Category: Arts

Turkish TV Serials Boost Quality of Domestic Productions in Pakistan

DESPARDES — Turkish TV exports to Pakistan have given rise to competition in the country…

SMALL Steps HUGE Impact (Videos)

INSIGHT — Last May, we bumped into few awesome videos and forwarded to our readers….

The Celestine Prophecy: And Here It Is 2020

ARUN DEAN — This novel discusses a Mayan sacred manuscript that was written around 600…

Indian Classical Singer’s Tribute to ‘Ghazal Queen’ Begum Akhtar: ‘Aye Mohabbat Tere Anjam Pe Rona Aaya’

DESPARDES — Renowned classical singer Shruti Sadolikar Katkar offered her tributes to subcontinent’s greatest classical…

John Lennon ‘Imagines’ One World, No Countries …Back in 1971

IRSHAD SALIM — Neither wars (under different pretexts) nor peace through the UN or bilateral,…

Don’t Cry For Me, We’re the Shirtless Ones

IRSHAD SALIM (Updated) — My 17-year-old assistant Shahbaz’s father Nawaz brought me some freshly grinded…

Social Distancing Unhinges This Boy’s Cravings For Fast Food

SoDATA — Observers say unless governments around the world stop Covid-19’s progression and relax social-distancing…

WATCH: The Day They Let Us Out Again — Like This Falcon, Chicken and Hen!

IRSHAD SALIM — On Mar 14, 2020 a falcon with mini camera on its back…

#Coronavirus: This Sad Pic, a Telling Poem and the Gaza Pic

INSIGHT: Coronavirus, Gaza, Palestine, Kashmir, India… all part of a larger contour we probably can’t…

Rich People Raising Quick Cash From Art Collections

Like corporations and consumers, many top-end art collectors have stepped up their borrowing given this…

THIS WEEK of March 2020: Alternative to Breaking News, Reports

US Envoy Visits ‘Charming Pakistan’ Show at Lahore Art Council, Urges People-to-People Contact to Improve Bilateral Ties

DESPARDES — USA wants people-to-people contact to further strengthen bilateral relations with Pakistan and explore…