About Soch: Columbia Pakistan Symposium
Since its inception in 2016, Soch: Columbia Pakistan Symposium has provided a platform for intercultural and political dialogue. In 2017, under the theme of Redefining Attitudes, the conference successfully hosted an array of activists, artists, intellectuals and entrepreneurs such as The Citizens Foundation Director Mushtaq Chhapra, former Ambassador Hussain Haqqani and human rights activist Sana Saleem who offered innovative solutions and pertinent insights into the challenges faced by Pakistan today.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the partition of the South Asian subcontinent, this year’s conference provides an opportunity to reflect on Pakistan’s issues with an eye on the past. By critically examining the ideals upon which it was founded, we hope to explore if and how Pakistan has lived up to the values that Jinnah had envisioned. Thus, Soch returns in 2018 under the theme ‘Rethinking Partition: the Quest for Jinnah’s Nation’.
OPS promotes Pakistani culture and aims to increase awareness and understanding of Pakistan on the Columbia campus and in the greater New York City area. Throughout the year we organize a number of social, political and cultural events that attract a broad audience. In previous years we have organized a highly successful concert with the Pakistani band Strings and hosted notable Pakistani figures like actor and director Sarmad Khoosat, political activist Jibran Nasir, and the UN Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi. Building on this success, we launched an annual conference highlighting some of the issues facing Pakistan and the innovative solutions that are being developed by Pakistanis today.
We look forward to welcoming you to Columbia and Soch!
Since its inception in 2016, Soch: Columbia Pakistan Symposium has provided a platform for intercultural and political dialogue. In 2017, under the theme of Redefining Attitudes, the conference successfully hosted an array of activists, artists, intellectuals and entrepreneurs such as The Citizens Foundation Director Mushtaq Chhapra, former Ambassador Hussain Haqqani and human rights activist Sana Saleem who offered innovative solutions and pertinent insights into the challenges faced by Pakistan today.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the partition of the South Asian subcontinent, this year’s conference provides an opportunity to reflect on Pakistan’s issues with an eye on the past. By critically examining the ideals upon which it was founded, we hope to explore if and how Pakistan has lived up to the values that Jinnah had envisioned. Thus, Soch returns in 2018 under the theme ‘Rethinking Partition: the Quest for Jinnah’s Nation’.
OPS promotes Pakistani culture and aims to increase awareness and understanding of Pakistan on the Columbia campus and in the greater New York City area. Throughout the year we organize a number of social, political and cultural events that attract a broad audience. In previous years we have organized a highly successful concert with the Pakistani band Strings and hosted notable Pakistani figures like actor and director Sarmad Khoosat, political activist Jibran Nasir, and the UN Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi. Building on this success, we launched an annual conference highlighting some of the issues facing Pakistan and the innovative solutions that are being developed by Pakistanis today.
We look forward to welcoming you to Columbia and Soch!
