SAIMA KAUSAR

SAIMA
KAUSAR

• Introduction
• History
• Basant in Lahore
• Govt. Rules & Implicatio
• Role of Media
 INTRODUCTION
• Basant or spring festival in
Pakistan is most important non
Islamic festival in Pakistan.

• It is celebrated in beginning of the

spring season.

• Basant, is also called Jashan-e

Baharan for arrival of Spring.
• It traces its background as a Hindu
celebration
• It is celebrated in
– province of Punjab in Pakistan and
– the State of Punjab and Haryana in India.
– It is also a celebration day of Lahore in
Pakistan
– It has now spread throughout much of south
Asia including Afghanistan.
 CELEBRATIONS
• people fly kites from rooftops

• In the city of Lahore, the festival

lasts three days.

• In most other cities, there is

only a one-day celebration.
 CELEBRATIONS
• celebrants dress in bright
yellow or green
• Large feasts are organized
 HISTORY
• In India Basant is dedicated to their
Goddess Sarasvati.

• It is called Panchami in HINDI

• Hakeekat Rai Bakhmal Puri spoke words
of disrespect for the Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) and his daughter Fatima,Radi-Allahu
anha.
• The court gave him capital punishment
of death penalty
• To Pay Tribute to Hakeekat Rai, Kalu Ram
initiated the Basant 'mela' in Lahore.
 BASANT IN LAHORE
• There is no other place
where Basant is celebrated
with as much enthusiasm
as ancient city of Lahore

• It was for many years

officially backed
by the government and
sponsored by multinational
corporations
 Govt. Rules

• In 2005, Lahore High Court, Pakistan, contended that

Basant was purely an event of Hindu community who
observed it as part of their religious rituals.
• As a result, in 2005, kite flying has been banned in
Pakistan. Violent protests have occurred outside the
Pakistani Supreme Court house,
•The ban was lifted by
the supreme court for 15
days in March.

•It was again enforced

late night on 10 March by
the chief minister of
Punjab, Pervaiz Elahi.

•On January 4, 2006, the

provincial government of
Punjab lifted the ban for
24 hours so that kite
flying can be enjoyed on
the holiday.
IMPLICATIONS OF GOVT. RULES
• Sometimes implemented very fairly as
arresting people with bullets, riffles and
explosive material.
• Sometimes only innocents came in the fire
of false implication of these Govt. Rules
 ROLE OF MEDIA
ABRAR UL HAQ (Pop and Folk
Singer)
Sung a song sponsored by
Coca Cola related to Basant

FAREEHA PERVEZ
(Singer)
Sung a popular song for
basant “Dil hua Bo Kaata”
Singer Shahida Mini
used to celebrate
Basant in a big way
but not this year. She
said she was
disturbed by the news
of killing of innocent
people due to kite-
flying string
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 DEATHS & INJURIES
• The deaths are caused
by special kite strings,
carrying razor-like
metal strips and
abrasives designed to
slice through an
opponent's string, but
it can cause severe
injury & deaths to
bystanders
 NOISE POLLUTION & DAMAGES
• Noise pollution is a harmful factor effecting society which
is caused by basant
• Firing and other explosive material and metallic string
cause damages to Wapda and use of weapons creates
noise pollution.
 WASTAGE OF MONEY
• Every year millions of
dollars are spent on
basant festival which
if used in helping
poor or in country’s
welfare could be
more productive
 CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS
VALUES

Basant severely hurts

our cultural and
religious values

– Dancing
– Fooling
– Late night parties
 PRESSURE GROUPS

• Certain pressure groups

have strongly
condemned basant
festival
• Many processions
and protests are
reported
 RESEARCH TOOLS
• Problem statement
• Variables
• Hypotheses
• Questionnaire
• Sampling
 PROBLEM STATEMENT

“Does Basant
negatively
effects our
society ”
 VARIABLES
• INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
Basant Festival

• DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Harmful Effects On Society
 OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
BASANT
“Basant is a Kite flying festival at the arrival of
spring”
HARMFUL EFFECTS ON SOCIETY
• No. of deaths
• Culture violation
• Forgetfulness of religious values
• Wastage of money
• Noise pollution
• Damage of Assets
 HYPOTHESIS

“Celebration of basant has harmful effects on

our society”
 Questionnaire
1.Basant should be celeberated.
Yes No Don’t know
2.Basant reflects our culture
Yes No Don’t know
3. I celeberate basant every year
Yes No Don’t know
4.Basant festival is wastage of money and time
Yes No Don’t know
5.Govt. has proper rules and regulation to prevent basant hazards
Yes No Don’t know
6.Govt. successfully implement its rules related to basant
Yes No Don’t know
7.Media plays a catalystic role in basant celeberation
Yes No Don’t know
8.Basant causes serious injuries and deaths
Yes No Don’t know
9.Deaths occurred during basant is due to carelessness
Yes No Don’t know
10.Basant is adverse to our culture
Yes No Don’t know
11.Basant violates our religious values
Yes No Don’t know
12.Basant is against our ethical and social standards
Yes No Don’t know
13.Damage and wastage of Govt. assets is also caused by basant
Yes No Don’t know
14.Basant is influenced by Hinduism
Yes No Don’t know
15.Youth is major participant in basant
Yes No Don’t know
16.Noise pollution is caused by basant
Yes No Don’t know
17.Basant is equally celeberated all over Pakistan
Yes No Don’t know
18.Lahore is the core area of basant celeberations
Yes No Don’t know
19.Basant is a source of amusement and recreation
Yes No Don’t know
20.Tourism increases in basant days
Yes No Don’t know
21.Basant affects our society
Yes No Don’t know
 SAMPLING
Random sampling was used
There were:
Males 12
Females 11
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MUBEEN

Statistical-
Analysis
Pros & Cons-
Conclusion-
 Statistical Analysis

• No. Of Respondents = 23
• Total Responses = 483
• Yes Responses = 377
• No Responses = 82
• Don’t Know = 24
Responses To Concluding
Question

Yes Replies = 18

No Replies = 3

Don’t Know Replies = 2

Bar chart
18
16
14
12
10 YES
NO
8
DON’T KNOW
6
4
2
0
 Standard Deviation

S.D =

S.D. = 0.86
SKEWNESS
 PROS & CONS

• Basant serves as a local business for

many communities
• Basant is a big source of entertainment

• Interaction among the society

• It causes severe injuries and deaths

• Noise Pollution
• Wastage of Money

• Damage of Electricity Wires

• Violation of cultural & religious values

 CONCLUSION

• Although celebrated as a very big festival

for amusement

• Its negative effects are more serious than

its positive aspects.
 CONCLUSION

• Basant negatively effects our

society.