Student of BS English literature at University the Punjab. He tweets @UsamaAl32404088
Lahore’s social dynamics are changing — for the worse. Or, how would you explain our shrinking private spaces? Right from the top to the bottom...
Vaisakhi has the potential to revolutionise religious tourism in the Punjab
The LAC has been trying to revive the puppet theatre for children. It has not succeeded
Our hostility towards stray dogs is unnatural
Bracketing the festivals as just good or bad is doing them injustice
Are evening academies a necessity or a plague?
The 3-day Madeeha Gauhar Theatre Festival famously included performances of plays directed by the late founder of Ajoka, screenings of documentarie,...
Just what do the PSL and Sports Capitalism have in common?
The Oxford Dictionary defines piracy as an act of making illegal copies of books, DVDs or computer programmes for the purpose of selling them....
The myriad electronic billboards that stare you down from all parts of the city roads, are damaging to human eye and brain
Lahore gets its first two in a series of souvenir shops — at Delhi Gate and Shahi Hamaam — with the aim to promote local art and artisans. More...
South Korean’s survival drama, Squid Game, premieres on Netflix to rave reviews
The recently inaugurated Miyawaki urban forest, said to be Asia’s largest, is expected to return the city to its green glory, and how
Unfortunately, for most visitors, the historic sites are nothing more than picnic spots
Virtual sessions on literature and performing arts are becoming popular, as they seek to simulate the real experience for the audiences at large
Over the past decade or so, our ways of celebrating Eid have changed. What about eidi?
As we confine ourselves to our homes, Mother Nature is healing. The ozone layer is getting fixed, atmosphere is becoming clearer, marine life is...
Through imaginative fiction, one is able to conceive a parallel world with alternative possibilities. Probably that is why people get addicted to...
There’s a longer list of food items for winters than those for any other season
A street bookseller, Hassan Deen, knows how the world around him is changing based on what customers come looking for
