Zia Mohyeddin: The Master of Urdu Literature Recitals
When it comes to Urdu Literature Recitals as an art form, Zia Mohyeddin stands in a league of his own. Mastering the art of delivering each word...
Category: Culture
Poems from Prison by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Mahmoud Dervish & Nazim Hikmet
I always thought that Faiz Ahmad Faiz owed a “Thank you” card to his Imprisoners. Just like that Pablo Neruda should have done the same to General Pinochet, Nazim Hikmet...
Creation of Hindu ’Madrasas’ – By. R. Talib
(Text of a talk on “Saffronization of Indian Education” given at the YMCA, New Delhi) I am neither an educationist nor an expert on Hindutva....
Growing Up In Old Lahore : Chasing Used Books – By Ali Farhad
I grew up in Androon Shehr (old city) of Lahore in the 1980s. Most of my childhood and teenage years were spent in my Nana...
Faiz’s Ek ‘Rahguzar Par’ Poem and GCU Lahore
Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s extremely early ghazal ‘Ek Rahguzar Par’ could very possibly be a poem he penned at GCU Lahore, probably inspired by the...
Remembering the Genius of Parveen Shakir: Two poems for her Son
Parveen Shakir, besides being the most prominent poetess of Pakistan, was also renowned for her academic merits par-excellence and civil services. She was Fulbright Consortium Scholar at University of Saint...
Surr Mangay – Instrumental by Khumaariyan, The Sound of KP
Surr Mangay – Instrumental by Khumaariyan, The Sound of KP In the recent sounds to emerge from the beautiful KP province, Zeb and Haniya certainly...
No Honour in ‘Honour Killings’ – Die Fremde, Feo Aladag’s film review
No Honour in ‘Honour Killings’ Die Fremde, Feo Aladag’s film which tells the heart-rending tale of a Muslim German woman of Turkish descent, named Umay....
Maut Ka Kuwaan (Well of Death) – By Rozaiba
Maut Ka Kuwaan (Well of Death) – By Rozaiba As he lay dying, Maulvi Assadullah sensed that the angels on his shoulders had grown impatient...
Dr. Javed Iqbal lecture on Javed Nama
Javid Nama, Iqbal’s most remarkable Persian masnavi, ranks among the most influential Farsi books ever written, standing in the same league of Rumi’s Masnavi, Saadi’s Gulistan and...
Urdu Poem: Libaday by Kawish Abbasi
Urdu Poem: Libaday by Kawish Abbasi لبادے سچ کو سچ ہونے نہیں دیتے ہیں اپنے لبادوں پہ، جو ہم سچ پہ چڑھائے ہوئے ہیں فیصلے...
The Karachi Brides : By A. Ali
If I were to name the transport buses that storm the Karachi roads all day I would call them the Karachi Brides. This isn’t only...
A 24 Minute Journey Between Paddington and Slough – By Asif Iqbal
He stares at his washed out reflection in the train window, bleeding into the fast moving background, the motion of the train forces a...
Burqa Vaganza – A Satirical Backlash – By M. Gill
The Hafsa girls took burqa to the street in a blatant way by occupying a children’s library in Islamabad. Later on, they kidnapped a...
The Next Stage of Human Evolution – By K. Sohail
The Next Stage of Human Evolution – By K. Sohail When we study human beings from an evolutionary point of view, we realize that one...
Corporate Social Responsibility: The Rising Trend? – By H. Arshad
Traditionally CSR (corporate social responsibility) has been defined in United States in terms of a philanthropic model. They donate a certain share of the profits...
Entrepreneurship Under the Microscope: The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab – By A.H.Lawai
One could almost have expected it. With the recent high-tech and internet boom, entrepreneurship, the old art of turning ideas into money, is turning...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Museo dell’Opera del Duomo: Florence
Inaugurated on May 3,1891 to house the monumental singing galleries by Luca della Robbia and Donatello, b occupies the ancient seat of this institution founded by...
We Are All Dr Faustus – Poem by Parveen Shakir with English Translation
ہم سب ایک طرح سے ہیں Faustus ڈاکٹر کوئی اپنے شوق کی خاطر اور کوئی کسی مجبوری سے بلیک میل ہو کر اپنی روح کا سودا...
Chowking the North South Divide – By H. Nambiar
I am a jehadi Bombaiyya whenever I argue with a die hard Delhiwala. If the truth be confessed, I enjoy both the...
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