Posthumous Nishan-i-Imtiaz for Sadequain
San Diego, CA: A President’s Secretariat press release in Islamabad has announced that Dr Arif Alvi will confer Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Sadequain for showing excellence in his field of work. The awards will be conferred on the recipients at an investiture ceremony to take place on the Pakistan Day, March 23, 2021.
Art and culture, are the identity of a nation. By all measures, Sadequain was the finest ambassador of the nation’s identity.
In his lifetime Sadequain was recognized and acknowledged in all 5 continents. Not many Pakistanis can make this claim.
The government of Pakistan established three institutions in Sadequain’s name in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. Not many Pakistanis can make this claim.
In his lifetime he was a celebrity and a household name in Pakistan. He gave more to the nation than any man or woman. But within a few years after he passed away in 1987, his name faded from the collective memory of the nation.
A book titled The Legend of SADEQUAIN is a representation of the great artist’s innovative calligraphic style called Khatt-e- SADEQUAINi.
Another book titled Lines and Drawings II is the largest collection of drawings ever published in Pakistan.
In short, the Foundation has produced more literature on Sadequain than any other entity.
The Foundation has hosted more than 70 seminars, book launches, and exhibitions in the USA, Canada, UK, France, Dubai, Pakistan, and India.
In February 2017, the Foundation crossed a major milestone after laboring for 6 long years of red tape and spending more than $50,000 on repairs of Frere Hall, donating more than 50 pieces of artworks representing a wide range of SADEQUAIN’s palette and establishing Galerie SADEQUAIN at Frere Hall. It is the only location in Pakistan where the general public has unrestricted access to SADEQUAIN’s artworks.
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