The Basanti Dye – By Y. Saeed
The Basanti Dye – Y. Saeed The entire north India wakes up from the chilly winter. Its spring here again. The yellow of mustard flowers covers...
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“Chip on the Shoulder” Economics – By A. Samad
“Chip on the shoulder” economics – By A. Samad “Prejudice” is the hallmark of much of our thinking. Upon first impression, we like to slot...
Hum Jo Tareek Rahon Main Maray Gayay, Faiz eulogy to Ethal and Julie Rosenberg.
Hum Jo Tareek Rahon Main Maray Gayay is Faiz’s masterpiece poem inspired from the letters of Ethal and Julie Rosenberg. ہم جو تاریک راہوں میں...
Karachi Monsoon by S. Mahmood
Karachi Monsoon by S. Mahmood The monsoons have finally arrived. And that too in dramatic fashion. It is quite fitting a day for the monsoons...
An Interview with Naseeruddin Shah – By R. Ansari
“Naseer!” The man yelled from two feet away from us. “Who would have thought I would run into you walking up Yonge St!” This was...
Issues with Pakistani Foreign Policy – By F. R. Khan
Issues with Pakistani Foreign Policy – By F. R. Khan As the Pakistani foreign policy enters the new century, it is confronted with a...
Allama Iqbal’s last verses from Javed Nama – On Rumi
Allama Iqbal’s last verses from Javed Nama is his last advice to his Son, Javed Iqbal. Javed Nama is Iqbal’s narrative of a spiritual journey...
Interview with Tanya Wells: A beautiful new Voice in South Asian Classical Music
Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s kalam has been performed by so many artists, including Noor Jahan, Mehdi Hassan, Tina Sani, Nayyara Noor and more. RaviMagazine.com came across...
Urdu poem by Syed Fasih Rizvi: بچے کسے اچھے نہیں لگتے ہیں ۔۔۔! تحریر : سید فصیح رضوی
Urdu poem by Syed Fasih Rizvi مجھے بچے اچھے لگتے ہیں ۔۔۔۔ جلدی بہل جاتے ہیں چھوٹی چھوٹی خواہشیں رکھتے ہیں۔ روز لڑتے ہیں روز...
Flanneled Clucks – Satire on India Pak Cricket
In the ”Samosa Lounge” there was a congress of headless chickens. They came from all corners of the globe. The doe-eyed model from Lahore and the...
Bapsi Sidhwa visit GCU Lahore
Bapsi Sidhwa is critically acclaimed as one of Pakistan’s finest novelists. GCU Lahore invited her as guest speaker in 2001 and below article is an account...
Meri Teri Nigaah Main, Jo Laakh Intezaar Hain – Faiz Poem
Meri Teri Nigaah Main, Jo Laakh Intezaar Hain – Faiz Poem
Dr. Hargobind Khorana – Nobel Prize Winner from GCU Lahore
Although the distinguished Ravians in picture below hardly need any introduction, I will like to mention one special entry. At GCU’s 150 celebration, I...
Computer Application To Business At Pearl Continental
Computer Application To Business At Pearl Continental INTRODUCTION: Pearl continental Karachi is one of the oldest and finest five-star hotels in town, having...
Ego: English Poem by Urooj Nasir
Words are useless Silence is futile When ego takes over Irrationality becomes reality Common sense flies away Selfishness engulfs senses Muting the consciousness Tormenting the...
نظم: یہ لوگ : Urdu Poem by Kawish Abbasi
نظم: یہ لوگ : Urdu Poem by Kawish Abbasi سب سر نہوڑائے ایک دوسرے کے بازو میں بازو ڈالے ، جُھولتے ہِلتے جُلتے ، مِلتے...
غزل کاوش عباسی – Urdu Ghazal by Kawish Abbasi
غزل آج بھی اپنی حالت خام جوانی جیسی کسی سے اُلفت ایک خموش کہانی جیسی دیکھتے جانا ، دیکھتے جانا ، گمُ سمُ گُم سُم...
Epilogue of Iqbal’s Javid Nama: Address to Javid and Posterity
Dr. Allama Iqbal concludes Javid Nama with a concise advice for his son Javid as well as all all future generations: “This book [Javid Name]...
Chapter 7. Beyond the skies: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal
Chapter 7. Beyond the skies: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal The Paradise I kept moving on until I reached the farthest corner of the universe....
Chapter 6. The dark hell of Saturn: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal
Chapter 6. The dark hell of Saturn: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal The Ocean of Blood “Brave traveler, are you looking at the planet that...
Chapter 5. Around Jupiter: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal
Chapter 5. Around Jupiter: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal The Wayfarers Next we met such spirits who had chosen eternal voyage over taking residence in...
Chapter 4. The Martians: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal
Chapter 4. The Martians: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal The wonderful world of Mars I closed my eyes under those waters and in a blink...
Chapter 3. The Perils of Venus: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal
Chapter 3. The Perils of Venus: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal The gods of the ancient peoples Layers of atmosphere between the light...
Chapter 2. The living spirits of Mercury: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal
Chapter 2. The living spirits of Mercury: Javid Nama by Allama Iqbal The reformers [Jamaluddin Afghani and Saeed Haleem Pasha] It was hard to believe that it...
