Articles with tag: land

Europe and the Film Culture

noman siddiqui Apr 7, 2008 interacts: 38

Despite the speculated aggressive reactions, the film “Fitna” was released on the Internet on March 27, 2008.

Mediocre vs. Mediocre

Khalid Bhatti Feb 8, 2008 interacts: 6

As expected the report by Scotland Yard on Benazir Bhutto investigation came up with nothing helpful. Now what remains to be seen is the reaction of Pakistan People’s Party.

Leaders, Heroes and Mountains

Shantanu Dutta Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 9

He (Sir Admund Hillary) was not a sahib who came, conquered and left having had his adventure in the hills. He established and sustained a lasting bond with the Sherpa people of the Himalayas.

Taking a Gandhian Approach to Avenging the Horrors of Singur and Nandigram

mehul kamdar Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 8

In Singur and Nandigram, poor farmers have easily been displaced from their lands, beaten, killed and driven out by a combined force of Communist cadres and the local police.

Notes from the Sunderbans

Veeresh Malik Apr 13, 2007 interacts: 8

Same place, different times. And now we are told that they may vanish below the surface of the Bay of Bengal in the next few years.

Our Tolerance of Comical Illusions

Faris Kasim Apr 5, 2007 interacts: 7

The only superpower in the world claims that it is fulfilling its majority’s wishes but does exactly the opposite. A third-world plutocratic state wishes to better its citizens living standard by investing in a policy that benefits only a privileged

This Really Gets My Goat

Shandana Minhas Jan 22, 2007 interacts: 169

As the outcry against the Pakistani governments plan to mine the Durand Line grows, I am reminded of the title of a Ray Bradbury novel published in 1985, Death Is A Lonely Business. Death is a lonely business. Step on an anti-personnel landmine, and it

Guess who is staying for a Thai dinner?

Bhaskar Dasgupta Sep 20, 2006 interacts: 21

Since 1992, after widespread protests, democratic rule was established and it seemed that the time has come for liberal democracy to come into play in this idyllic South-East Asian country. But on September 19th 2006, the military came back and is now ru

Karachi Back in Business

Adeel Khan Dec 21, 2005 interacts: 3

Cricket teams were wary of Karachi after the 2002 bomb blasts. But now the melting pot of Pakistan is back on the international cricket map

History Does Repeat Itself in Pakistan

Asad A Shah Oct 4, 2005 interacts: 22

A gory tale of how each government, be it the so called ’democratic’ or a dictator in the guise of democracy, all have one agenda- to stick to power at any and all costs.

Immigrant

Ali Hashmi Jun 12, 2005 interacts: 30

Immigrating (or returning) is an intensely personal decision that is based on a myriad of factors, most of them unique to each individual. Most of us, though, wonder, from time to time, how things might have been had we taken another fork in the road of l

Standing in the Fields

Bina Shah Apr 9, 2004 interacts: 11

The rest of the world wants to grow wings and fly
We only want to grow roots deep within the soil,
Where we belong.