The craftsman of Pakpattan who wouldn’t sell
Our family home in Pakpattan is about 10min walking distance away from Baba Farid’s shrine which is situated at the…
PTA is modern-day Kaido from Heer Waris Shah
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Where have the pretty book covers gone?
Digital design has pretty much killed the tradition of beautiful book titles in Pakistan. Published by Dost in 2016, this…
What would you like to read on your last day?
You know that hypothetical question about what would you like to read if it was your last day/month or whatever…
The problem with Punjabis writing fiction or poetry in Urdu
“While writers and poets writing in Punjabi have captured the colours and nuances of Punjabi culture rather well, most Punjabis…
The successful life
The life which men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind…
My experience with coronavirus, a few thoughts after recovery
We are already suffering from information anxiety when i comes to Covid-19 because of all the bad/worse news about the…
My experience with coronavirus so far
Prevention is harder than you think. I live in a sparsely populated suburban society, have a work from home job,…
Anxiety is our bedframe
چِنت کھٹولا وان دُکھ بِرہ وِچھاون لیف ایہہ ہمارا جیونا تُوں صاحِب سچّے ویکھ بابا فرید (وصال، 1266ء) Chint khatola…
Longing for a 124 Years Old Punjabi Dictionary
Let me tell you a story. The story of acquiring a 36 year old copy of a long out-of-print Punjabi…