It is quite clear — and totally understandable — that the poor ganDerri or gaNNa (sugarcane) does not elicit the type of interest or reaction that, for example, aam (mango) does.
But let me stick with the topic just one more day. This is partly because I really like ganDerri at least as much as aam. […]
Adil Najam
What is the most appropriate word for ‘GanDeri’ in English?
I have puzzled over this for long and asked a number of friends. The best I got was ’sugarcane cut-piece’; where ‘cut-piece’ is itself a peculiar Pakistani-ism, if not Pinglish.
Both photographs have been blogged from Flickr.com. The one with the boy enjoying a ganDeri […]
Adil Najam
There has recently been a confluence of murmurs (and shouts) from different quarters that leads one to think that change may be brewing in Pakistani politics.
I am not suggesting that the actual political apparatus in Pakistan is about to change. It might; but probably not just yet. What does seem to be changing, however, […]
By Bilal Zuberi
How could one read about Fifty Fifty on ATP and not think of the guy who probably ranks among the top masters of Pakistani television comedy: Moeen Akhtar. (Read an interview with Moeen Akhtar, here).
Moeen Akhtar, a young skinny man from Karachi, started his career in 1966 with a variety show, and before […]
Adil Najam
Jansher Khan was the last of the great ‘Squash Khans’ of Pakistan.
He was not the greatest by any stretch; that would have to be either Jehangir or Hashim But he was the last. And as if that wasn’t dubious distinction enough; one can now also say that he is the most disgraced (and disgraceful) […]
By S A J Shirazi
The twin villages Ucchali and Dhadhar are the place to be for those who seek happiness in being close to the raw nature and to find the most alluring and fascinating places off the beaten track.
To travel as a person interested in nature (as if there were other ways to travel) […]
Adil Najam
I am not sure how ATP readers will react to this, but let me say that I have been totally mesmerized by this music and have had it on auto-repeat play for the last three days.
But, first let me thank Zeeshan Suhail, on whose blog I found this wonderful fusion/jazz band called Brook’s Qawwali […]
