Shaikh Aziz

Maestroremembered: Suhrab Faqir: the last of Su`ng school of music

He leaves behind a number of disciples in his typical Su`ng school of Sindhi music, and his departure is an... Published 01 Nov, 2009 12:00am

Food for thought: Flavour of the past

I was six when my father took me to Karachi in 1945. My father, a Khilafati mullah; me a child from the zig-zag... Published 06 Sep, 2009 12:00am

Tribute: The legendary maestro

Kafi is a classical form of Sufi poetry that originated in Sindh. Characterised by a devotional intensity in its... Published 05 Jul, 2009 12:00am

The legendary maestro

Ustad Allahdino Noonari sang kafis and elegies in Sindhi and Seraiki and also specialised in khayal singing. — File... Published 05 Jul, 2009 12:00am

Inmemoriam: When ghazal met grace

Coming from a family of rigid social customs, Iqbal Bano was an icon of the typical style of ghazal singing, making... Published 03 May, 2009 12:00am

When ghazal met grace

Photo by White Star Coming from a family of rigid social customs, Iqbal Bano was an icon of the typical style of... Published 03 May, 2009 12:00am

WILD LIFE: Fish out of water

Last week a couple of blind dolphins were found dead in two canals of the Sukkur Barrage system. The death of the ... Published 02 Jan, 2009 12:00am

Cover Story: True to his self till the last

Faiz Ahmad Faiz once said that great people did not grow like cereals. It takes generations to produce one. Most... Published 06 Sep, 2008 12:00am

Release of poisonous water imperils lives

ON Jan 21, the Sindh irrigation department started releasing poisonous water from Manchhar Lake, bringing back... Published 24 Jan, 2008 12:00am

‘Toothbrush trees’ under threat

Press reports about the indiscriminate felling of the Khabar (toothbrush) tree have sent shock waves across Sindh. A... Published 12 Apr, 2007 12:00am

Nisar Bazmi: accomplished music director

IN the death of Nisar Bazmi, students of music in Pakistan have lost an opportunity to benefit from the experience ... Published 28 Mar, 2007 12:00am

Allama Qasmi passes away

KARACHI: Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi, one of the last of the generation of freedom fighters and a scholar of Shah... Published 11 Dec, 2003 12:00am

Sachal Sarmast: voice against oppression

AMONG our mystic poets, Sachal Sarmast should be considered as one of the most outspoken. He lived in a very... Published 10 Nov, 2003 12:00am

Shahzadi goes to eternal sleep

THE versatile actress Shahzadi, who acted in films, television plays and radio dramas over a period of four decades,... Published 26 Apr, 2003 12:00am

Shahzadi goes to eternal sleep

THE versatile actress Shahzadi, who acted in films, television plays and radio dramas over a period of four decades,... Published 26 Apr, 2003 12:00am

KARACHI: The motive behind shifting

KARACHI, May 11: The federal government’s decision to wind up the Archaeological Department in Karachi and shift its... Published 12 May, 2002 12:00am

KARACHI: The motive behind shifting

KARACHI, May 11: The federal government’s decision to wind up the Archaeological Department in Karachi and shift its... Published 12 May, 2002 12:00am