KARACHI: There is never a dull moment when Zia Mohyeddin is in his element. Despite the age factor, when it comes to reading out passages, that too from his own book, he can make the audience enjoy the finer points of prose without sounding stilted. This is exactly what he did on Sunday prior to […]
By: Saeed Akhtar KARACHI: Gone are the days when artists were a pitied lot, and art as a profession was reserved for a certain class. Pakistani artists — both maestros and young saplings — are now making inroads into international galleries and some of the world’s most glamorous homes. “Back in our days, it would […]
By: Sarfaraz Memon SUKKUR: Renowned folk singer Ameeran Begum Manganhar, popularly known as Sindhi Geetan Ji Rani, was laid to rest in Bahar Shah Graveyard, near Yaroo Lund in Ghotki district on Saturday. She was suffering from breast cancer and breathed her last late on Friday, at her house in village Sahib Lund. Ameeran Begum […]
PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Governor, Barrister Masood Kausar has said the cultural sector in the province deserves the importance it carries in any egalitarian society and there is a need that the society itself should move vigorously to promote cultural activities on positive and constructive lines and ensure cultural growth in an amicable way. He […]
By Sher Khan LAHORE: Acclaimed author and translator Musharraf Ali Farooqi has been touring across Pakistan, promoting his new novel, Between Clay and Dust, an intertwined story about a wrestler, Ustad Ramzi, and a courtesan Gohar Jan, both in the twilight of their lives. In a tete-a-tete with The Express Tribune, Farooqi — who made […]
Peerzada Salman KARACHI: A book titled Kitabein Apne Aaba Ki by eminent broadcaster Raza Ali Abidi was launched at the Arts Council Karachi on Tuesday. Speaking on how the idea of the book came about, Mr Abidi said in 1975-76, while working for the BBC, he presented a proposal to his bosses that the relatively […]
Peerzada Salman Karachi: If you are an artist, Pakistani artist at that, it is almost impossible not to get influenced by Sindh’s rich cultural history. The 5,000-year-old civilisation attracts artists’ attention like moth to flames. One of the many noteworthy features of Sindh’s historicity is its architectural heritage. Be it the Makli tombs or the […]
LONDON: This year, the Hay Festival celebrates its 25th year. This annual gathering of writers was described by Bill Clinton as “the Woodstock of the mind”, and brings together a host of well-known authors and journalists from around the world to discuss a wide range of ideas. Spread over 10 days, it is located next […]
ISLAMABAD: A group of eight female artists have put on display their innovative techniques of various forms of visual art at Jharoka Art Gallery. Zahra Kazmi, Tayyiba Aziz, Firdous Butt, Riffat Aara Baig, Shahnaz Akram, Samina Fasil, Shehila Anjum and Mamoona Humayn have exhibited a collection of around 32 paintings that deal with different aspects […]
THIS is apropos of the report (May 7) by Bhagwandas about the lukewarm attitude of the Department of Culture towards illegal construction being carried out within the premises of Pucca Qilla, Hyderabad. Plight of all other archaeological sites in Sindh, from the Tomb of Adam Shah at Sukkur to the Chawkhandi tombs at Karachi, is […]
By Aroosa Shaukat Musharraf Farooqi discusses his novel on a wrestler’s life and his indulgences. LAHORE: “Between Clay and Dust started off as an attempt to explore the life of a pehlewan (wrestler). The novel is intended to capture the relationship between a pehlewan and a tawaaif (courtesan),” said Musharraf Farooqi introducing the lead characters […]
Ayesha Shahid ISLAMABAD: These days, Manto is in the air. And in a quest to celebrate Manto’s centenary, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) put up a rendition of his short story Ten rupees on Wednesday in a simple but effective production. Directed by Sabir Khan and written by Arshad Chohan, the play took […]
KARACHI: An exhibition of artworks by Shanzay Subzwari, Saadia Shahid, Nazar ul Islam, Rabia Dawood, Zohaib Khan, Tahir A. Bhatti and Ali Abrar opens at Grandeur gallery on Wednesday at 5pm. The group show will remain open till June 10, daily from 11am to 8pm. Dawn
Lahore: A strong selection of works by Pakistani and other major South Asian artists are being put at the annual summer sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art on June 7 in New Bond Street, London. The auction has been arranged by Bonhams 1793 Ltd, the world’s leading auction house in Pakistani art and […]
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