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Articles with tag: shah

Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema

Mayank AustenSoofi   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 20

His skin color is not fair; his acting skills are too loud; he is less muscled than neighborhood gym boys; and he is rumored to be gay! How did this Khan become a Sultan?

From Lahore with Love

Mohammad A Shaikh   Sep 23, 2007

Collection of poems written in Lahore, somewhat inspired by the Baba Bulleh Shah, one of the first modern poets of the Sub-Continent.

150 Years: Recounting Untold History

M B Qasmi   Apr 27, 2007   interacts: 56

This May of year 2007 is making 150 years of those untold stories of the heroes of the India’s war of freedom.

1857 and the Lessons of 150 Years

mehul kamdar   Oct 29, 2006   interacts: 333

There is no reason why people should continue to suffer because thieves and manipulators succeeded in dividing them so decisively 150 years ago.

The Prophet and the Cartoonist

Shahid Mahmood   Feb 12, 2006   interacts: 3

The Danish cartoon was a faulty pin, straining on the lid of a simmering pressure-cooker.

Heidi Fleiss and Shahrukh Khan – Spot the Difference!

Farzana Versey   Feb 6, 2006   interacts: 86

Will Heidi’s male brothel empower women? In Shahrukh’s film why does the woman submit to a ghost only when he transforms into a look-alike of her husband? Why has it now become our overarching ambition to reveal liberalism mostly through the l

Elections and Security Certificates…Rhetorically Speaking

Shahid Mahmood   Jan 21, 2006   interacts: 5

Sarmite Bulte is asking for my vote when Canada goes to the polls on January 23 so that she can “continue to work on your behalf'. These past couple of years has seen no indication of her “working for me”. Voters need to move beyond part

Amrita Pritam

Umair Raja   May 15, 2005   interacts: 369

Today, I call Waris Shah, “Speak from inside your grave”
And turn, today, the book of love’s next affectionate page

Cave-men of Rawalpindi

Shahzad Raza   Oct 14, 2004   interacts: 22

Former Kashmiri landlords are living miserable lives in caves in Rawalpindi

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