‘Lok Baithak’ on folklore of Rajasthan today

Islamabad : The Research and Media section of Lok Virsa will hold its next sitting session of the ‘Lok Baithak’ at Media Centre today (Thursday) from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.The event is meant to discuss the folklore of the indigenous Rajasthan region of Thar.The organisers said the main purpose of the ‘Lok Baithak’ is to revive the traditional informal sittings of the rural communities. They said as people knew that the ‘Lok Baithaks’ were multifaceted and used to serve the multiple purposes of associationalism, camaraderie, entertainment, social cohesion, knowledge sharing, creation of disciplinarian and organizational spirit, and above all as hub of promotion of art and culture in these communities.The organisers said the programme was open to the people of all age groups and multiple ethnicities in the style that they themselves were the speakers and listeners with the Lok Virsa as regulator and facilitator only.

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