An evening with Professors Peter Meadows, Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam, and Azra Meadows, OBE
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: The High Commission for Pakistan, 36 Lowndes Square, London SW1X 8JN.
Admission: This event is open to members of the Pakistan Society and their guests. RSVP Email info@thepakistansociety.org.uk - or Mobile: 07427 500 377
The Chitral region of the Hindu Kush in Pakistan is one of the most isolated areas of the western end of the Himalayas, and is surrounded by high mountain passes. It is also one of extreme beauty. The remote human communities, including the Kalasha people, live in narrow valleys dominated by mountain rivers and natural hazards, and prehistoric sites abound . Chitral's biodiversity is also important, and many of the passes are migration routes for animals between central Asia and the subcontinent.
The Kalasha have lived in this unique area for many centuries, and some think they are descended from parts of Alexander the Great’s army more than 2000 years ago. The Meadows will talk briefly about the current life-style of the Kalasha in terms of their sustainable use of limited natural resources and periodic natural hazards, and will also anwer questions. We hope that this will be followed by an outstanding, Swiss-made documentary film on the Kalasha.
Time:6.00pm for 6.30pm
Venue: The Great Hall, Lincoln's Inn, London.
Admission: £70 each for Members and their Spouse, and £85 each for Non-Members.
UK Guest of Honour will be The Rt. Hon. Baroness Warsi, Senior Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Minister for Faith and Communities at the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Booking required. Please send completed form and cheque to the Hon. Secretary by Saturday, 1st June 2013. Further details Tel: 07427 500 377 or email info@thepakistansociety.org.uk
Download the Booking Form here.
