Umair Raja
Jasmines in Colorado (final part) Dec 31, 1969
Nothing in life had prepared me for the past four months. The highs and the lows; the excitement and the pains; and most of all, the truths and the lies. I feel like an amateur caught in a world made for professionals...
Jasmines in Colorado (part 2 of 3) Dec 31, 1969
A week has passed since her last concert. On my insistence, she finally agrees to show me where she lives. We decide against the bus and take a slow twenty minute walk to her place.
Jasmines in Colorado (part 1 of 3) Dec 31, 1969
Mujh say pehli see mohabbat mairay mehboob na maang
Farewell Dec 31, 1969
Now, I sit alone; a broken man
Wanting you back in my life again
O’! How much I long to hold your hand
Amrita Pritam Dec 31, 1969
Today, I call Waris Shah, “Speak from inside your grave”
And turn, today, the book of love’s next affectionate page
The Falcon’s Hearth Dec 31, 1969
'Speak! for your lips are free,' as a bird
Speak! if you don't, you'll never be heard
Bulleh Shah Dec 31, 1969
A man, whose writings - barely understood, even by those who speak his language - contain, amongst them, such enlightening and powerful Sufianic philosophies that even Smith, Voltaire, Rosseau, Kant et. al. would have been proud to claim them, as their ow
Twilight of a Passionate Love Affair Dec 31, 1969
O Canada!...Our home and native land!...True patriot love in all thy sons command……
Karo-Kari Dec 31, 1969
How can the plight of a hunted bird...a falcon understand?
Tears of a Broken Heart Dec 31, 1969
May you never be, in your lover’s arms
Promise Me Dec 31, 1969
Each day I feel you next to me ...
Parveen and Asad Dec 31, 1969
She is considered by many to be the best Urdu poet of this generation. She is considered by everyone to be one of the best female Urdu poets of all time.
Translating Ghalib - A Tribute, An Effort Dec 31, 1969
On a cold December night, on the the shores of Lake Ontario...
Book: Kartography Dec 31, 1969
It was an unexceptional moment, but, lord how he smiled when he watched me watch a ladybird take flight.
Three Arguments Against a War Dec 31, 1969
As America prepares for war, I want to present three arguments for peace:
Book: Gandhi`s Passion Dec 31, 1969
In this brilliantly researched book, Wolpert starts his description of Gandhi as someone having, "often contradictory behavior." He ends it by calling Gandhi, "the greatest Indian since the fifth-century B.C. "Enlightened One," the Buddha." After reading
Book: The Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan Dec 31, 1969
This book is a must-read for all Pakistanis who want to explore a line of argument, different from the standard Two Nation Theory arguments, on the identity of their nation. It is also a must read for all Indians who are interested in the history of the I
India’s Potential Lose-Lose-Lose Scenario Dec 31, 1969
India may actually be helping Pakistan in the long run, not harming it, with its current war hysteria
add to my favorite writers 
