The author is a culture critic based in Lahore
A primary reason behind Coke Studio’s success has been its visual opulence
In Pakistan, regional cultures have been erroneously pitted against an imagined national culture.
Covid-19 resurgence ends all cultural, outdoor activity
For ten years after migrating to Pakistan, Roshan Ara Begum lived in a small town, only occasionally traveling to Lahore to sing for radio
A second wave of the pandemic is stifling the cultural activities
Many of the most valued poets became famous after they were sung by leading vocalists
Remembering Ustad Fayyaz Khan and his innovations in kheyal and thumri singing
Why do artistes face so much harassment, violence in our society?
In the season of treason cases and bans, our society seems at its most vulnerable
Composer Khurshid Anwar popularised classical music through cinema