National Academy of Performing Arts

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The National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

NAPA was established as an institution to conserve and teach performing arts and music to students in Pakistan.

[edit] Hindu Gymkhana

The Seth Ramgopal Goverthandas Mohatta Hindu Gymkhana or Hindu Gymkhana is situated on M. R. Kiyani Road opposite the Arts Council in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was constructed in 1925 on a plot of land measuring 47,000 sq. yds. The Seth Ramgopal Goverdhandas Mohatta Hindu Gymkhana was the first public building in which the sub-continental style of architecture rather than the commonly used European-style was used by its architect Mr. Agha Ahmed Hussain. The stones, for its two feet thick walls, were brought from Bajapur. Its cupolas and balustrades and its scale are directly infliuenced and derived from the Mughal-Hindu mixed style which characterizes Akber's Fathepur Sikri. It is perhaps the only example of its type left in Karachi. With its carved cupolas and the miniaturized magnificence of a Rajasthani place the Hindu Gymkhana has almost been adwarfed into invisibility by indiscreet development. The building's condition has deteriorated over the years and was going to be demolished in 1984. This was prevented by an intervention by the Heritage Foundation.

[edit] External links

• National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA)
• Unauthorised construction in Hindu Gymkhana - DAWN.com

Colleges and Universities in Karachi

Aga Khan University • APIIT • Applied Economics Research Centre • D J Science CollegeDawood College of Engineering and Technology • Dow University of Health Sciences • Indus Valley Institute of Art and Architecture • Institute of Business Administration • Institute of Business Management • Institute of Industrial Electronics Engineering (IIEE) • Islamia Science College • Iqra University • Jamia Binoria • University of Karachi • Pakistan Maritime Academy • Mohammad Ali Jinnah University • NED University of Engineering and Technology • National Academy of Performing Arts • Pakistan Navy Engineering College • Saint Joseph's College • Saint Patrick's Science College • Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology • Textile Institute of Pakistan • Ziauddin Medical University

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