Mother tongues’ fest opens Feb 21

Social activists and scholars working for the conservation and promotion of regional languages will meet again in the federal capital for the mother languages festival this month.

Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) will hold sixth edition of Pakistan Mother Languages Literature Festival to highlight the potential of Pakistan's linguistic and cultural diversity on February 21. In collaboration with Indus Cultural Forum (ICF), the event is meant to pay tribute to living legends who have dedicated their lives to the promotion and protection of Pakistan's mother languages.

Various writers, intellectuals, artists and activists of almost 20 Pakistani languages would take part in this year's festival. "This festival offers a platform for celebrating all 70 plus languages of Pakistan and encourages language communities to take action for saving these languages from extinction," he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 15^th, 2021.