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CHAMAK PATTI

Pakistan is a multicultural domain. People belonging to various cultures and ethnicity constitutes the major part of this homeland. Pakistan has rich and vibrant cultural heritage that depicts traditional arts and crafts. Being a karaciite you must have seen some well decorated vehicles especially the public buses, rickshaws and the very new invention on road chichi (CHINCHI) as pronounced by locals.

THE CHAMAK PATTI

WORKING HARD TO BRING OUT THE BEST

A WORLD OF COLORFUL IMAGERY

Interestingly, the layers or stripes of colorful images painted on different public vehicles   available in the form of colorful texts, designs and miniatures that drag your attention quickly in particular have a proper name. Chamak patti a term may sound so feminine is not any girl but it is a delicate kind of colorful art designs stickers /stick-on stripes that are used to decorate vehicles. These are actually colourful reflector sheets which are either crafted or studded with various drawings.

The chamak patti element is so common in Karachi vehicles that one may hardly found any vehicle to be undercoated with this magical reflecting tape.

THE DECORATED CHINCHI WITH CHAMAK PATTI

ALL COVERED IN CHAMAK PATTI

I always find these chamak Patti   stickers around the rickshaws very captivating  as this beautiful art  symbolizes Pakistan and its people. A huge variety of chamak patti designs are being  pasted on various public buses bursting with  humorous verses and phrases. Somehow, these intricate designs refer to the exquisite historical culture of the Indo-Pak subcontinent. The superabundant buses, mini buses, rickshaws and chin chi are so well loaded with the chamak patti art that one cannot simply let go their eyes off them.

ADDING HUMOR TO LIFE

Surprisingly, this magnificent art of chamak patti is not limited to decoration of vehicles. This  art has conquer the fields of home furniture, jewellery making and other house hold products. There are numerous  online brands which are producing amazing stuff with the chamakpatti  tapes. Recently, I found really interesting crafts that are being made using the chamak patti. I couldn't resist myself from bringing them home.

 

ENDLESS CREATIVITY WITH VARIATION 

Chamak patti, as the name suggests is a unique form of art in itself. It comprises of colorful and funky designs which represents   strong identity of Pakistani arts and cultural heritage.

My Amazing Experience At Her Market Place

I BREATH KARACHI @ soully karachiites  

                                 

My Amazing Experience  At Her  Market Place  (the most reliable online shopping experience).

 Hi! Pretty girlies and ladies are you bore enough to find the exact choice of clothes as you have been killing your time browsing and searching for best online shopping pages .Her market place a renowned magical selling and buying platform that provides a great opportunity to ladies who are crazy about online shopping .As, for more of us online shopping is quite handy.

HERMARKET  PLACE

Being a regular online buyer i was always in search of finding affordable and reasonable dresses, jewelry bags and accessorizes online .Recently one of my friend referred me to Hermarket place. I joined the group as soon my request was accepted by the admin.

 My shopping experience with her market place was so phenomenal and out of ordinary that I couldn’t stop myself from sharing my experience with all of you. I was surprised to see amazing things at this page .I couldn’t believe my eyes as the page was bursting with numerable posts. You want a bedroom set? A baby’s cot? Kitchen’s utensils, branded cosmetics, toys, designer dresses , replicas, cars, food, cakes  , home takeaways ,event planners ? HERMARKET PLACE is the answer to all your demands.

Her market place is a close shopping group that is owned by Nadia Patel.Gangjee , the co founder  of this page . The best part about this shopping platform is that it allows its members to buy, sell and swap variety of stuff while following a prescribed   set of rules.

 As winters are knocking the doors of karachiites,  I was in search of a trendy  winter blazer . I  browse through the page to find  a perfect trendy blazer for myself .Soon I came across a post that mentions  brand new forever 21 blazer coral  colour  available  only for 2,300 Pakistani rupee. OMG!! It took my breath away, as my eyes got stuck on my laptop screen. Without losing a second, I swiftly messaged the lady. The response from the seller was so immediate that I could not stop myself buying that beautiful branded blazer at such an affordable price .I was so excited to find this trendy blazer while just sitting at home. I was moved to see ladies selling, swapping and buying things at very affordable prices.

The best part about this page is that it offers stuff for all kind of customers for e.g. you need a gift for your friend’s birthday and your range is  one thousand rupees , don’t you fuss at all .Just post your demands on Her market place and wait for the magic. The members of this group are so helpful that they will give you perfect gift options according to your requirement. On the other hand, you can also post pictures of your  pre- loved or slightly used clothes ,house hold goods, furniture ,shoes while describing condition and mode of payment.

Probably, I have been lucky enough as all my transactions were very positive. Moreover, through this platform I got to know many hardworking housewives who are doing wonderful home based business. There is no limit   to the generosity that the members of this group share with each other. This.This page is a great opportunity for the upcoming business entrepreneurs ladies who are dedicated and want to establish their small business at the next level. 

