Congratulations to the people of Pakistan and India on the occasion of their Independence-day celebrations; August 14 for Pakistan and August 15 for India. It was in August 1947 that a truncated India attained freedom, after some 200 years of British rule. The partition of India and Pakistan resulted in the death of nearly two …
Toppling statues
In 1859, Charles Dickens’ A Tale Of Two Cities opened with “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was …
The Milk of Human Kindness
We are living through unprecedented times, trying to accept and acclimatize ourselves to a way of life none of us could even have imagined just a few weeks ago. “Way of life” is not the same for everyone. It would take a great deal of empathy on our part to appreciate what another person might …
Enrapturing eyes
Last week I had commented on a nazm (poem) by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, extolling the beauty of eyes. A friend wrote to inquire if the nazm was in fact, not a love poem but a protest lyric since its latter verses continue along the lines that: … Aur bhi dukh hai zamaane mein muhabbat ke …
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