Asif Noorani

IN MEMORIAM: DOWN MELODY LANE

Bulbul-i-Pakistan Nayyara Noor passed away on August 20 but she has left behind a treasure trove of her melodious render... Published 28 Aug, 2022 04:24am

FICTION/ NON-FICTION: THE UNFINISHED PREMCHAND

A publication of the incomplete last novel of the giant of Hindi/ Urdu literature tantalises and grips, but leaves the reader Updated 20 Jun, 2022 01:57pm

POETRY: THE POET BEYOND BORDERS

Two economists from Pakistan and India delve into the intellectual aspects of Ghalib’s Urdu poetry and offer a primer for a... Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:06am

IN MEMORIAM: THE SOUNDSCAPE OF LATA

The Nightingale of South Asia, Lata Mangeshkar, passed away on February 6. Her career spanned almost six decades and her... Published 13 Feb, 2022 09:33am

Before the railway stopped circulating

AS I read about the revival of KCR my mind races back to the early 60s when there was no bridge over the Lyari River... Published 17 Oct, 2021 06:38am

NON-FICTION: A GALAXY OF MUSIC LEGENDS

Transcriptions of interviews conducted with the Subcontinent’s greatest musicians provide fascinating insights and anecdotes... Published 22 Aug, 2021 07:03am

PROFILE: FIRED UP FOR POTTERY

Nabahat Lotia’s love for pottery drove her to learn how the art is practised in different cultures. Now she is on a mission to Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

Dilip Kumar: an actors’ actor

The legendary thespian was the yardstick by which the performances of all other actors in the Sub-continent were judged. Published 08 Jul, 2021 11:08am

OBITUARY: Dilip: an actors’ actor

DILIP Kumar, who passed away on Wednesday in Mumbai at the age of 98, was the yardstick by which the performances of... Published 08 Jul, 2021 07:49am

NON-FICTION: TRAVELLING WITH A SCHOLAR

A collection of travelogues that rises above the genre because of the author’s immense knowledge of what he writes about... Published 27 Dec, 2020 07:04am

NON-FICTION: WOMEN OF SONG

A recent book explores the lives of select female singers of Pakistan to gain insight into the country’s sociology and its... Updated 07 Sep, 2020 04:24pm

IN MEMORIAM: THE CHARM OF SABIHA KHANUM

The daughter of stage actors, Sabiha Khanum is rightly remembered by her peers and audiences as a superb actress who got Published 28 Jun, 2020 06:56am

NON-FICTION: AINEE AND HER FIRES

Jameel Akhtar’s book on the towering literary icon Qurratulain Hyder showcases years of diligent research... Published 07 Jun, 2020 06:55am

STUDIO: ALONE BUT NOT LONELY

For once, Nahid Raza’s perennial subjects — women — don’t look angry and defiant. They come across as cool, calm and collected... Published 31 May, 2020 01:36pm

SPOTLIGHT: HASEENA IN LOCKDOWN

Eminent playwright Haseena Moin is presently in the process of penning her memoirs, taking advantage of being locked Published 17 May, 2020 04:54am

SPOTLIGHT: THE GENTLEMAN OF SHOWBIZ

Film and TV software mogul Satish Anand is largely considered to be a thorough professional who expects the same levels Published 26 Apr, 2020 06:04am

NON-FICTION: COMMENDABLE, LEAVING MUCH TO BE DESIRED

A hefty tome that surveys literature on the megalopolis of Karachi could have done with more rigour and better fact... Published 05 Apr, 2020 06:27am

SPOTLIGHT: ‘MUSIC, MUSIC ABOVE ALL’

Holding the Karachi chapter of the All Pakistan Music Conference for 17 years continously is no mean feat. Published 22 Mar, 2020 06:49am

SPOTLIGHT: THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER

Yousuf Kerai may not be from a traditional gharana but he plays the tabla with the same degree of proficiency and style. Published 15 Mar, 2020 08:57am

ANTHOLOGY: REMEMBERING JALLIANWALA BAGH

A compendium of prose fiction and poetic responses to the most barbaric colonial-era massacre in the Subcontinent... Published 23 Feb, 2020 07:06am