The lost son of Lahore—–Shaheed Bhagat Singh By Shreya Ray It is an uncanny coincidence that Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Khan Kasuri, the magistrate who signed the death warrant of Bhagat Singh, was killed, more than 40 years later, at the same spot as the 23-year-old freedom fighter. The roundabout in Shadman Colony, Lahore—where the execution [...]
Archive for January, 2012
10 Jan
“Jashan-e-Faiz” Indo-Pak poetry flows under Faiz’s benevolent umbrella/ By Rashmi Talwar
Published on Front page Magazine in Kashmir Times on January 1st 2012 “Jashan-e-Faiz” Centenary Celebration of Faiz Ahmed Faiz Day –I Indo-Pak poetry flows under Faiz’s benevolent umbrella By Rashmi Talwar Were I to compare, the Urdu-Punjabi poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, one of the greatest poets of the subcontinent –it would be to a [...]
1 Jan
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 15,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many [...]
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