Harris Khalique

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
COLUMN: CHANGING LANGUAGES

COLUMN: CHANGING LANGUAGES

That we make mistakes is true not just for the acquired languages we use — English and Persian, for instance — but also for when Published 09 Jul, 2023 07:41am
COLUMN: FASHION AND CREATIVITY

COLUMN: FASHION AND CREATIVITY

I feel both privileged and sad to share that I was the buyer of one of the last books sold by London’s famous Al... Published 18 Jun, 2023 07:09am
COLUMN: REQUIEM FOR A MAN AND HIS ERA

COLUMN: REQUIEM FOR A MAN AND HIS ERA

“In the short history of the growth of America, if you look closely, there has perhaps been one good and clever man, Lincoln... Published 28 May, 2023 11:51am
COLUMN: THE MIRROR MAKER

COLUMN: THE MIRROR MAKER

The Institute of Historical and Social Research (IHSR), Karachi — set up by progressive activist-turned-philanthropist Dr Tariq... Published 07 May, 2023 07:50am
COLUMN: EDUCATION EMERGENCY

COLUMN: EDUCATION EMERGENCY

American author and humorist Mark Twain once said that he never let his schooling interfere with his education. Likewise, Albert Published 16 Apr, 2023 08:35am
COLUMN: THE COLLECTED IFTIKHAR ARIF

COLUMN: THE COLLECTED IFTIKHAR ARIF

It is not essential for a creative artist to be politically active. But it is essential for any artist of significance to be... Published 26 Mar, 2023 07:18am
COLUMN: HEER IN ENGLISH

COLUMN: HEER IN ENGLISH

One of Punjab’s most revered folktales, the love story of Heer and Ranjha, turned into a great epic when, in the 18th century,... Published 12 Mar, 2023 08:21am
COLUMN: MIR TAQI MIR TURNS 300

COLUMN: MIR TAQI MIR TURNS 300

“Itna fresh Urdu shayar main ne nahin parrha” was the impromptu comment made — in an ecstatic tone with a lilt... Published 12 Feb, 2023 09:33am
COLUMN: THE BRAVE HEART OF SINDH

COLUMN: THE BRAVE HEART OF SINDH

There was a time — not very long ago — when students, labour, journalists and a representative segment of... Published 22 Jan, 2023 08:30am
COLUMN: EXCEPTIONAL OR NOT

COLUMN: EXCEPTIONAL OR NOT

It may not have been so in the past — perhaps because of the well-rounded scholarship of the literary stalwarts... Published 01 Jan, 2023 08:45am
COLUMN: RECONCILING WITH HISTORY

COLUMN: RECONCILING WITH HISTORY

The story is set in an Irish town, during the Christmas season of the year 1985. The small community is dominated by the church. Published 11 Dec, 2022 10:54am
COLUMN: DENIAL AND CENSORSHIP

COLUMN: DENIAL AND CENSORSHIP

When I heard about the government banning the film Joyland — even after it was declared fit to be screened by ... Published 20 Nov, 2022 07:00am
COLUMN: QASEEDA BURDA SHAREEF

COLUMN: QASEEDA BURDA SHAREEF

Yet another translation of the Qaseeda Burda Shareef [Ode of the Mantle], composed in Arabic by Imam Muhammad Sharafuddin Published 30 Oct, 2022 10:55am
COLUMN: STORIES OF THE EARTH

COLUMN: STORIES OF THE EARTH

It was in the 1990s that veteran social worker Sadiqa Salahuddin started working in the villages outside Khairpur... Published 09 Oct, 2022 07:06am
COLUMN: THE UNCRITICAL ERA

COLUMN: THE UNCRITICAL ERA

“In all of the eminent was the quality of a singularly uncritical era. It was a time when a prominent man could form himself on a Published 18 Sep, 2022 08:56am
COLUMN: WORDSWORTH, ELIOT AND KHAN

COLUMN: WORDSWORTH, ELIOT AND KHAN

In 2020, when the first wave of Covid-19 had brought the world to a halt, I received an email from Christopher... Published 28 Aug, 2022 04:25am

ACTIVISM UNDER FIRE

Civil society organisations have raised their voices in favour of minorities, women, workers, and the protection of community... Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:12am