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New Education Policy
The truth is that a policy in Pakistan has been reduced to a fancy document that is written and published for the consumption...
The truth is that a policy in Pakistan has been reduced to a fancy document that is written and published for the consumption...
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Tilism means magic (book review)
Tilism is a wonderful product of our composite Indo-Muslim culture that took centuries to evolve. This is why it defies the...
Tilism is a wonderful product of our composite Indo-Muslim culture that took centuries to evolve. This is why it defies the...
3 days ago
Jahane Rumi
| Topics: All My Posts, Arts &..., Published in The Friday..., South Asian...
Jahane Rumi
| Topics: All My Posts, Arts &..., Published in The Friday..., South Asian...razarumi posted a blog entry
Love is a mirror
With love you cannot bargainthere, the choice is not yours.Love is a mirror, it reflectsonly your essence,if you have the...
With love you cannot bargainthere, the choice is not yours.Love is a mirror, it reflectsonly your essence,if you have the...
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Maulana Azad’s interview given to Shorish Kashmiri, 1946
I was intrigued by this interview of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad given to the famous journalist Shorish Kashmiri for a Lahore based...
I was intrigued by this interview of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad given to the famous journalist Shorish Kashmiri for a Lahore based...
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Reclaiming Pakistan’s soul
Courtesy Bluechip magazineIn a dream Sain Zahoor saw a hand beckoning him to a shrine. He could not shake off the dream and...
Courtesy Bluechip magazineIn a dream Sain Zahoor saw a hand beckoning him to a shrine. He could not shake off the dream and...
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The Alchemy of Identities
“Both my identities are significant to me,” I replied, explaining how a person is capable of belonging to multiple...
“Both my identities are significant to me,” I replied, explaining how a person is capable of belonging to multiple...
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Blogging without borders
Millions of deaths and three wars later, the bitterness refuses to go away and the interaction of the two countries’...
Millions of deaths and three wars later, the bitterness refuses to go away and the interaction of the two countries’...
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Borderless world: Musing on South Asian folklore
Jaskiran Kapoor’s report on the recent folklore festival that I attended in ChandigarhIt’s a borderless world, veins...
Jaskiran Kapoor’s report on the recent folklore festival that I attended in ChandigarhIt’s a borderless world, veins...
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Coffee, tea and revolution
Before his death in July 2009, KK Aziz had accomplished one mission that he had set for himself, i.e. to write about the Lahore...
Before his death in July 2009, KK Aziz had accomplished one mission that he had set for himself, i.e. to write about the Lahore...
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Anchorless rambling
My piece published in The Friday TimesWe did it again. A hallmark of Hillary Clinton’s visit to Pakistan was her meeting...
My piece published in The Friday TimesWe did it again. A hallmark of Hillary Clinton’s visit to Pakistan was her meeting...
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Crimson Gharara – tragedy in Rawalpindi
I am posting a lovely poem by Foqia composed after the horrible tragedy in Rawalpindi.I queuing at the Bank,for my monthly...
I am posting a lovely poem by Foqia composed after the horrible tragedy in Rawalpindi.I queuing at the Bank,for my monthly...
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Media misogyny
Pakistan’s electronic media is not accountable to anyone except to the barons and the market. And let us not forget that the...
Pakistan’s electronic media is not accountable to anyone except to the barons and the market. And let us not forget that the...
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Urdu short stories – ‘The Myna of Peacock Garden’
Published in The Friday Times last week:A new collection of translated short stories reminds us how Urdu literature needs to...
Published in The Friday Times last week:A new collection of translated short stories reminds us how Urdu literature needs to...
41 days ago
Jahane Rumi
| Topics: All My Posts, On Pakistan, Pakistani..., Published in The Friday...
Jahane Rumi
| Topics: All My Posts, On Pakistan, Pakistani..., Published in The Friday...razarumi posted a blog entry
When will my beloved visit my courtyard
The soulful poetry of Khawaja Ghulam Farid (1845-1901) best represents the essence of Seraiki language. Diwan-e-Farid, a...
The soulful poetry of Khawaja Ghulam Farid (1845-1901) best represents the essence of Seraiki language. Diwan-e-Farid, a...
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To that Beloved
To that Beloved,flower and thorn are one;A verse of the KoranAnd a Brahmin’s thread are one.Don’t try to...
To that Beloved,flower and thorn are one;A verse of the KoranAnd a Brahmin’s thread are one.Don’t try to...
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Old boys’ homecoming
Sumegha Gulati, Hindustan Times – October 10, 2009Humayun Khan, 77, stood outside the imposing mahogany doors of the...
Sumegha Gulati, Hindustan Times – October 10, 2009Humayun Khan, 77, stood outside the imposing mahogany doors of the...
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On Rumi’s birthday
I am addicted to the translations of Rumi that appear on the Sunlight group’s website. My evening became quite delightful...
I am addicted to the translations of Rumi that appear on the Sunlight group’s website. My evening became quite delightful...
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Journey in yourself, journey out of self
Sunlight has compiled a several version of Ghazal (Ode) 1142, from Rumi’s “Diwan-e-Shams-e Tabrizi”*, in a...
Sunlight has compiled a several version of Ghazal (Ode) 1142, from Rumi’s “Diwan-e-Shams-e Tabrizi”*, in a...
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Pakistani blasphemy laws should be repealed
This is a pertinent post on my blog-zine Pak Tea House. Readers should take a closer look.It is therefore quite clear that...
This is a pertinent post on my blog-zine Pak Tea House. Readers should take a closer look.It is therefore quite clear that...
