Farida Khanum Singing Raga Kamod – Manna for the Soul
I am cross-posting my dear friend Fawad’s excellent post from here. The links here are worth visiting and the music is fabulous for those who…
Marvels of Malaysia
Striking evidence of an atmosphere of cultural inclusion is reflected by the 16 million (yes, really!) tourists that visit Malaysia each year. The credit…
‘My life-achievement’ – karnama e hayat
Mera karnama-e-zindagi
Meri hasraton kay siwa nahi
Yeh kiya nahi, woh hua nahi
Yeh mila nahi, woh raha nahi. :D…
Chal Way Bullehya Chal Othay Chaliyay – Let’s go where everyone is blind
Chal Way Bullehya Chal Othay Chaliyay Jithay Saaray Annay Na Koi Saadee Zaat PichHanay Tay Na Koi Saanu Mannay *** O Bulleh Shah let’s…
Farewell, Asim
Dear Asim: you left us in such a hurry -Â you will be missed, always..RIP Asim Butt: A rebel from his conventional background, Butt continues…
Site Maintenance
My site is undergoing periodic maintenance and some upgrades, I apologize if some of you encounter time outs or errors while browsing. RR…
Should we bid farewell to democracy in Pakistan?
Published in The NEWS It is still not too late that PML-N and PPP and the regional parties sit together and agree on the…
Bahar Ayee (Spring Has Come)
*By Faiz Ahmed Faiz Translated by Ayesha Kaljuvee Spring has come So have returned suddenly from the past * * All those dreams, all…
A poem by Sarmad
A special friend sent this poem via Facebook. I have read it again and again..hope the readers like it too Along the road, you…
Who is looking out?
Who sees inside from outside? Who finds hundreds of mysteries even where minds are deranged? See through his eyes what he sees. Who then…
Farewell Haqqani Saheb – forgive your peers and colleagues
A personal favourite, Irshad Ahmad Haqqani is dead. This is a huge loss to Urdu journalism as he was the last of sane voices…
URS TODAY-Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya (RA) Multan
Iftikhar Chaudri’s excellent note on the great saint: Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya(RA) was a Sufi of Suhrawardiyya order (tariqa). His full name was Al-Sheikh Al-Kabir…
Saadat Hasan Manto- Writer of Stark Realities
Saadat Hassan Manto (May 11, 1912 – January 18, 1955) was a Pakistani Urdu short story writer, most known for his Urdu short stories…
Saadat Hasan Manto – part II
After partition of India Saadat Hassan Manto arrived in Lahore sometime in early 1948. In Bombay his friends had tried to stop him from…
Old boys’ homecoming
Sumegha Gulati, Hindustan Times – October 10, 2009 Humayun Khan, 77, stood outside the imposing mahogany doors of the Irwin Hall inside Bishop Cotton…
Crimson Gharara – tragedy in Rawalpindi
I am posting a lovely poem by Foqia composed after the horrible tragedy in Rawalpindi. I queuing at the Bank, for my monthly salary.…
Sub-Continent’s Berlin Wall
I am posting Shivani Mohan's article where I have been quoted with reference to the recent folklore festival held under the aegis of SAARC.…
What is the threat? What is the way out?
In these times, when the country is burning and militancy is at its peak, the priorities of the unelected institutions are curiously different. Peshawar…
The tender tea house
I was quite pleased to read this piece. Aside from fact that it talks about me, the constant rememberance of Pak Tea House is…