By: Batool Zehra KARACHI: The early morning session on emerging writers may not have commanded the kind of crowd that was seen thronging George Galloway’s talk or the book launches for the more established Pakistani English novelists. But those who had rushed their Sunday morning breakfast (or skipped it altogether) were in for a treat. […]
By: Zaib Azkaar Hussain Karachi: The team of Tehrik-e-Niswan led by Sheema Kirmani stole the show at KLF by doing perfect dramatic reading of one of the plays written by renowned author Intizar Husain. Intizar Hussain, who himself was present as chief guest at the event, appreciated the team and said that he had written […]
KARACHI: The much awaited and highly anticipated exhibition ‘Labyrinth of reflections: the art of Rashid Rana 1992 – 2012’ opened at the Mohatta Palace Museum on Sunday. Expected to run for 12 months, ‘Labyrinth of reflections’ showcases Rana’s works from the past two decades, his growth as a painter in the early days to becoming […]
By: Zaib Azkaar Hussain Karachi: It’s ironic that the poets of the classical Urdu literature era were never restrained from expressing their bold poetic views and no one ever questioned their honesty of purpose regarding their works, but the writers of present times are facing great hardships on the issue of freedom of expression. These […]
By: Asad Farooq KARACHI: The three-day Karachi Literary Festival (KLF) gathered the literary class of the metropolis on the second day through its remarkable interactive sessions, including roundtable discussions, book launching ceremonies, readings and other programmes. Several sessions were organised on the second day of the festival. Internationally regarded authors and intellectuals shared their views […]
Major group paintings exhibition of Pakistani artists is in progress at the Indonesian National Gallery Central Jakarta and drawing good crowd including Pakistani community members. According to a message received here from Jakarta, the group art show titled “A Glimpse in to Pakistani Art Works” has been organised by Pakistan Embassy. The exhibition got underway […]
Some of the sheen has been taken off the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) due to circumstances beyond its control. A rash of cancellations from Indian participants has left the festival, now in its fourth year, without some of its biggest draws. Author Shobhaa De, who was also at the KLF last year, said she could […]
HYDERABAD, Feb 14: Describing Sirajul Haq Memon as a renowned scholar and author, speakers at a condolence reference said on Thursday that research must be conducted on the personality and literary works of Mr Memon for the benefit of the new generation. They said Mr Memon had great love and affection towards Sindh, its language […]
KARACHI: Despite an unexpected pull-out of distinguished Indian poet and filmmaker Gulzar, the three-day fourth Karachi Literature Festival beginning at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Friday promises a lot for the country’s book lovers and art buffs. (Click here for an exclusive coverage of the festival) Like the previous three editions of the festival, this […]
Ammar Shahbazi Intizar Husain is one of those rare writers who make efforts to spread misconceptions about themselves, said Shamim Hanfi, a New Delhi-based literary critic. Delivering a lecture titled ‘An unparalleled literary master: Intizar Husain’ at the Arts Council on Wednesday, Hanfi said, “Nobody has worked so hard to distort the interpretation of his […]
KARACHI: Leading Indian poet Gulzar, who won an Oscar for writing song lyrics for the smash hit movie “Slumdog Millionaire”, has pulled out of the Karachi Literary festival at the last minute, organisers said Wednesday. Syed Ahmed Shah, one of the organisers of the Karachi Literature Festival, confirmed Gulzar had pulled out – just two […]
Faiz Ahmed Faiz would have turned 102 years old yesterday. In his absence, the world has changed. Pakistan has changed. And yet, his memory remains a constant amongst the people. Those close to him remember him as a multi-faceted man who became the voice of a generation through the power of his poetry and his […]
ISLAMABAD: On the surface, the Pakistan-Swedish artist Ubaid Syed and the Swedish artist Ivan Joern never met. But displayed together, their paintings have a strange harmony that intrigues the viewer, as observed at the latest exhibition at Nomad Gallery on Wednesday. Syed paints nature albeit with a bizarre and melancholic twist. Dark Hues of blue, […]
By Peerzada Salman KARACHI: The Sufi shrines culture appeals to the artist community for several reasons, most of which have to do with the spiritual facet of existence. Not many art lovers, and even artists themselves, realise that it is the physical side of things which, at least initially, draws them to the shrine milieu. […]
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