Category: Arts
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…
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…
Apes (‘Non-Human Person’) Find Peace Through Painting in Florida Retirement Center
One of the apes worked alongside Clint Eastwood, others acted in the remake of sci-fi…
SITUATION in INDIA: Sweetest Song Tell of Saddest Thought (Video)
IRSHAD SALIM — I’ll be telegraphic: For weeks now, I’ve been sharing with a young…
Changing Faces of Pakistan: ‘Drum Circle’ in Islamabad
DESPARDES — Some 3 to 4 dozen Pakistani enthusiasts gather in a courtyard in capital…