Category: Arts
When Time Stands Still
by Raji Jayaraman: Vijay was the smartest kid in class. It was a small class,…
Pakistan: Growing Weed Instead of Tree
IRSHAD SALIM: A note from my diary Jhatke Pe Jhatka (Shock & Awe): A free…
Hanif Kureishi: Accident ‘Completely Eradicated’ Sense of Self and Privacy
Author says he had to adjust to ‘becoming another person’ after injuries in Boxing Day…
Not Just an Object: Decolonizing Southasian Art in Berlin
A small, intricately carved ivory box from Sri Lanka was one of the highlights of…
‘I’ve Become a Reluctant Dictator’
Sarah Bell on BBC: Novelist Hanif Kureishi sustained life-changing injuries when he collapsed and landed…
Rana Begum’s Public Artwork: Interplay of light, form, nature, architecture
The ambitious, site-specific installations No.1187 Mesh and No. 1193 Mesh by Rana Begum (born 1977…
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…