Thatta Kedona

Culture is a Basic Need

Thatta Kedona Archive
Monday, July 12, 2021

Mr. Hans-Peter Detmer, a German journalist working at the German Broadcasting Service DW (Deutsche welle) visited the Pakistani village Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka (District Okara) in 1999 and prepared this radio feature, which was originally broadcast in DW's German Programme. Later this radio feature was also translated in other DW languages, including Urdu. Here You can not only listen to this feature but also enjoy more than 200 pictures, showing the beauty of this wonderful village and its charming ethnic dolls.

"Thatta Kedona" is part of a wonderful development project in the village Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka, District Okara, Punjab, Pakistan, also called Amjad's Village. This project was initiated in early 1990s by a German couple Dr. Senta Siller and her husband Dr. Norbert Pintsch. They were invited by their pakistani student Amjad Ali, who was born in this village and was a student of Lette Verein Berlin at that time. Since then the women and girls of the village are creating beautiful handicrafts, including the best pakistani ethnic dolls. These handicrafts are not only sold in big cities in different Arts and Crafts Exhibitions but also online. Part of the income generated by the sale of these toys is also used to run different health, education and environment related projects in the village. This whole development project is overseen by the local NGO AFA (Anjauman-e-Falah-e-Aama).

Labels: AFA (NGO), Amjad Ali, DGFK Berlin, Hans-Peter Detmer, Norbert Pintsch, Senta Siller, Thatta Kedona