The Creator of Legends

Sunil K Poolani May 17, 2005 interacts: 9

An obituary... one of the greatest writers the world has ever produced. And what raised him to that pedestal is

Such Anais Journey!

Farzana Versey Mar 7, 2005 interacts: 47

How many of us women can accept the verdict of being the 'Madonna of St. Clitoris' or the 'Venus with an over-bite'? Anais Nin could

Parveen Babi Passed Away

Mohammad Gill Feb 7, 2005 interacts: 7

Parveen was a glamorous actress who brought charm and unique attraction to the Bollywood film screen. The first time I saw her was in Kranti.

Jacques Derrida, Founder of Deconstruction, is Dead

Mohammad Gill Nov 12, 2004 interacts: 4

..Make it your last question because it sends deconstruction into paroxysm of rage. Yet the theory of deconstruction was the rage...

Bulleh Shah

Umair Raja Sep 12, 2004 interacts: 67

A man, whose writings - barely understood, even by those who speak his language - contain, amongst them, such enlightening

The Nuclear Father

Mansoor Ahmed Apr 27, 2004 interacts: 39

Under Munir’s dedicated leadership, Pakistan’s nuclear programme developed into a multi-faceted and dynamic center of science and technology, both on the peaceful and deterrence sides.

Mehreen Jabbar

Laila Kazmi Dec 21, 2003 interacts: 11

To Mehreen experimenting with a story is one of the most interesting parts of creating a play.

Ahmed Rushdi

Anis Shakur Oct 25, 2003 interacts: 9

The journey which Rushdi had started from Mehdi Zaheer’s ’Bunder Road’ in 1954 had ended at Azar Hafiz’s ’Aanay walo

Death Be Not Proud

Ali Hashmi Oct 23, 2003 interacts: 16

It was close to midnight when I found out that Mani had died.

Runa Laila

Anis Shakur Oct 18, 2003 interacts: 20

Life is music

A Student Remembers a Great Teacher

Omar R Quraishi Oct 4, 2003 interacts: 229

As a university teacher of a popular seminar class, or as a key speaker in a teach-in, Edward Said had this ability to establish a

Greatest Indians

Bhaskar Dasgupta Sep 28, 2003 interacts: 11

Ideally speaking, the Bharat Ratna award should give a list of the greatest Indians, but I was rather disappointed with it, it doesn’t fit into

The Death of Edward Said -- A tribute

Malik S Khar Sep 28, 2003 interacts: 193

Palestinians have lost a spokesperson, Columbia University has lost a Professor, the music world has lost an accomplished pianist and I have lost a mentor.