I would just end this note with one phrase that I am really stirred! TOP NOTCH!  To Her market place  And I would like the online shopaholics’ girls, aunties, mommies and grannies to visit this page for an extra ordinary refreshing and memorable shopping experience.   

For further details visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HerMarketplace/?fref=nf

Where the streets have strange names ……………………….I BREATH KARACHI @ soully karachiites

Karachi   the heart of all economic activities and known for being the most populous metropolitan city of Pakistan   is no doubt the most happening place to be. Karachiites are free souls, fun loving people who despite of the un welcoming city disturbances are great people who enjoy food hangouts and shopping. The most phenomenal thing about this city is the unique variety of names that are associated with chowks  ,places ,markets ,colonies , streets and roads .

Mukka chowk

Perfume chowk

ALLAH wali chowrangi

Let’s begin with the most common word Chowk  or  Chowrangi.Being a karachiites you better know what does it means and how does it look like. Basically a chowk or chowrangi  is  an open market area in the city at the junction of two roads.

Other than famous streets this city has numerous chowks that speaks for their delicate and modern architecture.

Mukka chowk: As the name suggests, the word “mukka” means fists in English. This chowk is located in Azizabad  , a sub division of Federal B Area.karachi.

Chamra (hide) Chowrangi:   This chamra chowk  in Korangi was named due to the tanneries in the area, which make the area smell foul.

Do minute (two minute) Chowrangi is located in new Karachi.

Nagan chowrangi is located in north Nazimabad.

Perfume chowk:

This chowk is situated in Gulistane johar. It is located near Rufi Lake Drive flat.This chowk is known to be the first ever perfume chowk in Pakistan. You can find renowned local and international fragrances at extremely cheap prices.”

Allah wali chowrangi:

This one located in the vicinity of Tariq road was one of the oldest chowrangi of Karachi . It has been removed in 2012 recently because of some issues. This remarkable chowrangi was actually designed by the late Ozzir Zuby the very renowned painter and sculptor.  Some of his sculptures include those of Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Ahmed Faraz. Zuby was also a graphic designer and did the covers of hundreds of Urdu books .By making this beautiful piece of art THE ALLAH WALI CHOWRANGE , he  actually reflected on the concept of god being universal and boundless. It reinforced the idea that  ALLAH  IS EVER PRESENT AND EVERYWHERE. No matter you come from any different side of the road you will always witness the word Allah  clearly in all four direction.

Here is a list of some more names that will drive you crazy but being a karachiite you all must have heard them all frequently J

Bandar road.( Bandar means a port)

Kala pul ( kaala means black colour and the pul is used for bridge)

I.i chundrigarh road

Burns load

Native jetty

Ancholi

Golimaar

Kharadar ( khara means saltish)

Meethadar( meetha means sweet)

Lalukhet

Dalmiya

DO dariya

Khadda market.

Khamosh colony.

Machar colony.

I am sure you all must have found these names unusual and out of the extra ordinary but this is what Karachi known is for.  The names are too peculiar but they are surely easy to be remembered.

 

DOES DISCIPLINE MEANS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT?

DOES  DISCIPILINE  MEANS   CORPORAL PUNISHMENT?

13-7-2013

Discipline is one of the most substantial component that is connected with the process of an individual’s education and upbringing. In broader aspect discipline is considered as the essential element that aids better personality development in one’s life. But in our case the word “discipline” interprets only one meaning which is punishment. The word DISCIPLINE means “the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior using punishment to correct disobedience. In Pakistani context the term punishment is related to corporal punishment which is apparently very common in our schools and educational institutions.

Majority of the children In Pakistan can only manage to bear the expense of the government schools which claim free education for all and the other possible option is madrassah. On the other hand, the private schools are imparting education only to the elite’ whereas the lower-class can only send their children to the government schools. At the outset most teachers as well as parents who belong to the lower income background are in favor of corporal punishment. They believe that beating the children is a good thing as they develop a fear of getting insulted and beaten in front of other classmates. The barbaric acts that are common in the form of corporal punishments are canning, hitting, beating and flogging. Physical punishment that involves severe hitting and canning are responsible for the higher dropout’s rate in our country.

Since the corporal punishment practices are explicit in government schools and madrassah many teachers and parents are unaware of their psychological and mental effects on individual’s personalities. According to a research Corporal punishment can lower self esteem of an individual, and may have longer term psychological impact too. Those people receiving punishment are more like to be instilled with rage and hostility even into adulthood. In order to minimize the vast spreading practice of corporal punishment it is important for the schools to formulate effective policies that strictly condemn this heinous act. 

As far as is known, corporal punishment was nowhere systematically made a matter of choice either for parents or students, as is now routine in majority of schools.