Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Search for a Modern Muslim
I grew up in Pakistan where we are taught about Sayyid Ahmad Khan throughout our school years as the grandfather of Muslim Nationalism in…
Music sans frontiers
By GEETA NANDAKUMAR Song of the soul Farida Khanum ‘Aaj jaane ki zid na karo, haaye mar jaayenge ham to lut jaaenge, aisii baatein…
The Speech of Mr. Sris Chandra Chattopadhya (Opposition to Objectives Resolution, Constitutent Assembly of Pak, 12 March 1949)
This is a historic speech and a document that posterity will re-examine. Seldom has one piece of legislation caused so much trepidation. Thanks to…
Beyond the barriers
The work of Ram Gopal Varma and his associates is ushering in a new era of Bollywood cinema If there is one individual and…
Fiction: City of Stories
By Vidya Rao The streets of some cities, they say, are paved with gold. This city’s streets are paved with stories. Doubtless, they were…
The sad reality of Indo-Pak relations
The inimitable Khalid Hasan writes with veiled frustration: “….the last six decades of India-Pakistan relations have proved the step-by-step approach to be a dismal…
Galli mein Aaj Chand Nikla (The moon has re-appeared in my lane)
This is a great song from a brilliant, but less known film Zakhm (wound). The film dealt with the thorny issue of communalism during…
Hating Arundhati Roy
Why We Love To Hate Ms Roy – Saba Naqvi on Arundhati Roy (OUTLOOK) Arundhati Roy certainly has a stomach for controversy. By writing…
New US Administration And Indo-Pak Relations; Is There A Way Forward?
Raza Rumi shares key insights on impact of prospective Biden administration on foreign front, especially in South Asian context, Indo-Pak stalemate and nationalism, and…
Sartaj Aziz Talks Foreign Policy, India And Nawaz Sharif With Raza Rumi And Faisal Devji
Sartaj Aziz, former foreign minister of Pakistan and author of Between Dreams and Realities: Some Milestones in Pakistan’s History, talks to Raza Rumi and…
My Interview on Identity, Politics and Media
I was interviewed by Roshandan team in the summer of 2019. Saw the video a little late. Here’s the video and there is a…
The Right to Dissent
(The year 2011 will be celebrated worldwide as the centenary of the great poet of Southasia, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Himal‘s forthcoming January 2011 issue…
ایک بوڑھا کشمیری ایک منٹ بیٹے سے بات کرنے کی اجازت پر قابض بھارتی فوج کا شکریہ ادا کر رہا ہے
مقبوضہ کشمیر میں جاری کرفیو کا آج مسلسل تیرہواں روز ہے مقبوضہ وادی میں موبائل فون، لینڈ لائن اور انٹرنیٹ سروس تاحال معطل ہے…
Start Relief Activities In Kashmir, Expose Indian Human Rights Violations
Pakistanis observed a Black Day on Indian Independence Day, led rallies, arranged public meetings, made speeches, but is it enough for Kashmiris who are…
Kashmiris Observe #BlackDay on Indian Independence Day
On India’s Independence Day on August 15, the country tightened security in Occupied Kashmir. Many roads were cordoned off with barbed wire in the…
کیا بی بی سی جانبدار رپورٹنگ کرتا ہے؟ | نیا دور | اردو
برطانوی خبر رساں ادارے بی بی سی پر یہ الزام عائد کیا جاتا ہے کہ وہ جانبدار رپورٹنگ کرتا ہے اور اس کا جھکاؤ…
Raza Rumi on Pakistan’s warnings to India over Kashmir
Raza Rumi’s interview with CGTN America – a discussion on the future of India-Pakistan tensions over the issue of Kashmir. Rumi emphasises on the role…
Kashmiris Protest Outside Indian High Commission on Indian Independence Day
Kashmiris observed #BlackDay on Indian Independence Day and gathered in large numbers outside Indian High Commission in London to protest against India for the…
Kashmir Banega Pakistan. But How?
Pakistan has made efforts at the diplomatic level during the last 6 days after Indian annexation of the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Not…
Too Late For Kashmiri Politicians To Accept Two-Nation Theory
Now that India has actually merged Jammu & Kashmir in Indian Union Territory, certain Kashmiri politicians are coming to admit that Two-Nation Theory was…