How to get yourself out of it. It comes on you from nowhere, and suddenly engulfs you with fright and terror. You become at once frozen and yet you want to run out of the enclosed environment as soon as possible. Only that person can relate to it, who has been through it. It’s …
Waliya’s dream trip to Hunza and Fairy Meadows.
In this sizzling heat, let us enjoy a trip to the mountains! Lets go along with Waliya Najib and her friend Amal Iqbal on their trip to the mountains this April, 2017. Yes, we are in this time machine now….
Brig Jaffar Khan, My Debonair Uncle
When someone near and dear to you, suddenly leaves the world, its hard to accept. We say ‘Inna lillahe wa inna ilaihe rajiun’ (to Him we belong and to Him we return). It takes time for the words to sink into ourselves and our lives. There is this complete form of inertia that you suddenly …
Yazd: An Incredible City in The Desert
Really admire and love the work of this blogger.
Ramzan 2017 is a time for introspection
Its all about fasting and feasting and self improvement too. For once, in the whole year we have this opportunity during Ramzan, to look inwards. Lets make the most of this, and stay focused on self improvement. Are we ready?
Being good at Change Management
Aren’t my blogs turning into text books? I hope not! I have to be careful, I’ve been an educationist for too many years. My blog on transitional phases in life is actually all about change. One’s ability to do it well revolves around the skill in change management. As they say, the only constant thing …
Weekend with poetry and writings.
Usually, weeks and months go by without connection with other writers and poets. The weekend of 6th and 7th May was an exception, I attended two literary events. On Saturday, May 6th was the book launch of Untouched Octaves with poetry written by Amin Hashwani and photographs by Bobby Hager, a Jewish photographer from the US …
A Dozen Ways to Reverse Mentoring
“You actually take make-up tips from your teenager?” Asked one of my fellow travelers, we were chilling in Ayun, one starry night in Chitral, in 2004. “Yes.” I said. “What do they know?” I was asked. “Well, they do know a lot – considering the fact that they use present day products, a lot better …
Dealing with loved ones in pain
Life has a way of testing you in different ways. As they say, “our lives in this world is like an examination, yet each one has a different paper.” Yes, a different paper, and that paper keeps changing also! “As you get used to one channel, life changes the channel!” Is another one of my …





