The plight of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s descendants
I had earlier posted on the sad state of the heart wrenching denouement to the dazzling...
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The tributes continue – remembering Qurratalain Hyder
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The literati in India and Pakistan are grappling with the larger question of Qurratulain Hyder’s stature...
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Lahore – that was
Intizar Hussain, the eminent writer of Urdu, recently mused on the Lahore of yesteryears and the...
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A voice that shall remain
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A body shall disappear into dust but a voice shall remain. Here is an audio recording...
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Qurratulain Hyder is dead!
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I have been upset the entire day. Perhaps it does not matter in the larger scheme...
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Healing the wounds of Partition ..
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I read this interesting, albeit a little contentious, piece by  Ravinder Kaur that examined the impact...
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Two Punjabi poems
I am grateful to AK for sending me these lovely poems: Kujh asraar nay meray dil...