Majid Sheikh

Such has become our mindset that we have ceased to analyse historical events outside our ‘official’ narrative.... Published 21 Nov, 2021 06:35am

Almost 50 years ago my oldest school and college friend Asad Rehman and I set off to hitch-hike to London and back.... Published 14 Nov, 2021 07:12am

Last week we examined the two 40-year rules of Lahore rulers, namely of Vikramaditya Chandragupta II (373AD –... Published 07 Nov, 2021 07:02am

The basics of power know no religion or country or human species or time. Circumstances dictate outcomes, so... Published 31 Oct, 2021 07:04am

Last week as I sat on the steps of Masjid Wazir Khan with its tilting minaret behind me, and pondered over just what... Published 24 Oct, 2021 06:23am

In the work of conservation, rebuilding and, most importantly, of maintenance of the old walled city of Lahore, we... Published 17 Oct, 2021 06:38am

A fortnight ago the current Punjab chief minister, as also other relevant persons and bureaucrats met to agree on... Published 10 Oct, 2021 06:35am

Almost ten years ago the Aga Khan Trust for Culture completed the Gali Surjan Singh restoration ‘demonstration’... Published 03 Oct, 2021 07:09am

Finally the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr. Usman Buzdar, has acted positively on matters that this column has been... Published 26 Sep, 2021 07:02am

In our history books we read a lot about the ‘grand’ emperors and kings who conquered our city and land, in the... Published 12 Sep, 2021 07:08am

The sudden collapse of Hyderabad’s historic over 250-year old Pucca Qila’s main entrance last Thursday, should... Published 05 Sep, 2021 07:23am

Last Tuesday morning a young man, in a fit of misguided rage, attacked and badly damaged the bronze statue of... Published 22 Aug, 2021 07:02am

On the 14th of August every year we celebrate ‘Independence Day’. While we go crazy with celebratory happiness,... Published 15 Aug, 2021 05:34am

The other day as I was searching for a charging cable, the shop owner, a Baloch with a BSc in electronic ... Published 08 Aug, 2021 06:51am

The other day a friend sent an internet message from across that ‘Line of Hate’ that his 90-year old ... Published 02 Aug, 2021 07:00am

In the old walled city of Lahore there are two buildings that can be classified as the oldest - ancient in a sense.... Published 25 Jul, 2021 07:03am

Nearly every description by British writers of Lahore’s history mentions that when the East India Company took ... Published 18 Jul, 2021 07:07am

On the 13th of May, 1857, the Indian sepoys of the Mian Mir Cantonment of Lahore were disarmed. The ‘Punjab Mutiny... Published 11 Jul, 2021 07:07am

Legend has it that the Lahore Fort has been rebuilt seven times, the last being as we see it in its present shape by... Published 04 Jul, 2021 06:27am

After having dwelt, firstly, on the Samadhis of the three maharanis, and then of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and his... Published 27 Jun, 2021 06:52am