Category: Arts
Birds and Us
Excerpts from Jesse Russell’s book review at The Hedgehog Review: In his recent work Birds…
How To…
Honorary contributors to DesPardes: Adil Khan, Ajaz Ahmed, Anwar Abbas, Arif Mirza, Aziz Ahmed, Bawar…
‘Heech’ or ‘Nothingness’: The Face of a Dervish
The art of attaining closeness to God via the annihilation of the ego which includes not…
Africa’s Century of Growth?
On Morten Jerven’s The Wealth and Poverty of African States (Cambridge University Press, 2022) Review…
The Hunt For Red October
IRSHAD SALIM: Every year, as October comes, I recall a few nuggets from my memory…
Karachi is Volatile, But London is Bland
Kamila Shamsie’s new novel, “Best of Friends” chosen as a book of 2022 by The…
The Photographic Search for True Pakistan
Girls and kids are us – in Islamabad: Irshad Salim, Karachi. Pics and videos using…
Dr. Lucas Inventor of The Cloud Ends Up in ‘Greeneria’: Novel By Jamil Usman
Jamil Usman’s latest book “The Cloud” is an English novel for children. It’s a science…
BOOK: The Song of the Cell
Explaining difficult ideas in terms that are both straightforward and interesting GOOGLE READS: From the…
Art World to Mark 50 Years Since Pablo Picasso’s Death
The art world has mobilized to stage “an unprecedented” 42 exhibitions marking 50 years since…
How Mathematics Changed Me
If one is inclined toward mysteries, mathematics can lead one to the conclusion that behind…