The writer teaches at the IT University in Lahore. He is the author of ‘A Princely Affair: The Accession and Integration of the Princely States of Pakistan, 1947-55.’ He tweets at @BangashYK.
Delving into Anarkali’s Tomb to retrieve and preserve the centuries old record
Archives are often very hard to access in Pakistan because people working in archives have no training in how to organise, preserve and manage the...
Understanding the role of archives in the production of knowledge
Dealing with a combination of four different repositories that forms the Punjab Archives
First-hand account of a project that used technology to salvage our history
Without students’ involvement, it would be very hard to devise a working and productive mechanism for governance of universities
Some critical roles of a head of department to realise the vision and mission of an educational institution
There must be a robust and transparent process for appointments to top positions in universities for better governance
Universities must radically transform the manner in which heads of institutions are appointed in order to produce world quality research and an...
If higher education is to work, a real rethink of its vision and focus needs to be made