International Lyallpur History Conference 2024
“Retrospect and Prospect: A Journey Through Time”
A Project of Lyallpur Literary Council (LLC)
Collaboration and Implementation by Lyallpur Young Historians Club-LYHC
August 26-27, 2024 at Serena Hotel, Faisalabad
Conference Convener
Dr. Khola Iftikhar Cheema – (Lyallpur Young Historians Club-LYHC)
Registration for Speakers and Attendees
Registration Desk, Naqash Hall Lobby, Serena Hotel Faisalabad
Opening Session:
- Khola Iftikhar Cheema – Lyallpur Young Historians Club-LYHC
- Photo Gallery Opening – “Lyallpur Today” by Razaq Vance (Artist)
- Welcome: Mr. Musadaq Zulqarnain | President, Lyallpur Literary Council
- Chief Guest Remarks: Ms Silwat Saeed | Commissioner Faisalabad Division
- Opening Remarks: Dr. Anne Murphy | Department of History, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Thank you Note: Ms. Sarah Hayat | Vice-President Lyallpur Literary Council (LLC)
Plenary Session:
- Importance of Regional History
- Mr.Musadaq Zulqarnain (President-Lyallpur Literary Council)
- Dr Ali Usman Qasmi (Lahore University of Management Sciences - LUMS, Lahore)
- Dr.Philipp Zehmisch (University of Heidelberg, Germany)
- Dr.Anne Castaing (Center for South Asian and Himalayan Studies, France)
Tea Break
Religious Tolerance, Migration and Post-Partition Dynamics in Punjab
Chair: Prof. Dr. Kanwal Khalid (Research Consultant WCLA, Agha Khan Cultural Services Pakistan)
- Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad Yasir Naseer (National Textile University Faisalabad, GCUF) - Navigating Religious Tolerance in Faisalabad: A Phenomenon Study of Societal and Sectarian Dynamics
- Chaman Hussain, Dr. Mahboob Hussain (University of the Punjab, Lahore) - Women on the Move: Gender Perspectives on Migration
- Dr. Najeeb-ur-Rehman (Govt. Graduate College, Samanabad, Faisalabad) - From Lyallpur to Faisalabad: A Historical Analysis of its Culture
- Prof. Dr. Pippa Virdee (De Montfort University, Leicester, UK) - Migrations and Lost Histories: A Tale of Two Cities
- Munveer Singh (Menlo School, Atherton, California) - From Glory to Collapse: Reassessing the Fall of the Lahore Darbar
Documentary Screening & Paper Presentation
Dr. Pierre Alain Baud (Independent Researcher – France) Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: A Global Messenger of Qawwali Sufi Singing
Lunch Break
Struggles and Perspectives in Colonial Punjab:
- Revolutionary Voices, Labor Movements and Communal Identities of Lyallpur
- Aamir Riaz (Independent Researcher, Lahore) – Anti-Colonial Struggle in the Subcontinent What Went Wrong?
- Prof.Dr. Pashaura Singh (University of California, Riverside) – Rethinking the 1907 Agrarian Revolt (Pagari Sambhal Jatta) of Lyallpur in Relation to the Present Kisan Movement in India
- Muhammad Nasir (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad) – A Mapping of Asymmetrical Depending in Punjab: A Subaltern through the Bounded Labour Literature
- Saima Azhar (International Islamic University Islamabad) – Empowering the Working Class: A Study of Labor and Peasant Organizations and Trade Unions in Lyallpur Division
- Dr.Muhammad Abrar Zahoor (University of Sargodha) – The Role of Print in Essentializing Communal Identities in Colonial Punjab
- Exploring Cultural and Social Dynamics in Faisalabad and Landmarks, Educational Evolution and Community Studies
Chair: Prof. Dr. Naumana Kiran (Pakistan Study Centre, PU, Lahore)
- Dr.Umer Hameed (National Textile University, Faisalabad) – National Textile University Faisalabad (NTU), A Tale of Social Reproduction and Transformation
- Ehsan Ali (National Textile University, Faisalabad) – The Unpopularity of Stage Plays Among Elites and Families in Faisalabad: A Case Study
- Irfan Wallara (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad) – Khojis (Tracers) in the Villages of Punjab: A Case Study of District Chiniot
- Khadija Binte Umer, Ms. Saima Umer (KMA Institute of Creative Sciences, PU, Lahore) – Evolution of Educational Landscape in Faisalabad: A Historical and Analytical Study
- Dr.Zil-e-Huma Rafique (Government College University Faisalabad) – Perceptions and Realities: The Role of Madaris in Faisalabad and Jhang
