Mirza Athar Baig brings home the need to excavate, re-write and reclaim the indigenous self lying hidden in plain sight
The strategy to ban Basant, a socio-culturally important entertainment for many, leaves one wondering: whose failure is it?
Salman Haider’s poems speak to a universal theme of displacement and homelessness
In memory of Taimoor, who left this world too soon!
A journey of existence spanning years of unforgettable memories
Haider Shehbaz’s translation of Mirza Athar Baig’s novel is a haunting fictional account of a dark social world
Two intellectually stimulating sessions at the recently concluded LLF ’19, placed emphasis on the city of Lahore and beyond
A young poet’s rebellious voice about what is going on in the homeland and beyond
Making sense -- or order -- out of chaotic things in life
Reading Hussain Abid as the meaning breaks down and certain aesthetics peel off the poems
Fayetteville looked like the best place I could have imagined myself to be at. But Lahore is, and shall always be, home
Often, what we leave behind is anonymous silence
I have been a sub-editor for over six years now. When I was hired, I was really excited. It felt great -- simply, to be in a newsroom where you...
It was a Thai restaurant, "one of the best" in Bonn, Germany. Soft music, old wooden furniture reflecting great taste of the owner, dim light...