Broken-Hearts, Dream-Filled eyes

You see them everywhere. You see them on the roadside begging, or in a waste dump collecting worthy trash, or bringing you hot cooked food

The King’s Gambit: Chapter 5 (The Diplomat)

Carl Davis had just lost one group of swing votes in his home state. He was going to make sure he did not lose the

Brocade

Like a worm they have crept inside my perfect daughter’s heart and mind

The Good, the Bad and the Anxiety

Can’t we make choices about how to lead our lives without someone out there thinking that we are breaking a religious or cultural law? Who

On Being an Ex-Expatriate

What’s it like to come back to Pakistan? An ex-expatriate speaks.

When Romantic Love Does Not Mature

Since intimate relationships bring out the best and worst in all of us it is important to know what hurdles people have to cross to

The New Beginning

My story is the story of many thousands of other people on both sides of the line. I regard myself lucky in one way that

Corporal Punishment

The moment a child is admitted to school, he or she starts serving a sentence of corporal punishment and verbal abuse. No doubt, every child

Wagah and Thandi Hawa

Kahan Se Aap Zamaney Ke Bad Aye Hain

When I first saw her she was about fifteen. I was in Senior Cambridge. We lived in a Catholic hostel where it was compulsory to

The Riverbank

Mahmood felt as if he was choking. Choking in the polluted environment of our society.

Why Did Led Zeppelin Name the Song Kashmir?

A tongue-in-cheek look at a song that is ostensibly related to South Asia ...

My Identity

So, what is my identity?

An Eyewitness’ Account of Death, Horror And Misery

The enormity of the quake had still not hit us

Deprivation

This is my story. Leave me and you die

Half a Night

...you bleed her bits and call her a bitch? Roll over, dog.