Hanif Kureishi on the room where he writes
Guardian has compiled an interesting list of writers and their rooms here. Here’s a detailed account of Kureishi’s room: “The garden gnome with his…
Another image of Amrita Shergil’s work
This is a rich, sensuous and haunting work capturing the mood of 1930s (perhaps) and telling the story in a Western format adapted by…
Picasso’s Guernica – Timeless relevance
Picasso’s Guernica is an immortal mural painting. It shows the horrors of the war in a timeless fashion. More from David Hart’s amazing website…
Body Loom – by Pakistan’s notable poet
Body Loom by M. Athar Tahir Published in the Daily Dawn (reviewer- Muneeza Shamsie) There have been so few notable English language poetry collections…
Delhi-the threshold of Sufis
By Sadia Dehlvi I Love Delhi, for it is the city of my birth and it is my prayer that I may die here,…
VIEW: The global artist
VIEW: The global artist – Saleem H Ali It is a refreshing mark of our times that artists are being engaged at such forums…
Qasmi, literary feuds and national neglect
While responding to the comments on my ATP post on Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi , I rambled a little on the literary feuds among the…
Buddha at Borobodur
The photo below was taken by me some time ago at the Borobodur temple in Indonesia. The Borobodur temple complex is a world renowned…
Woodcuts in Colour: Mahboob Ali in Lahore
Today, I was delighted to receive and email from a Pakistani artist Mahboob Ali with a few images of his work. Mahboob Ali, is…