Books in Brief
Lahore: 101 Tales of a Fabled City
By Abdul Majid Sheikh
The latest collection of writings on the city of Lahore by the renowned journalist, Lahore: 101 Tales of a Fabled City, captures the history, culture, architecture and the nuanced beauty of the metropolis. This must-read chronicle of the ancient city is compiled from selected columns of the author that appeared in various news publications.
Memoirs: The Untold Story of India’s Oldest Muslim Industrial Family
By Humayun Naseer Shaikh
This book is a veritable collection of anecdotes about the rise and rise of what the writer and accomplished businessmen Humayun Naseer Shaikh calls “India’s oldest Muslim industrial family”. The author traces his family’s industrial roots to his grandfather Shaikh Mian Muhammad Ismail, who established a factory in 1901. The memoir-cum-history book looks at the challenges faced by the author’s family as they expand their business during politically tumultuous and economically-booming times in Pakistan.