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Now that more than a year has gone by since the pandemic disrupted our usual way of life, people have started to become acclimatised to online events, even finding them comforting as they become increasingly familiar. The 12th Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) was enjoyed from the safety of one’s home, as intellectuals brought a nuanced debate to a world still grappling with the new normal.
Changing balances of power
In his keynote address, ‘The Future Frontiers’, Iranian-American scholar Vali Nasr spoke about the significant shifts in the global arena across technology, economics and foreign politics, and how countries need to function in this new environment.
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One of the most anticipated sessions was the launch of Fareed Zakaria’s book. Clockwise from top left, Maleeha Lodhi, Razi Ahmed and Fareed Zakaria
We have been encountering extraordinary times surreal, sometimes dystopian for about a year now. As a consequence of the ‘new normal’ working from home, Zoom-ing, e-classes, e-commerce, e-everything one of this year’s first litfests, the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), went online from February 18-21, featuring pre-recorded videos of conversations and book launches.
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In one of the most anticipated sessions the launch of journalist and television anchor Fareed Zakaria’s book Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World the author imagined “a new hybrid world. I imagine one in which we move greatly into digital economy.”