-Brought by valuing relationships with our land and loved ones. It rained yesterday. We put off the air conditioner, opened the windows to let in the wind and the sound of pouring rain into the lounge. Yes, a typical downpour of Islamabad. The curtains moved with the wind. Irresistibly, Nataliya was drawn close to the …
Always wanted to visit Petra. Here is some arm chair travel with a brave young girl doing it on her own.
“Takht Bhai to Potohar” (Exhibition opened on 22nd August, it will continue till 10th of September 2017) My association with the National Art Gallery is a long one – long before this building was constructed in 2007. Previously, it was located in houses in F-7. 1n 1981 when my first solo paintings exhibition was held …
Why does everything happen together? I mean, there could have been some space in-between – ideally speaking. But that’s life. So, I decided to enjoy it! To start with, my spiritual mentor Mahjabeen had had an operation and was seriously ill. I couldn’t think straight. Just felt like praying for her, that’s all. So, I …
Today, a strange thing happened: Nataliya had asked me to make a video for you, for your birthday. Believe me, I made three videos. Each time it would get too long. I was literally flooded with memories…. I was already considering writing a blog post on you. This did it. I realized a two-minute video …
Unzila has a lovely home in Islamabad. I often drop in at her place and feel like sharing what I see. So, this time I thought I better go ahead with it. We both enjoyed ourselves, as I sipped the tasty lemon grass green tea. Hurriedly, I snapped away with my mobile phone’s camera and …
(May you live forever, Ameen.) The documented sacrifices of all people during partition are there for all to witness and feel their pain. Jimmy Engineer (the famous artist) devoted his life to document the hardships faced by those who had to give up everything for the sake of Pakistan, and move over here. You …
“Assalamo Alaikum!” My friend Seema had called. “What’s going on?” she asked. “I’m celebrating my Friday.” I told her happily. (Meaning: end of week, weekend, fun-time.) “Celebrating Friday or …..” Her pause made me pause too. She is one of my very religious friends. Actually she is an authority on it. She spent not only one …
Formal functions can be so funny In the College of Home Economics, we had to live in a house and manage it on our own. It was called ‘the residence.’ All Homec students have many stories about their residence experiences. What do you expect when a bunch of novices try to behave as ‘pros’? So, …
