LAHORE: Alhamra has re-launched its monthly literary and cultural session “Kuch Yaadain Kuch Batain” online through ZOOM due to COVID-19 pandemic.
In the first episode of the programme, Dr Arfa Sayeda Zehra, a noted intellectual, educationist and scholar, was the guest. Dr Arfa Syeda shared her experiences and observations with the audience. Sumera Khalil moderated the programme.
Opening the windows of the past, Dr Arfa Syeda shared the beautiful moments of her life with the audience and said her life had revolved around three loves, the first love being Pakistan, the second the Urdu language and the third love is Lahore.
Answering a question, Syeda said, “Books have always been very close to my heart because I was born in a house were there were books everywhere. As far as I can remember, I never had anything in my life other than the gift of books from my father.
“She expressed that there has always been a deep connection with the books, which was why she chose to become a professor. She said, “I always worked hard in acquiring knowledge, and worked hard on mastering the Urdu language and Radio Pakistan played a very important role in my Urdu language training.”
Referring to the Urdu language, she said, she did a master’s degree in Urdu for two main reasons. The first being because of those people who thought that only those who could do nothing else would get a master’s in Urdu. “And the other most important reason was that my entire intellectual and cultural heritage had been gotten from the Urdu language,” she added.
