By: Faraz Yusufi
went through few of your posts, i am impressed, i like your balanced view and unbiased analysis on a wide range of subjects, I…
Remembering Habib Jalib
Found these poems here I What Does Pakistan Mean? Bread, clothes and medicine A little house to live in Free education, as may right…
Thinking Blogger Award?
Jahane Rumi has been conferred with the ‘thinking blogger’ award – read here. This is quite encouraging even though there is not much of…
Reviewing Pakistani Blogosphere – top ten stuff
I had written this piece for Shirazi Saheb’s wonderful blog – The Light Within. I am cross-posting it here. There is just one omission…
RaaNjha RaaNjha Kardi Ni MaeN
RaaNjha RaaNjha Kardi Ni MaeN RaaNjha raaNjha kardi ni maeN Aape raaNjha hoi, Sado ni menu dhido raaNjha, Heer na aakho koi. RaaNjha maeN…
The second floor – a promising space
This sounds like an exciting initiative. A newly established space – The Second Floor – holds much promise. This is what the website has…
Story of a Painting – Mehrgarh, Indus and Ghalib
Mehrgarh excavations continue despite all odds; and there is much more hidden under the rugged, topograhic layers of Baluchistan. Saw this figurine (on the…
Atiraf-e-wafaa na kho dena
surmaee raat mein diya rakha yaad kay zakhm ko hara rakha tum ne kitnaa hamara saath dia! na-rasaai to khair seh len ge aitraaf-e-wafaa…
On Gandhara Art
The Buddhist art of Gandhara influenced Indian art and sensibilities and also that of the entire Buddhist world. Read more here . Pakistan is celebrating the Gandhara week that will end…
Zolf bar baad – Mohsen Namjoo
A beautiful song and clip by Mohsen Namjoo Lyrics: Let not the wind into your tresses or I will go into the wind Let…
Kafka Country
Kafka Country Surprised by what is happening in the land of the pure? Stop jumping, life is business as usual in the Islamic Republic…
By: Iman Tavassoly
Dear Friend Your blog is very intresting and I am si happy to find your blog. I read some of your posts. The poems…
Meeting Iqbal Hussain in Lahore
During my recent visit to Lahore, I met the Lahore artist, Iqbal Hussain. We had a nice, engaging chat, saw his recent works some…
In silence
There is a channel between voice and presence, a way where information flows. In disciplined silence the channel opens. With wandering talk, it closes.…
Saving Heritage
Not a day passes when we are not reminded of the gradual erosion of our heritage. It is time that we thought of different…
Ode to Bob Woolmer
Someone sent me these lines that pay a befitting tribute to Bob Woolmer, the dedicated coach of Pakistan’s cricket team who died last week.…
By: seneca
Dear Raza, What a wonderful blog! I am happy to have found it! I still shiver at the word “Lahore”. It was the scene…
By: mayan
ASALAM-0-ALIAKUM U MAKE A WONDERFULL SITE … I WANT UR HELP IN SOME POINTS.. I WANNA SOME BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF PARVEEN SHAIKIR … WOULD…
Let go of all distractions
My heart, sit only with those who know and understand you. Sit only under a tree, that is full of blossoms. In the bazaar…
By: seneca