The author is a culture critic based in Lahore
The success of the recently held Rafi Peer Theatre Festival is a testament to the depth of our indigenous culture
On how the magical transformation of seasons had captured the imagination of our poets and musicians
When serious vocalists started singing Ghalib, his popularity rose
A collection of Suroor Barabankvi’s lyrical and political poems is now available for a wider audience
In Roohi Bano’s oeuvre, there was something about the depiction of a character that was lost to articulation, that was lived out more in a...
The death anniversaries of great artistes should be used as a platform for the best crop of contemporary artistes to showcase their talent
The ban on Manto goes to show how uneasy we still are with the idea of free artistic expression
The Punjab government is taking active control of plays staged at the Alhamra. What does this mean for art in the province and the country at...
The director Mrinal Sen who died last week was one of the greatest Indian directors of what was then known as parallel cinema
The National Academy of Performing Arts, the only theatre academy in Pakistan doing consistently solid work, must be provided an alternate location...
Winter is a long wait, and waiting is not the most fulfilling of experiences. Meeting is
Ali Ejaz was one of the few actors who managed to transition successfully from theatre to screen
The ongoing debate about restitution of cultural heritage has no final answer but it should all be saved and preserved with least damage
What is the government doing about the houses in Peshawar where some of Indian cinema’s greatest heroes were born
The biggest hurdles in free expression are from the guardians of both the state and its ideology
Why Bernardo Bertolucci was a great Italian filmmaker
Ustad Abdul Karim Khan made a conscious effort to bring the Carnatic and Hindustani music systems together
Another new government, another culture policy…
A recent play staged at Lahore’s Alhamra theatre failed to do justice to the many shades of art
Too much emphasis on the ‘real’ is limiting and restricting today’s popular culture
