October 30, 2003

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For art’s sake Four people stand in a long white gallery, taking in the works of a bright young talent. Of the four, a couple, an investment banker and his wife, are searching for original works of art to decorate their shiny new apartment with....		Art sells in Lahore Why do people buy art? “If everyone could make art they probably wouldn’t buy art,” says Salima Hashmi, artist and former principal of National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore. Art often flourishes whenever there is....
This one’s for you, Mr Right The other day, there I was, relishing a hot cup of java, reading the paper while watching BBC, in control of my life, when the doorbell rang. Nobody visits at this...		An unclaimed silence The atmosphere inside Edhi’s morgue at Sohrab Goth in Karachi, where unclaimed bodies collected from all over the city are kept, is eerily calm as death itself. The room reeks of Formalin (a chemical used for preservation), and the...
Fighting the war on drugs The shockingly high incidence of addiction to heroin and other hard drugs in Pakistan is very apparent from the news reports and articles appearing frequently in the print media. It is believed that there are nearly four...		Glad to be grey I think I began torturing my mother about potential hobbies six months before she actually retired. It started with the photographs of muscular octogenarians. Casually, I would place cut-out magazine articles beside her cereal bowl....
Yes boss That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English Constitution,” said William Blackstone, an 18th century English jurist. In present times, everyone with power...		Telling numbers According to the Human Development Index (HDI) in UNDP’s Human Development Report 2003, Pakistan’s global ranking has plummeted from 138 to 144. This has placed Pakistan among the 34 countries marked as those...
A tale of two Nobel women Prior to the announcement by the Nobel Peace Prize committee of its choice of Nobel Laureate for 2003, the pundits were stating that the ailing Pope John Paul II or the former president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel, may be the Nobel laureates this year....		Deep in prayer The Hindu community, the largest of Pakistan’s minorities, is quite proud of its history and religion. They have made their presence felt in trade, education and the arts. Hindus in Karachi comprise a fragile number of around 300,000....
YIPS — the golfer’s bane I have played golf for more years than I care to remember. I played well until this year. Now my putting has gone to pot. It feels like my arms jerk when I swing the club. Is this just a case of nerves, or is it a physical problem...		Eight days A week What a fantastic movie — no, make that FANTASTIC - is director Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Vol. I. I could write a thesis on this one — and I have no doubt that many film students will — and probably still have more to say....
Post Mark: Till death do us part LAILA Karamally’s article on expatriate families pining for their loved ones (TR Oct 23) was one of the most touching tributes I have read in a long time. I too didn’t...		Desi food Dahi ki karhi Ingredients: 1/2 kg beaten curd 3 tbsp beisan 1 tomato...