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Belong to a conservative family of UP, brought up and educated in East Pakistan, worked in Middle East for over two decades, now living in Canada with my family. Presently, dealing in Real Estate in the Greater Toronto Area as a Realtor.Enjoy reading literature and history. Love classic music, both Indian and western. Play golf and love walking.Have a natural ear for languages.Speak Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Arabic and Persian.
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Awaaz Dey KahaaN Hay
Banjaara May 6, 2006 interacts: 160 Views: 11348Despite his laidback demeanor and conservative background Naushad was an innovator, risk taker and a perfectionist. He introduced Qawwali and Bhajan into film music along with western orchestra, church and choir music
Zwingli’s Zurich
Banjaara Jul 15, 2004 interacts: 36 Views: 7086Looking eastward between the cobbled lanes across the Limmat river up into the mountains, I found my self gazing at a pair of minaret like towers that looked incongruous in the heart of Christian Europe...
Dancing Dervishes
Banjaara Jul 29, 2003 interacts: 25 Views: 5417Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi founded the sufi order in the 13th century which practiced tolerance, forgiveness and enlightenment. Seven hundred years later the practice continues in Turkey.
Turkish Delight
Banjaara Jul 15, 2003 interacts: 18 Views: 4093The PA system came to life with the announcement that the plane was landing in Istanbul shortly and the passengers were reminded to fasten seat belts and remain seated on their seats
The Peshawar Rhapsody
Banjaara Jan 13, 2003 interacts: 26 Views: 7563the most exciting city of Pakistan for its ancient ambience and romantic history of the proud pathan tribesmen who repulsed all attackers
Banjaara
- Articles on Chowk: 5
- First article: Jan 13, 2003
- Latest article: Jul 17, 2007
- Times read on Chowk: 35507
