Remembering – Josh Malihabadi ‘Poet of Revolution’
Josh Malihabadi. (Photo Courtesy: University of Pennysylvania) kaam hai mera taghayyur, naam hai mera shabaab mera na’ara: inqilaab-o-inqilaab-o-inqilaab (My task is change, my name is youth! My...
View ArticleThe more secretive or unjust an org. is..
“The more secretive or unjust an organization is, the more leaks induce fear and paranoia in its leadership and planning coterie,” – Julian Assange: The man who knows too much.Filed under: Quotes and...
View ArticlePity the Nation – Khalil Gibran (1934)
One of my friend always use to say that true art or literature is timeless.. it remains true for all the times and people to come.. and I find the words below exactly the same. As they may have been...
View ArticleHamein Chahiye Tha Milna – Parveen Shakir
Yeh Haseen Shaam Apni, Abhi Jis men Ghul Rahi Hai, Tere Pairahan Ki Khushbu Abhi Jis men Khil rahe Hain Mere Khwab Ke Shagoofey, Zara Dair Ka Hai Manzar.. Zara Dair Me Ufaq Pe Khilega Koi Sitara, Teri...
View ArticleWinter quotes..
When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure. - Alice Hoffman “Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.” - Pietro Aretino In the...
View ArticleEntering the New Year with last year’s Resolutions
New Year’s is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls and humbug resolutions. [Mark Twain] New Year: I must...
View Article2010 – the Year of the Animated Films
‘Toy Story 3′ tops the List of Highest-rated Films of 2010. 1.Toy Story 3 Toy Story 3 is a 3D computer-animated film and is the third in the installment of the ‘Toy Story’ series. This film is a...
View ArticleNisar Main Teri Galiyon ke Aey Watan…
The year 2011 has officially been declared the ‘Faiz Centenary Year’. Faiz Ahmed Faiz – the first Asian poet to receive the Lenin Peace Prize (awarded by the Soviet Union in 1963) was also nominated...
View Article‘Manto will never die’
Published in Pakistan Observer (19 Jan. 2011) Sana Jamal Saadat Hasan Manto “Saadat Hasan will die one day, but ‘Manto’ will never die.” This line written by Manto himself has borne out Manto’s belief...
View ArticleOscars 2011: ‘The King’s Speech’ and ‘Inception’ tie with 4 Oscars
Here is the complete list of winners for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards 2011, presented at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Big Winners: The King’s Speech won 4 awards for :: Best Picture :: Director...
View ArticleKhayyam’s anniversary – Celebrating Muslim heritage
Sana Jamal ISLAMABAD – A good number of people had a chance to learn about the ‘Renaissance Man’ of the Muslim world in an incredible surroundings that takes one back to the 11the century for it was...
View ArticleKids discover Joys of Reading & Writing at Literary Fest
First-ever Children’s Literature Festival in Islamabad By Sana Jamal Islamabad – Braving a burning sun and intense heat wave, hundreds of children arrived at the first-ever Islamabad Children’s...
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