘newer worlds,’ the ThinkFest aims to achieve three objectives: First is the creation of newer spaces, realms, and opportunities for the flourishing of new thoughts and ideas, so that Pakistan can develop as a forward-looking and progressive country. Secondly, the Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest aims to bridge the gap between academia and society by becoming an interface between them.