By Darwaish Who doesn’t remember Uncle Sargam, Haiga, and Maasi Museebatay? Like so many others, I grew up with all of them. And what wonderful memories they still are. Last week, I was looking for Angan Tehra, an old PTV drama serial, in one of the famous Hall Road markets when I saw CDs of […]
By S A J Shirazi Salman Rashid’s “Jhelum: City of the Vitastaâ€Â? is a worthy, lively, and very well-researched book that entertains as well as informs. It richly succeeds in uncovering the truth about the name of the ancient town and smashing unfounded legends while bringing an evolution vividly to life in the process. Where […]
Mast Qalandar Pakistan, like every other culture, has its share of folklore. In fact, a very generous share — particularly of the love tales. Folklore is a mixture of beliefs, facts and fiction. The stories are told and retold by successive generations, embellished by poets, sung and celebrated by common folks and enacted and filmed […]
