Spider-Man: If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t be me
Life is hard to explain to say the least. Being good doesn't necessarily mean that everything will work out well. In fact, it almost never does. Reality hits you hard but you have to keep your chin up...
View ArticleKarim bhai: Love and cherish before it is too late
Sometime in October 1983, I happened to be driving past the Hanging Gardens Apartments on the way to a friend’s place to play cards. That area of Karachi was still being developed and the famous...
View Article‘You listen to music? Oh boy, you’re definitely going to hell!’
“You listen to songs, oh boy! You’re definitely going to hell.” No, this pronouncement was not received by me from an adult, neither from any religious preacher or maulvi, but from my eight-year-old...
View ArticleSeries 1: “Dreams of Lunacy” Part 1 Dreams
“Father, what do we live for?” “What do you mean?” “You came, you built a family, and now all that remains of you are pictures throughout the house, and memories scattered throughout your family and...
View ArticleIt’s okay to be a failure
Two years ago I had a breakthrough in life; I failed my finals. It was my first experience of failing in a major way; and my teachers and peers were not helpful. They would judge me and taunt me, and...
View ArticleShah Rukh Khan did what he does best – the lungi dance
Today is Shah Rukh Khan’s 50th birthday. The man, who is essentially the face of Bollywood, continues to inspire and delight people all over the world. Khan has had a career spanning nearly three...
View ArticleHow an extra-school program changed the way a seventh-grader looked at society
Beyond the Classroom Education is a program teaching school students all across Pakistan the ability to think for themselves, rather than being taught what to think. Students are exposed to several...
View ArticleFictitious yet familiar, ‘Typically Tanya’ narrates life in Karachi and all...
I enjoyed reading the book Typically Tanya by Taha Kehar, one of Pakistan's most exciting new writers, not just because it’s a book about journalists but because it is a book about life in Karachi,...
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