New “concept” hotel with ample linkages
It is primarily a ‘concept’ hotel, ‘designed’ with a design on decision-makers. The objective of this business model is termed in academic circles ‘linkage creator’. That is what ‘The Nishat Hotel’ primarily is.... Daughters of Lahore
Sonya Rehman meets Afshan and Noshi Ejaz, painters of exquisite Naqaashi and Khataati art that is helping save Lahore’s heritage ... Notable Indian writer Khushwant Singh dies at 99
NEW DELHI: Notable Indian writer, editor and translator Khushwant Singh died Thursday at the age of 99 at his home in New Delhi, a report published on Indian news website,...An antidote to militancy
The MQM recently organised a Sufi moot in Lahore to juxtapose the teachings of great mystics of the region with militant ideology, which is eating into the very core of our society. What significance does mysticism hold in. ....BABU FEROZDEEN SHARAF (1898-1955)
Born in village Tola Nangal in Amritsar, Babu Ferozdeen Sharaf grew up in extreme poverty. He was one of the most loved Punjabi 'awami' poets of Amritsar and Lahore. He owed his poetic gift to Ustãd Hamdam ...Charting a Periodic Table of Hate
Raj Kumar is a chemistry teacher at Cornell University. Like so many Indians, he lives in America and has carved out a life that would be envied by many. His success at work does not extend to his,...KAFI A GENRE OF SUFI PUNJABI POETRY
KAFI A GENRE OF SUFI PUNJABI POETRY (SHAH HUSSAIN) ...A classical poet with modern mind! Part I , II
It is an intriguingly interesting coincidence that the rich classical literary tradition of Punjab started with a Farid (Fariduddin Mas’ud, fondly called Baba Farid) and almost ended with another Farid (Khwaja Ghulam Farid)..... Muhammad Rafi — a full throat, tuneful
Formative Days: Before proceeding ahead with some of important songs sung by Rafi Sahib with other composers, I must talk about his background. Muhammad Rafi was ‘Amritsariya’ by birth, born in Kotla Sultan Singh. ...Muhammad Rafi — full throat, tuneful
I remember having watched the movie ’Arzoo’ while in UK in late sixties with petit Sadhna singing Lata’s marvellous song “Bedardi baalma tujh ko mera mun” in bewitching wilderness backdrop. It has Muhammad. ...