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The reference under way on Tuesday evening. KARACHI: The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi on Tuesday evening held in its Josh Malihabadi Library an event to pay tribute to the renowned Indian literary critic, playwright and poet Prof Shamim Hanfi who passed away on May 6 this year. Indian poet Ranjit Singh Chohan, who joined proceedings online, was the first speaker. He said Hanfi sahib’s death was his personal loss. He was the life of literary events. Chohan regretted the fact that in the second wave of the pandemic when the late scholar couldn’t make it to the Jashn-i-Adab [in India] he didn’t like it and stopped taking his calls for some time. Afterwards he himself and Hanfi sahib contracted coronavirus. The latter reached a stage where he needed the support of a ventilator.
One of the most anticipated sessions was the launch of Fareed Zakaria’s book. Clockwise from top left, Maleeha Lodhi, Razi Ahmed and Fareed Zakaria We have been encountering extraordinary times surreal, sometimes dystopian for about a year now. As a consequence of the ‘new normal’ working from home, Zoom-ing, e-classes, e-commerce, e-everything one of this year’s first litfests, the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), went online from February 18-21, featuring pre-recorded videos of conversations and book launches. GOING VIRTUAL In one of the most anticipated sessions the launch of journalist and television anchor Fareed Zakaria’s book Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World the author imagined “a new hybrid world. I imagine one in which we move greatly into digital economy.”