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A New Gateway to An Old World 31 May 2013 | 05:01 pm
By Shahzada Irfan Ahmed Picture this. You enter the Walled City from Delhi Gate and find yourself in a ‘unique’ setting — one you are completely unfamiliar with. The Mughal era buildings you see on bo...
Pakistan’s Identity Battle Plays Out in Lahore 31 Mar 2013 | 10:40 pm
The battle for Pakistan’s identity is playing out in Lahore’s streets and – oddly, on its thoroughfares and intersections. On 23rd March, this year, a group of civil society representatives gathered a...
Iqbal Hussain: The agony and the ecstasy 24 Dec 2012 | 04:15 am
Iqbal Hussain’s new work reveals a darkly poignant preoccupation with death, an artistic crisis born of the violence in our midst. But this work may yet survive the changing cultural topography of Pak...
Early Lahore drawings to be auctioned soon 7 Sep 2012 | 10:47 am
By Raza: Two important 19th century drawings of Lahore European School signed by the artist inscribed in French verso – former dwelling of General Ventura – measure 51 cm x 39cm each. This is a rare p...
Lahore, how I love thee 27 Aug 2012 | 10:53 am
By ET: I may not have seen the whole world yet, But I have seen a lot of it. Sure, I left my heart in Paris, Yes I lost my self, Wandering the sloping streets of San Francisco True, my … Continue rea...
Lahore Architechture 7 Aug 2012 | 03:44 pm
Akbari Serai (built 1640s) The so-called Akbari Serai is an 470 by 365 meter courtyard situated between Jahangir’s Tomb to the east and Asaf Khan’s tomb to the west. Although commonly referred to as a...
Indian actor Shyama’s Arain roots in Lahore 18 Jul 2012 | 12:59 pm
By Ishtiaq Ahmed: For a legend to evolve, it needs people who for some emotional and psychological reasons need to associate themselves with an individual. The beautiful Indian film industry actress o...
Ayodhya, learn a lesson in peace from Lahore 10 Jul 2012 | 03:30 pm
Here is a lesson from history for those insisting that the Babri Mosque site be handed over to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad party who insist on building a temple in its place because they believe a Ram t...
Kamini Kaushal: Lahore is home 9 Jul 2012 | 03:20 pm
By Ishtiaq Ahmed: In spite of her 85 years, Kamini Kaushal was exceptionally eloquent as she shared her phenomenal down-the-memory-lane fund of stories about Lahore. As I continue probing the Lahore-...
Foodistan (Lahore, Pakistan) 4 Jul 2012 | 05:22 am
Irfan Rydhan Recently, I came back from a month long trip to Lahore – the culinary capital of Pakistan. Lahore, has a wide variety of cuisine, from fancy upscale Italian restaurants to the simple Paki...