Tea Break
Dr. Pierre Alain Baud (Independent Researcher – France) Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: A Global Messenger of Qawwali Sufi Singing
Dinner for Speakers
Plenary Session
The Methodological Diversity to Understand the Regional History Keynote Speaker & Panel Chair: Prof. Dr. Pashaura Singh (University of California, Riverside)
- Yaqoob Bangash (Information Technology University, Lahore)
- Dr. Pippa Virdee (De Montfort University, Leicester, UK)
- Pervaiz Vandal (National College of Arts, Lahore)
- Pierre Alain Baud (Independent Researcher – France)
From Glory to Modernity: Unveiling Historical Narratives and Key Personalities in Lyallpur
Chair: Prof. Dr. Abdul Qadir Mushtaq (Government College University Faisalabad)
- Prof.Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Chawla (University of the Punjab, LHR) – Resistance, Revolution: Contemplating Bhagat Singh’s Perspectives on Indian Freedom Struggle
- Dr.Samar Majid, Faizan Naqvi (University of Education University, Lahore) – The Historical Landmarks of Jaranwala
- Dr.Naila Pervaiz (Habib University, Karachi) – Churetrinamahs: Songs of the Marginalized Women
- Dr.Philipp Zehmisch (University of Heidelberg, Germany) – On the Relationship between Historiography and Ethnography
- Dr.Shahid Zaheer (National Textile University, Faisalabad) – The Veiled Links: An Inquiry of the Evolution and Non-Acceptance of Female Fashion Brands in Faisalabad
Tea Break
Systematic Transformation and Sustainable Features: Social Dynamics and Climate Challenges in Punjab
Chair: Prof. Dr. Mahboob Hussain (University of the Punjab, Lahore)
- Anne Castaing (Center for South Asian and Himalayan Studies, France) – Kingsway Camp: The Anatomy of Silence
- Muhammad Bin Umer Hameed (KMA Institute of Creative Sciences) – Unraveling the Faisalabad Identity Dilemma
- Muhammad Arfan: (MM Pakistan Pvt. Limited) – Rethinking Agricultural Production in the Indus Basin: Path Dependency, Technocratic Dominance and the Need for Sustainable Transition
- Fakiha Islam (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad) – Struggles for Minority Rights in Lyallpur: Movements and Legacies
- Muhammad Safdar, Dr. Gulzar Ahmad (The Islamia University of Bahawalpur) – Lyallpur-Faisalabad Name Change: Beginning of Decline of Social Norms
Lunch Break
Lyallpur’s Cultural Regional Transfusion and Literary Politics
Chair: Dr. Robina Yasmin (The Islamia University of Bahawalpur)
- Manzoor Ali Veesrio (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad) – A Study of Sufi Barkat Ali Ludhianivi’s Life, Teachings and Welfare Services
- Rafique Wassan (University of Sindh, Jamshoro) – Cultural Translation of Heer Ranjha-Transfer of the Punjabi Sufi Artistic Heritage in the Sindhi Sufi Performace Tradition
- Anne Murphy (University of British Columbia) – The Journal Punjabi Darbar (1928-1935) and its editor Joshua Fazl-ud-Din: Writing a Politics of the Literary
- Sumaira Akbar (Government College University Faisalabad) – Female Fiction Writers of Faisalabad
- Alia Hadi Ali (Pakistan Institution of Fashion and Design Lahore, Pakistan) – A Study of Female Shirts and its Representation under the Collection of Lyallpur Museum of Punjab, Pakistan
Heritage and Urban Regeneration: Exploring Architectural Narratives in Lyallpur
Chair: Prof. Rizwan Ullah Kokab (Government College University Faisalabad)
- Pervaiz Vandal (Institute of Arts & Culture, Thaap) – Punjab Architecture
- Muhammad Abdullah (Govt. College University Faisalabad) – Preserving the Past: Challenges and Struggles for Historical Building Conversation in Lyallpur
- Manik Mustafa Shar (University of Sindh, Jamshoro) – Unrevealing the British Period Heritage, A Living Archaeological in Lyallpur and in General Pakistan
- Rameesha Khan (University of Management and Technology, Lahore) – Urban Regeneration of Transformed D Ground, Faisalabad
- Aatiqa Shiekh (Beaconhouse National University) – Transition in Communal Association in Old Neighbourhood of Lyallpur)
Closing Session
Conference Summary & Certificate Distribution