Harris Khalique

COLUMN: THE TWO AESTHETES

COLUMN: THE TWO AESTHETES

I begin with the confession that this column is limited to being a family memory. It is about my maternal uncle and... Published 01 Sep, 2024 06:31am
Art’s relationship with power

Art’s relationship with power

Eos presents a thought-provoking keynote speech by Harris Khalique, delivered at the closing ceremony of the 11th Karachi Literature Festival 2020. Published 14 Aug, 2024 11:18am
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE IN PAKISTAN

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE IN PAKISTAN

For more than seven decades, Pakistan and Pakistanis have harboured a unique ability to discriminate against people on every possible metric. Updated 11 Aug, 2024 10:25pm
COLUMN: MY LAHORE BOOKSHOPS

COLUMN: MY LAHORE BOOKSHOPS

In the 1990s, I first met Rana Abdul Rehman. His body was found a few days ago in a canal near Faisalabad. Published 22 Jul, 2024 07:59am
COLUMN: RAGING TORRENTS OF THE HEART

COLUMN: RAGING TORRENTS OF THE HEART

Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, the celebrated scion of the Patiala gharana [clan] of our classical music, did wonders when he took to Published 30 Jun, 2024 08:25am
COLUMN: MEMORIES ARE FOREVER

COLUMN: MEMORIES ARE FOREVER

What an actor, director, broadcaster and conversationalist Talat Hussain was, truly iconic in so many ways. Just the right pauses Published 09 Jun, 2024 08:57am
COLUMN: ART AND SUFFERING

COLUMN: ART AND SUFFERING

I wish to begin this piece with the lines that Hasan Zaidi quoted to end his essay on Paul Auster in Books and... Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am
COLUMN: THE MIRROR AND THE MANTLE

COLUMN: THE MIRROR AND THE MANTLE

The British actor, director, playwright and critic Harley Granville-Barker (1877-1946) writes in one of his famous prefaces to... Published 07 Apr, 2024 07:50am
COLUMN: FATHERHOOD BEYOND LANGUAGES

COLUMN: FATHERHOOD BEYOND LANGUAGES

In early 2007 in London, there was a sombre evening when Prof Amin Mughal and I met, a few months after my father’s passing in... Published 17 Mar, 2024 07:56am
COLUMN: CONNECTING ACROSS BORDERS

COLUMN: CONNECTING ACROSS BORDERS

Since October 2023, the Israeli bombing in Gaza continues unabated. At the time of writing this piece, the official death toll of Published 25 Feb, 2024 08:24am
COLUMN: TRUTH TO POWER

COLUMN: TRUTH TO POWER

Muhammad Ziauddin was an exceptionally fine man, a courageous journalist and a watchful editor. We had known each other for many Published 04 Feb, 2024 09:18am
COLUMN: THE NEED TO REDISCOVER

COLUMN: THE NEED TO REDISCOVER

Some of us in Pakistan continue to speak out against the erasure of memory project pursued by the powerful elites ... Updated 31 Dec, 2023 08:48am

COLUMN: THE MAN WITH A MOUSTACHE

Over the past many years in Lahore, be it at a book launch or any other political, social, cultural or literary... Published 03 Dec, 2023 07:18am
COLUMN: AMONG READERS AND WRITERS

COLUMN: AMONG READERS AND WRITERS

As autumn is edged away by winter in Islamabad, the 9th edition of the capital’s largest literary festival was organised by the... Published 12 Nov, 2023 07:13am
COLUMN: FROM SONIPAT TO KOT ADDU

COLUMN: FROM SONIPAT TO KOT ADDU

It was some time ago, when work related to community development would take me regularly to Multan, Bahawalpur, Layyah,... Published 22 Oct, 2023 08:05am
COLUMN: WRITING ON CINEMA

COLUMN: WRITING ON CINEMA

Like most people, I love watching films, but can make little or no claim of critically understanding the medium —... Published 08 Oct, 2023 07:28am
COLUMN: CURRY AND SCHOLARSHIP

COLUMN: CURRY AND SCHOLARSHIP

In 1996, after climbing up a steep staircase, I first entered the India Club in London with my friends Anjali Mody... Published 10 Sep, 2023 07:00am
COLUMN: THE CHANGEMAKER FROM HALA

COLUMN: THE CHANGEMAKER FROM HALA

Like other developing countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America, Pakistan also espouses an economic development model that Published 29 Jul, 2023 09:58am