Asif Noorani, a peacenik, has been writing articles and delivering lectures in India, Pakistan and the US on the need for closer relations between the people of the two subcontinental countries for several years. He is the author of four books, including Tales of Two Cities, which he co-authored with distinguished Indian columnist Kuldip Nayar.
Bulbul-i-Pakistan Nayyara Noor passed away on August 20 but she has left behind a treasure trove of her melodious render...
Published28 Aug, 202204:24am
A publication of the incomplete last novel of the giant of Hindi/ Urdu literature tantalises and grips, but leaves the reader
Updated20 Jun, 202201:57pm
Two economists from Pakistan and India delve into the intellectual aspects of Ghalib’s Urdu poetry and offer a primer for a...
Published27 Mar, 202207:06am
The Nightingale of South Asia, Lata Mangeshkar, passed away on February 6. Her career spanned almost six decades and her...
Published13 Feb, 202209:33am
Transcriptions of interviews conducted with the Subcontinent’s greatest musicians provide fascinating insights and anecdotes...
Published22 Aug, 202107:03am
Nabahat Lotia’s love for pottery drove her to learn how the art is practised in different cultures. Now she is on a mission to
Published01 Aug, 202107:05am
A collection of travelogues that rises above the genre because of the author’s immense knowledge of what he writes about...
Published27 Dec, 202007:04am
A recent book explores the lives of select female singers of Pakistan to gain insight into the country’s sociology and its...
Updated07 Sep, 202004:24pm
For once, Nahid Raza’s perennial subjects — women — don’t look angry and defiant. They come across as cool, calm and collected...
Published31 May, 202001:36pm
