Mumbai's Farida Khanum Fiasco
aakar patel Nov 2, 2007 interacts: 8Pakistani singer Farida Khanum sang in Mumbai on Friday night for the first time in her 72 years at a concert memorable also for being
Curse of Arranged or Forced Marriages
Moiz Ansari Oct 30, 2007 interacts: 89He is from a “good” family or biradri! The girl might be given a chance to look at her future groom once if the parents
Of No Importance
kashkin dabruski Oct 29, 2007 interacts: 4
I need to move,
To some other place
Away from all this mayhem
Are we free?
MVJ Simon Oct 29, 2007 interacts: 3
To speak without fear of judgment
To write without pangs of guilt
Voice from Waziristan
Khalid Bhatti Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 68Today on 28th October, 2007 I woke up to the horror stories of killing and beheading of thirteen people in Swat, Pakistan.
The Guava Woman’s Crèche
Lokhi Menon Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 2
Remembering sweet-tartness, salivating,
People taste them with their eyes.
A matronly woman stoops and buys.
Dice
Sadia Rauf Oct 26, 2007 interacts: 3
Lock that gaze
Lace with an uncanny wisdom, a bitter taste.
Indian Exceptionalism: Colonial Stereotypes and Postcolonial Realities
Rohit Chopra Oct 26, 2007 interacts: 96Indian exceptionalism manifests itself as nationalist, chauvinist, and fundamentalist sentiment, often mingling unhealthily with other kinds of closed-minded imperatives.
Translation: Two Poems of Mirabai
Ravi Kopra Oct 23, 2007 interacts: 6Mirabai was a 16th century mystical poetess. The object of her devotional poetry is the Hindu Lord Krishna.
The Durrani Family Saga
Muhammad Tariq Oct 20, 2007 interacts: 1The poor in Pakistan must be given an alternate to the clergy to take them out from the spiral of ignobility in which they are
Stand firm
MVJ Simon Oct 20, 2007 interacts: 0
When the battle rages within
between ethics and greed
Don't ever give in
And give up what you value most
Terra Cotta Soldiers
kashkin dabruski Oct 20, 2007 interacts: 0
In thousands, they departed
To defend, to extend
The Becoming of Knight
kashkin dabruski Oct 18, 2007 interacts: 0
Long time ago,
They shed blood
For religion and for glory
A tribute: To Revathy Gopal
Lokhi Menon Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 5
We talked just once on the phone
I, the hopeful poet,
you, established and acknowledged,
friendly, kind and encouraging.
The Karachi Brides
Anum Ali Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 5
We have a package out here; culture, art and means of transportation.
The Keys
kashkin dabruski Oct 11, 2007 interacts: 1
Invite me back
My home and mountains
Let me remain sane
So I can converse again
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