Culture & Globalization

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First of all i want to discuss that what is Culture & Globalization?
Interconnection of whole world, increasing links or Interrelation
b/w the countries is called as Globalization
Culture can be defined as ¡§Our way of life¡¨. It can be classified
on two groups,
ľ Material Culture; includes Arts, Architecture, Utensils,
Dresses, Crafts, Sports etc.
ľ Symbolic culture is a way of thinking that includes beliefs,
values, language, Religion etc.
While we look back we can see that culture is always being
associated with the locality, means to say each country have its own
cultural identity, which represents its specificity associated with
that area or country. In the same way Pakistan have its own
Culture .Lets discuss that what is Pakistani Culture & How is it
being impacted by Globalization.
The national dress of Shalwar Qamiz is originally of Central Asian
origin derived from Turko-Iranian nomadic invaders and is today worn
in all parts of Pakistan. The Sari is a regional dress that is worn
by some women in Sindh and other parts of Pakistan.[citation needed]
Women wear brightly colored shalwar qamiz, while men often wear
solid-colored ones. Globalization has a great impact on dress. In
cities Western dress is popular among the youth and the business
sector, which shows that how we are getting new ideas from other
cultures.
The variety of Pakistani music ranges from diverse provincial folk
music and traditional styles such as Qawwali and Ghazal Gayaki to
modern forms fusing traditional and western music, such as the
synchronisation of Qawwali and Western music by the renowned Nusrat
Fateh Ali Khan. Other major Ghazal singers include Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Farida Khanum, Tahira Syed, Abida Parveen and Iqbal Bano. In addition
Pakistan is home to many famous folk singers such as the late Alam
Lohar, who is also well known in the Indian Punjab. Hip-Hop is one
of the categories in Pakistan that is rising very fast, especially
rappers 2Pac, 50 Cent, and The Game are known throughout the whole
country by many elementary schoolers and teenagers. The arrival of
Afghan refugees in the western provinces has rekindled Pashto and
Persian music and established Peshawar as a hub for Afghan musicians
and a distribution centre for Afghan music abroad. But now we can
see that due to Globalization POP music is getting more and more
fame among our people ,even our Singers(e.g., Atif) are using
Western instruments, lyrics etc.
There are many other things that come under this broad
term ¡§Culture¡¨. But due to some limits I would like to end my
discussion that Globalization has strongly impacted Pakistani
Culture some groups take it as negative and thought that our own
culture is extincting due to it (e.g. Classical music), while some
groups argue that our national culture is still same, only some new
things are becoming a part of it (Dresses, Language etc).But I think
its positive effect is dominating over negative.

Amir HEC Islamabad