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Left Politics & Punjabi Philosophy
(News, Photos, Audio Video Clips)
A book launch of two Punjabi books that became an event to revisit Left politics of Pakistan. Speakers talk about autobiograpghy of Dr Manzur Ijaz and Book of Punjabi Philosophy by Jaspal Singh. It includes audio video clips and photos along with news, articles here.
Program was held ar March 10, 2019 at PILAC.
Speakers: Professor Azizuddin Ahmad, Makhdoom Tipu, Samina Asma, Prevaiz Rasheed (Senator & Ex Federal Information Minister), Suhail Wrriach, Aamir Riaz, Rashid Rahman, Qazi Javed, Nain Sukh, Mazhar Tirnazi and Dr Manzur Ijaz. Zubair Ahmad has conducted the program well, Asad Muti speak too and Director PILAC Mrs Sughra Sadaf presented flowers to author. It is to be noted that Jaspal Singh (Author of book Punjabi Darshan) also share his views on phone with the help of Abbas Ali Sadique.
News of the program and reviews in English, Urdu &Punjabi
Another Review of Manzur book
The New Left (overwhelmingly pro-Beijing) that emerged worldwide in the late 1960s sought theoretically to break from the perceived and actual mistakes of the Old Left. However, in one critical aspect they followed the same path of seeking the umbrella of larger mainstream parties to work under and in. What this policy wrought universally, whether the umbrella was earlier NAP or later the Pakistan People’s Party, was leaving the fate of the Left dependent on the fortunes of these larger entities. When those umbrellas over time sprang ‘leaks’, changed direction or disappeared, this left the Left without an independent existence and it soon after succumbed to the ravages of the time, ideological confusion and the bitter splits that more often than not break out in a period of defeat and retreat. By the early 1980s, it was all but over for the ‘orphaned’ Left and it has still to recover from that local debacle.
Listen a clip of Heer Sung by Dr Manzur Ijaz @ Lhore Zubair's residence
Reporting of the Program and presidential address of Azizuddin
Reporting Rashed Rahman talk
Article of Makhdom Tipu Salman about the book of Jaspal Singh
''Punjabi Darshan'' Philosophy of the Punjab
Article of Samina Asma read at book launch of Manzur Ejaz Autobiography
Recording of Rashid Rahman clip and news
Recording of clip 1 of Professor Azizuddin Ahmad
https://youtu.be/pNbE-QSzSis
Clip two Azizuddin
https://youtu.be/mDtmtp2Kdoc
Recording of Jaspal Singh telephonic talk from USA about his book of Punjabi philosophy ''Punjabi Darshan''
https://youtu.be/2XnAJcTDnp8
Clip of Qazi Javed sharing his views at Punjabi Books Launch,Lhore
https://youtu.be/rfJZAlOqebM
Mazhar Tirmazi sharing his views about Jaspal Singh, Manzur Ijaz and their writings.
https://youtu.be/PzbQLpjQdaQ
Clip 2 of Nain Sukh
https://youtu.be/E49gCvM-hK8
Manzur Ejaz sharing his views @Book Launch Lhore
https://youtu.be/g5M3moLhEzE
Suhail Warriach clip about Manzur Ejaz
https://youtu.be/gX8hUEiwD_M
Senator Pervaiz Rasheed sharing views @Punjabi Books launch,Lhore
https://youtu.be/-E4ZJzjScjg
Audio recording of Aamir Riaz talk
The term Asiatic mode of production is problematic largely but Mamzor Ijaz tried to apply it on Punjab in his book. It is important to discuss what Manzur has written about stagnant situation since last 2000 years and change in it from 1970s. It needs little attention too.
Intellectuals and political workers of 1960s and 1970s should write their autobiographical accounts.
Some left groups were against Bhutto and supported NAP (Wali), some supported NAB (Bhashani) and some supported PPP in December 1970 elections but then when Bhutto got power almost all opposed him. Did they failed to understand the first democratic phenomenon? Did they had huge expectations? Was there some issues in their narrative regarding democratic spaces?
