The psychology of colonialism
Psychology is a neglected discipline in Pakistan as not many people are aware of their psychological issues and tend to downplay their importance. Good psychological advice is hard to come…
Rising financial colonialism
Pakistan has been hit with a serious financial crisis. The underlying causes may range from poor decision-making, decreased exports, low level of savings and investment, low wages, increasing unemployment to…
Writers of the world unite!
In the midst of this chaos that engulfs us as a country and society and under the thick clouds of depression and misery that cast a heavy shadow on our…
Conrad, empire and exile
Joseph Conrad was an exceptionally talented writer who emerged as a novelist and storyteller in the late 19th century. Born in Poland and fluent in French by the age of…
Out of Africa
What truly matters is not that an author of African origin has finally won the award [Nobel Prize] after the Academy’s neglect of Africa for nearly fifteen years. The last…
The bane of development
In our collective and individual mindset, there still exists a colonial legacy that manifests itself well in various situations – from a classroom in school to a tour along the…
The humanising force
The relevance of literature has assumed centre-stage in the wake of the challenges of extremism and intolerance that we are experiencing in society. The neoliberal model of education – which…
People’s histories in Pakistan
Political power in Pakistan – or in any other country for that matter – owes much to those who have been writing history with a particular bend to shape the…
The TikTok problem
TYPICALLY, you can’t get the red and blue tribes that make up the legislative branch of the American Empire to agree on anything at all, and so it came as…
The other partition Danyal
THE Partition lives strong in public imagination. It triggered mass migrations; millions died and even more were displaced. Generations of South Asian writers have since revisited its horrors, allowing us,…