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W H Auden on Partition
A poem by WH Auden (published in 1966) about Radcliffe – I am grateful to KA for this contribution:PartitionUnbiased...
A poem by WH Auden (published in 1966) about Radcliffe – I am grateful to KA for this contribution:PartitionUnbiased...
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Rail to link Dhaka, Delhi, Lahore?
This seems to be a refreshing piece of news. One hopes that this plan is implemented and not scuttled by the bureaucratic...
This seems to be a refreshing piece of news. One hopes that this plan is implemented and not scuttled by the bureaucratic...
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What a fine, broad kingdom
Another fine poem by Rumi – translation followed by the originalIn the world there are invisible ladders,leading step...
Another fine poem by Rumi – translation followed by the originalIn the world there are invisible ladders,leading step...
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The vanity of being quoted
A friend sent me these links and I am shamelessly posting them here:My views on the IMF programme for Pakistan – Also...
A friend sent me these links and I am shamelessly posting them here:My views on the IMF programme for Pakistan – Also...
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Walks around the World
I have loved these pieces by several authors who have written about their favourite walks as a collaboration between Orion and...
I have loved these pieces by several authors who have written about their favourite walks as a collaboration between Orion and...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Raag Bhitai
Please play this fabulous rendition of Bhitai Raag at the dergha of Shah Abdul latif Bhitai in Sindh. I am completely in love...
Please play this fabulous rendition of Bhitai Raag at the dergha of Shah Abdul latif Bhitai in Sindh. I am completely in love...
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what are you painting?
Your outer life is the palette.Your inner life is the canvas.What are you painting?(The reverse is equally...
Your outer life is the palette.Your inner life is the canvas.What are you painting?(The reverse is equally...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Indo-Pak dosti?
My new piece published by The Friday Times…;”> Friendship of India-Pakistan by Saira Wasim...
My new piece published by The Friday Times…;”> Friendship of India-Pakistan by Saira Wasim...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Yeh Daagh Daagh Ujala – Faiz
As I was commenting on the Pak Tea House, I just recalled Faiz’s wonderful poem Subh-e-Aazaadii, a masterpiece of our...
As I was commenting on the Pak Tea House, I just recalled Faiz’s wonderful poem Subh-e-Aazaadii, a masterpiece of our...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Dholavira: A Harappan Metropolis
Found this interesting post on ShunyaThe road to Dholavira goes through a dazzling white landscape of salty mudflats. It is...
Found this interesting post on ShunyaThe road to Dholavira goes through a dazzling white landscape of salty mudflats. It is...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Faiz’s ‘Intesab’ – a lovely translation
a great translation of Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poem - "Intesab" -This timeless poem is relevant even today as it celebrates the...
a great translation of Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poem - "Intesab" -This timeless poem is relevant even today as it celebrates the...
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A Sacred Blasphemy
Rumi once again…Be off and knowThat the way of lovers is opposite all other ways.Lies from the FriendAre better than...
Rumi once again…Be off and knowThat the way of lovers is opposite all other ways.Lies from the FriendAre better than...
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Salaam Pakhtunkhwa
Haligoli, (2001), a miniature by Saira Wasim – collection ofRobert Roder Peshawar, a city destroyedby...
Haligoli, (2001), a miniature by Saira Wasim – collection ofRobert Roder Peshawar, a city destroyedby...
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With fettered legs, we danced
This is a fabulous poem by Fakhar Zaman,currently the Chairman of Pakistan’s Academy of Letters. This poem, has also been...
This is a fabulous poem by Fakhar Zaman,currently the Chairman of Pakistan’s Academy of Letters. This poem, has also been...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Jinnah Unfairly Demonised for Partition
Jinnah was a “great leader” and was unfairly “demonised” by India for his role in the Partition, Bharatiya Janata Party...
Jinnah was a “great leader” and was unfairly “demonised” by India for his role in the Partition, Bharatiya Janata Party...
razarumi posted a blog entry
what is there to celebrate?
Raza RumiToday was a usual day despite the platitudes churned out by the media and the struggle to ‘celebrate’ something....
Raza RumiToday was a usual day despite the platitudes churned out by the media and the struggle to ‘celebrate’ something....
razarumi posted a blog entry
Le grand historien – (KK Aziz 1927-2009)
Fledgling nations require historians more than bureaucrats and soldiers. A country ignorant of its past and hostile to its...
Fledgling nations require historians more than bureaucrats and soldiers. A country ignorant of its past and hostile to its...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Land without music – the plight of Naseebo Lal
Saving Pakistan entails an overarching, secular vision to protect inclusive culture. Undoing the Zia years will be a long,...
Saving Pakistan entails an overarching, secular vision to protect inclusive culture. Undoing the Zia years will be a long,...
razarumi posted a blog entry
US assistance needs an alternative paradigm
If the US administration and its multiple actors do not want a repeat of aid ineffectiveness in scores of countries, including...
If the US administration and its multiple actors do not want a repeat of aid ineffectiveness in scores of countries, including...
razarumi posted a blog entry
The devolution saga
My op-ed published in the NEWS yesterdayThe debate on the scrapping of Musharraf’s devolution experiment cannot hide or...
My op-ed published in the NEWS yesterdayThe debate on the scrapping of Musharraf’s devolution experiment cannot hide or...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Bulleh Shah - on rejecting caste
A popular kafi of Bulleh Shah, sung by Abida Parveen “BULHE NU SAMJHAWAN AAINAN BHAINAN TE BHARJAIAN” earlier...
A popular kafi of Bulleh Shah, sung by Abida Parveen “BULHE NU SAMJHAWAN AAINAN BHAINAN TE BHARJAIAN” earlier...
