Shah Latif’s message of wisdom
“Learn to distinguish between the flickering light of a night lamp and the shining rays of the rising sun”. So said Shah Latif, the polymath poet of Sindh urging people…
A beautiful gift
During a phone call with my US-based friend, I came to know that the US observes National Bird Day on January 5. Many bird enthusiasts celebrate the day by adopting…
Self-awareness
We are a universe within a universe, a microcosm in the deep recesses of a macrocosm, and an eternal soul in a body of mortal flesh; there is much to…
A ‘people’s history’ and its sources
A major source of a people’s history is the narration of people about their own lives. Such narrations can be found in their personal accounts, and the biographies, diaries, interviews,…
‘The end is nigh’
IF one hails from the subcontinent, it is hard never to have heard the throbbing beat of ‘dama dam mast qalandar’ — a Sufi anthem whose following has transcended geographical…
Jang and literature
In the first part of this series, we discussed how ‘Jang’, founded by Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman established itself as the foremost Urdu newspaper in the country. In this second and last…
Zero tolerance
‘Nach gana’ – these two words had never bothered me till I realised that these two words are actually part of a wilful smear campaign against the PTI. The more…
Culture Pop: Songs of freedom
Tomorrow Pakistan will be 70 years young. I love my country deeply, but let’s be honest: despite its scenic beauty, the Pakistani nation has not aged gracefully. We remain stranded…
HEC Technology Development Fund projects yielding results
The projects approved under Technology Development Fund (TDF), an initiative of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to provide financial and technical support for development of products and prototypes, have started…
Two kinds of power
Eight-year-old Zainab’s rape and murder has drawn intense outrage on the streets of Kasur and on social media this week. It is the twelfth case of this nature to surface…
