Mushtaq Soofi

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

Mian Muhammad Baksh in the 19th century was perhaps the first poet in our literary tradition who spoke of the gulf... Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:00am

Louis Bunuel, a celebrated Spanish film maker, told his biographer after having settled in Mexico an anecdote about... Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:30am

Sickness however brief changes your relationship not only with the things around but also with your own physical and... Published 28 Dec, 2020 07:06am

Nineteenth century Ustad Daman lived in an area of Lahore which was frequented by 16th century Shah Husain aka Madho... Published 07 Dec, 2020 07:25am

Punjab has inherited the Harappa Civilisation, one of the oldest recorded in history. It had regular trade relations... Published 30 Nov, 2020 07:45am

You might have seen a man talking to himself. But have you seen a man talking with trees? I have. I often see a man... Published 23 Nov, 2020 07:20am

Waris Shah’s verse “Tiller’s field is on fire / let’s see when does he come to extinguish it” seems to... Published 09 Nov, 2020 07:27am