Mushtaq Soofi

One can make a sweeping statement: the older a civilisation gets the more hypocritical it becomes. Diverse societies... Published 26 Jul, 2021 07:00am

Metropolitan cities lead when it comes to research because they have the wherewithal needed to do research on any... Published 19 Jul, 2021 07:11am

Parents feel elated when their child starts asking; what’s this? What’s that? Question matters more than the... Published 12 Jul, 2021 06:30am

Loonaywala brought us love songs and what could be a better gift than singing of love for a society with few reasons to be happy? Published 05 Jul, 2021 11:56am

Folk music seems to be an essential element of our individual and collective make-up. Once music composer Ustad ... Published 05 Jul, 2021 07:06am

In the ancient time when we were Sapta Sindhu (land of seven rivers) we had floating cities. Cities, ancient and... Published 07 Jun, 2021 07:04am

“Our thoughts bring us to diverse callings, setting people apart: the carpenter seeks what is broken, the ... Published 31 May, 2021 07:43am

Our people know each and everything under the sun. They even know what they aren’t supposed to know. They can tell... Published 10 May, 2021 06:39am

“Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them”, declares Nietzsche in his ‘Thus spoke Zarathustra’. If we follow Published 03 May, 2021 05:45am

It’s believed, not without reason, that we humans are part of animal kingdom. If we are part of animal kingdom it... Published 26 Apr, 2021 07:00am

Have you thought as to how paradise and hell are described in the scriptures? Paradise is defined by the green,... Published 12 Apr, 2021 07:31am

How to describe the life of one of the greatest sons of Lahore? Metaphors may help. Lamp [Charag] and flower ... Published 05 Apr, 2021 06:29am

The last week’s column concluded thus: “the film industry nudged by narrow state ideology dug its own grave. Now... Published 29 Mar, 2021 07:05am

In our society motherhood is much idealised. The role of mother is held up as an example of unconditional love and... Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:59am

You drive out of your residential area and wait to be on the main road. Nobody slows or stops to give you way. After... Published 08 Mar, 2021 07:31am

Short in stature he looked ordinary but would appear quite the opposite when he talked. No verbosity, no bombast.... Published 01 Mar, 2021 07:23am

One of the most distinguishing marks that defines us is our ability to use language as a tool of communication and... Published 22 Feb, 2021 08:03am

Some scholars assert, perhaps rightly, that our region which implies the entire subcontinent, had no concept of law... Published 08 Feb, 2021 05:30am

History invariably gets distorted; sometime due to a specific perspective and at times by deliberate intent in order... Published 01 Feb, 2021 07:03am

Bar has been a magic word for our older generations for its paradoxical features; it has been the cradle of the... Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:07am