Living a healthy lifestyle

This is the first of the series of Health Blog posts I begin from January 1, 2012 to raise awareness amongst South Asians on different  Health issues of importance to them. PART ONE What comes to your mind by hearing of Healthy lifestyle ? Exactly, it is these four essentials along with some other things which together make [...]

Let’s celebrate for Peace–in South Asia and in the whole World

What a beautiful song with lyrics by Nida Fazili, music by Jagjit Singh, and  singers from India ( Jagjeet Singh, Sonu Nigam etc.), Pakistan ( Ghulam Ali, Mehdi Hasan, Iqbal Bano) and Bangladesh( Runa Laila), and rest of the World singing together for the New Year. Naya saal ho aisaa ab ke Rang bhare jeewan [...]

Let’s make 2012 a healthy year–A health blog series starting from Jan 01, 2012

I plan to start from the New Year 2012 a series of Blogs on Health issues named Let’s make 2012 a Healthy Year. The blog series shall be target the South Asians, primarily living in their homelands, but could be useful to others living elsewhere. The need of the blog was felt primarily due relative [...]

Ghalib ka pata ( Ghalib’s address)

Who could’ve described Ghalib better than he himself. Hai aur bhi duniya mein sukhanwar bahut ache Kehte hain ke ghalib ka hai andaaz-e-bayaan aur. (There are many good poets in the world, but they say Ghalib’s style (( of poetry) is different)  And in humour narrates his notoriety : Ho goya koi aisa bhi jo [...]

Food for thought & Merry Christmas

Come December and you see that along with the Christmas festivities, the spirit of philanthropy also gets an exponential rise. Santa Claus , the iconic person associated with Christmas and especially with ‘gifts’ for the children are seen standing at various locales collecting charity—be it money, toys, chocolates, food items. Writing a letter to Santa [...]

Continuation of a joint heritage

Published in Aman Ki Asha , in TheNews on December 14, 2011. http://amankiasha.com/detail_news.asp?id=584 Ilmana Fasih recounts some examples of the ‘Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb’ and centuries’ old, peaceful coexistence beyond religious divides An otherwise sane looking person I met at a party recently started to spew venom laced with conspiracy theories about “Hindu Muslim animosity”. To top [...]

Call me an Indian Pakistani, please

Part of it published later in Express Tribune: http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/9658/call-me-an-indian-pakistani/ My way of prayer for Peace  between India and Pakistan, today-December 18, 2011. I thank everyone who bothered to comment on my blog ‘An Indian moves to Pakistan’  in Express Tribune Blog ( December 9, 2011), and gave their input, be it positive or negative. I [...]

An Indian who moves to Pakistan

Published in @ExpressTribune Blog on December 9, 2011 This blog post is a response to an article published in The Express Tribune by Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy titled:“Deepening the Pakistan-India divide.” Hence I address this to him. Sir, I know exactly how you feel. I have been feeling the same every year for the last 20 [...]

Tansen, the legend.

Tansen, the father of Hindustani Music, was a music genius since early childhood. He became a court musician and one of the nine gems of Emperor Akbar. He not only composed music, but wrote the lyrics too. Impressed by his exceptional musical talent he was given the title of Miyan Tansen by the Emperor Akbar. [...]

Look beyond Veena…

I have no business to morally judge her on her picture in the magazine. The picture had too many comparisons and contrasts to ignore. What is surprising is the satire that many have missed while gazing at the curves. The exposed Veena represents the allegedly exposed network  links in Pakistan. And the tattoo on the [...]