Islamists were against democracy and call it anti-Islam and similarly left groups were against democracy and call it concubine of capitalism. Interestingly colonial trained civil military elite had a bias against participation of people in governance and democracy was part of it. So left of 1960s and 1970s failed to comprehend civil Military conflict. Without analyzing gapes of 1960s and 1970s it is difficult to comment on current situation.
Click and listen
https://vocaroo.com/i/s1qy36svlscH
Further readings.
Asian despotism, Asiatic mode of production or Oriental despotism.. Is it a Euro-centrist approach?
The concept of Oriental Despotism has shaped the European interpretation and representation of Asiatic governments and societies for many centuries. Its origins can be found in Aristotelian political philosophy. However, its meaning since then has evolved, not only due to the theoretical approach of different thinkers, but also to Europeans' experiences in confrontation with the Asiatic world. During the Age of Enlightenment, Oriental Despotism was a particularly important idea, especially for the writings of Montesquieu. Afterwards, it played a significant role in Hegel's thought as well as in Marx's writing when it turned towards the "Asiatic mode of production" theory. Finally, the concept reappeared both in Weber's thought
http://ieg-ego.eu/en/threads/backgrounds/european-encounters/rolando-minuti-oriental-despotism
PHOTOS
Clip two Azizuddin
https://youtu.be/mDtmtp2Kdoc
Recording of Jaspal Singh telephonic talk from USA about his book of Punjabi philosophy ''Punjabi Darshan''
https://youtu.be/2XnAJcTDnp8
Clip of Qazi Javed sharing his views at Punjabi Books Launch,Lhore
https://youtu.be/rfJZAlOqebM
Mazhar Tirmazi sharing his views about Jaspal Singh, Manzur Ijaz and their writings.
https://youtu.be/PzbQLpjQdaQ
Nain Sukh talk: Jaspal Singh Book of Punjabi Philosophy. Clip- 1
Clip 2 of Nain Sukh
https://youtu.be/E49gCvM-hK8
Manzur Ejaz sharing his views @Book Launch Lhore
https://youtu.be/g5M3moLhEzE
Suhail Warriach clip about Manzur Ejaz
https://youtu.be/gX8hUEiwD_M
Senator Pervaiz Rasheed sharing views @Punjabi Books launch,Lhore
https://youtu.be/-E4ZJzjScjg
Audio recording of Aamir Riaz talk
The term Asiatic mode of production is problematic largely but Mamzor Ijaz tried to apply it on Punjab in his book. It is important to discuss what Manzur has written about stagnant situation since last 2000 years and change in it from 1970s. It needs little attention too.
Intellectuals and political workers of 1960s and 1970s should write their autobiographical accounts.
Some left groups were against Bhutto and supported NAP (Wali), some supported NAB (Bhashani) and some supported PPP in December 1970 elections but then when Bhutto got power almost all opposed him. Did they failed to understand the first democratic phenomenon? Did they had huge expectations? Was there some issues in their narrative regarding democratic spaces?
Islamists were against democracy and call it anti-Islam and similarly left groups were against democracy and call it concubine of capitalism. Interestingly colonial trained civil military elite had a bias against participation of people in governance and democracy was part of it. So left of 1960s and 1970s failed to comprehend civil Military conflict. Without analyzing gapes of 1960s and 1970s it is difficult to comment on current situation.
Click and listen
https://vocaroo.com/i/s1qy36svlscH
Further readings.
Asian despotism, Asiatic mode of production or Oriental despotism.. Is it a Euro-centrist approach?
The concept of Oriental Despotism has shaped the European interpretation and representation of Asiatic governments and societies for many centuries. Its origins can be found in Aristotelian political philosophy. However, its meaning since then has evolved, not only due to the theoretical approach of different thinkers, but also to Europeans' experiences in confrontation with the Asiatic world. During the Age of Enlightenment, Oriental Despotism was a particularly important idea, especially for the writings of Montesquieu. Afterwards, it played a significant role in Hegel's thought as well as in Marx's writing when it turned towards the "Asiatic mode of production" theory. Finally, the concept reappeared both in Weber's thought
http://ieg-ego.eu/en/threads/backgrounds/european-encounters/rolando-minuti-oriental-despotism
PHOTOS
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