Bombay – Nostalgic shop owners refuse to change name
Read the captioned story in the Times of India today- politics of war mongering can be such a disruptive influence on ordinary lives. In…
I am that
The marvelous sound That comes from the sky – I am That. The sweet fragrance That comes from the garden – I am That.…
New rubais for the New Year
How long shall we be satisfied with the shapes and appearances of time? How long shall we watch and smell existence? I am tired…
most poetry ignores most people
Adrian Mitchell died on December 21, 2008 in London. A prolific poet, novelist and playwright, he was perhaps best known for saying “most people…
Lahore’s oldest guide
My piece published in the Friday Times The interior of Data Darbar The grave of the saint Outside the shrine, The shrine at night…
Struggle for the soul
—Ayeda Naqvi While it is tempting to give in to anger, it is more important to take a deep breath and remember that what…
9 Is Not 11
I am completely under the spell of this fabulous piece of writing, brutally honest and eminently sensible. essay: terror in mumbai 9 Is Not…
Kuch tu Hawa bhi serd thi
Kuch tu Hawa bhi serd thi, kuch tha tera khayal bhi Dil ku kushi ke saath saath, hota raha malal bhi Baat wu aadhi…
Squeeze Holidays
Do you wish to squeeze in some time to relax on the beach for example at the beautiful chains of Sharm El Sheikh Hotels?…
Story-Water
I am posting two versions of Rumi’s captioned poem from the Mathnavi A story is like the water you heat for your bath. It…
Point Advantage
Do you need PMP training? A great opportunity for online PMP certification, Visit Point Advantage. Point Advantage is on a simple mission: to deliver…
What do you think will happen? Eid Mubarak
Eid Mubarak to all the readers. Here is a poem by Rumi if you can’t go to sleep my dear soul for tonight what…
Islamabad is burning – down with terrorism
What jihad, what Islam and what kind of Muslims these butchers are – they kill innocent people, the underclass outside a posh hotel in…
The sway of the Bauls:Oblivious minstrels of soul
Out of the Quagmire “By Ratnadeep Banerji “The sway of the Bauls:Oblivious minstrels of soul” – Organiser – New Delhi, India Weekly issue: August…
End of the Enlightenment
This is a 2005 piece published by NewScientist.com and authored by Debora Mackenzie is an interesting read. I have often wondered where the world…
Sufism and its reality
Summary of a speech delivered by Syed Asmat Gilani Up till the 19 century, the dominant thought in the West was that ‘science’ was…
Revelations of war crimes and moralizing idealism
By Charles Bogle (found here) The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism, by Ron Suskind.…
Choose A Suffering
 Choose A Suffering Yesterday in the assembly I saw my soul inside the jar of the one who pours. “Don’t forget your job,” I…
Ghalib’s grave – treasury of meanings is under the ground
The inscription on Ghalib’s tomb-stone in Arabic and Persian followed by translation: a hai’yii ya qaiyuum rashk-e-‘Urfi va faKhr-e-Talib murd Asadullah Khan Ghalib murd…