Most poets tend to repeat what has been felt and said in terms of content, be it experience or habitat. It takes immense confidenc
Updated07 Dec, 202507:44am
In Pakistan, like some other similar countries, the official narrative takes huge precedence over introducing students and people
Published14 Sep, 202508:56am
In this age of sadness, what makes me happy is reading those who are younger than me. Not just younger, more talented, more astute
Published24 Aug, 202509:03am
“Under the rubble of Gaza, the whole edifice of the United Nations’ human rights mechanisms and the international human rights...
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C.M. Naim was a giant of a scholar whose range of interests was large and expansive — from oriental literature and languages to
Published20 Jul, 202511:24am
Recently, I chanced upon a book review by the British author and literary critic Terry Eagleton, published two years ago in the...
Published22 Jun, 202510:14am
In the works of Urdu’s prominent poet and cultural historian Farrukh Yar, the compositeness of South Asian civilisation and its...
Updated11 May, 202502:17pm
When it comes to art’s relationship with power, history is replete with instances where artists have sucked up to power. However
Updated27 Apr, 202511:25am
In Pakistan and among the Pakistani diaspora, it is heartening to see the strong emergence of a new generation of gifted English
Published30 Mar, 202507:47am
Many years ago, the late poet, critic and broadcaster Qamar Jameel scribed his poetry collection Chahaar Khwaab [Four Dreams] for
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