Building on a Dream
LAHORE, Va. On his first drive through this central Virginia town, Noor Naghmi didn't notice the barns or cow pasture, or the tractors driving by. He imagined gardens and domes and spires. He pictured arabesque archways reflected in glossy pools. ... Delhi and Lahore twins?
I spent a week recently in the Indian capital, Delhi, in connection with the very last interviews for my book on the partition of the Punjab in 1947. Coming to Delhi has always been like coming back almost home. Since my childhood has been spent... Ghulam Haider:
Master Ghulam Haider was one of the all time greats amongst the pioneering music directors of India. His life story is extremely fascinating. His meteoric rise can be compared to that of a foot soldier, rising to the rank of a general.,...Tales of our land
PUNJAB, the land of five rivers, boasts of many a historical edifice and monuments capable of stirring the inner chords of any diehard wayfarer. One can catch glimpses of centuries-old relics and historical remnants of times gone by ....The History of Painting in Punjab
The History of Painting in Punjab and my school of Thought by Muhammad Saleem Pasha ...Mela Chiraghan begins tomorrow
LAHORE: The 372nd urs celebrations of Hazrat Mahdu Lal Hussain will start in the city tomorrow (Saturday). Auqaf minister, Sahibzada Saeed-ul-Hassan Shah, will formally inaugurate the event on Saturday afternoon,...Rare Documents of and about Bhagat Singh
It would be 76 years of martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on 23rd March, 2007. Last year at the completion of 75 years of their martyrdom and in same year from 28th September 2006, birth centenary programmes of ...The Making of a Legend
“Let me announce with all the strength at my command that I am not a terrorist and I never was, except perhaps, in the beginning of my revolutionary career. And I am convinced that we cannot gain anything through those methods. Globalisation and The Problematics
Those coffee house days
I READ history, but it is not often that I think of my own past. The other day I went to see Professor K.K. Aziz, a friend since we were kids in high school. We reminisced a bit and, among other things, we talked about the Lahore Coffee . ...