Share W.H. Auden’s poem – Partition Arts & Culture Countries & Regions India Poetry South Asia South Asian History South Asian Literature My friend IK has reminded me of W.H. Auden’s poem “Partition,†published in 1966. These moving...Read More May 6 0
Share Fahmida Riaz – “Her dreams of the future” Arts & Culture Books Publications South Asia South Asian Literature The Friday Times Translations Urdu Urdu Literature Barricaded Islamabad enveloped by the ghosts of national gloom has one little corner of hope. The...Read More May 3 0
Share Bauls of Bengal Arts & Culture Bangladesh Countries & Regions Music Religion Sufi poetry Sufism Found this translation and music video here The famous Bengali author Rabindranath Tagore was influenced by...Read More Apr 13 0
Share GOD-FORSAKEN RELIGIONS Arts & Culture Poetry South Asia South Asian Literature A poem by Cecil Rajendra Any religion that sidelines excludes any one. Any religion that does...Read More Apr 3 0
Share Shah Hussain, Madhu Lal and the festival of lights Arts & Culture Lahore Sufi poetry Sufism Lighting of lamps is a metaphor for killing the inner darkness that we live with. By...Read More Mar 29 0
Share Fatehpur Sikri Arts & Culture Personal Photo Stories Fatehpur Sikri – March 16, 2009, originally uploaded by Jahane Rumi. I was in Fatehpur Sikri...Read More Mar 25 0
Share Shahid Jalal’s new paintings Arts & Culture Pakistan Pakistani Art Jugnu Mohsin writing for The Friday Times says that Lahore’s most celebrated oasis is now the...Read More Mar 23 0