The Looming Death Of Naqashi
By Aown Ali
Brush moves in a careful direction and fine lines emerge painting a bunch of jasmine on a turquoise surface. This is Naqashi, a delicate art...
The doom of Multani Kashigari
By Aown Ali
Located in the suburbs of Multan, about 10 km from the main city at Bahawalpur road, Ustad Alam Institute of Blue Pottery is...
Heer and Ranjha Continue to Inspire lovers
By Aown Ali
Rickshawala agreed in 60 rupees to drop me at the shrine of Heer, locally known as Darbar Mai Heer, located off Jhang-Fasilabad...
Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi: A Lifetime Spent For Balochi Language
Perhaps the treasure of words for humans, a language, is the greatest means of communication or to pass on the social, civil, political as well...
Ashiq Buzdar: The Poet Who Rebelled Against The Lahore Throne
At a few kilometers from Fazilpur in southern Punjab is the village of Chah Mahre Wala. Here lives the renowned Seraiki poet and activist,...