Iqbal Hussain – Lahore’s controversial artist

Iqbal Hussain from Lahore is one of the finest painters we have. Most of his paintings depict women from the Heera Mandi (literally the…

Reality Check – a disturbing picture of Lahore

Further to my post on Lahore and its various colours, the picture above offered a little reality check.. This ugly commercialism is unbecoming... From…

A journey begins…

Adil Najam’s post on Lahore and its only statue made extremely nostalgic. I am however, excited as I will be there soon to spend…

Woodcuts from Mahboob Ali – Revisiting Lahore

Lahore features again. It is a little difficult not to yearn for Lahore if you belong there… First, Mahboob Ali from Lahore (Pakistan) sent…

Architectural Neglect – Lahore again..

Random musings in continuation of the discussions on the construction of the 7 (or is it 5?) -star hotel in Islamabad on Adil Najam’s…

Dispatches: Lahore

A friend of mine sent me this piece on Lahore from S. Abbas Raza’s blog. I absolutely love it. Source -> Dispatches: Lahore Lahore…