Majid Sheikh

Once the British had taken over from the crumbling Sikh Empire in 1849, it took them another 50 years to develop... Published 02 Oct, 2022 06:48am

The great poet of Peru and Nobel Prize winner, Pablo Neruda, once said that if humans do not notice the small things... Published 25 Sep, 2022 04:06am

Every power dispensation survives because of the establishment they create. Change is therefore, naturally, ... Published 18 Sep, 2022 04:14am

In these testing times have you ever been to a library, or an archives collection, of even a museum? Attendance is a... Published 12 Sep, 2022 04:43am

It seems like a familiar theme -- the betrayal to powers foreign. It seems like the story, rightly or incorrectly, ... Published 28 Aug, 2022 04:22am

Many eons ago when we lived near Saddar Bazaar in the Lahore Cantonment, one noticed that most markets and roads had... Published 21 Aug, 2022 04:33am

Today is the 75th anniversary of the birth of Pakistan. It is an occasion where we celebrate our ‘freedom’ from... Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:03am

By understanding the reason monuments were created for, we might strongly feel the reasons they should be conserved and restored. Updated 10 Aug, 2022 08:40am

Of the 12 gates and a ‘mori’ of the old Walled City of Lahore, the one gate and the ‘hole in the wall’ on ... Published 07 Aug, 2022 06:26am

It seems Lahore is much larger than what our imagination allows us to fathom. When one travels to faraway places, in... Published 31 Jul, 2022 07:25am

To truly understand the working of ancient, and old, Lahore, it might be a useful exercise to walk through two lanes... Published 17 Jul, 2022 07:04am

In our school and college days we used to walk every evening from our house on Rattigan Road to Charing Cross on The... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:03am

Finally amidst the mind-boggling mist of Punjab politics and inflation-related social tension, the long battle to... Published 03 Jul, 2022 07:22am

We like to describe the Lahore Fort as one of our finest historical monuments, for within it are contained several... Published 26 Jun, 2022 07:19am

History is all about the people, places, things and faces of a land. In books and columns you will read about the... Published 19 Jun, 2022 07:14am

Do we ever learn from our history? The last few pieces on ancient Lahore, and Punjab, elicited some amazing... Published 05 Jun, 2022 03:50am

Vesak Day, the birth anniversary of the Buddha, was held two weeks ago and at Taxila’s Mohra Moradu Stupa a lot... Published 29 May, 2022 06:56am

Sometimes the remarks of our parents, or elders, stick in the mind right till the end. It is like traditional wisdom... Published 22 May, 2022 07:01am

Every day my wife watches television dramas before sleeping, which is invariably followed by a deep serious... Published 08 May, 2022 07:22am

In the midst of all the confusion that is part of Lahore and Punjab life and politics, the world of academics ambles... Published 03 May, 2022 06:59am