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The Ethos Of Lahore

These guys were talking about this video which is about Lahore. In this video, noted journalist Mubasher Lucman talks about Lahore. Lahore is one of the oldest cities in South Asia, with a history which spans more than 4000 years, … Continue reading

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Spiritual Unity

At first I thought the name of this post could be “Spiritual Parallel” but the thing with parallel lines, so I figured out recently, is that they never meet. Here, on the other hand, the idea is to unite. So … Continue reading

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Yesterday Today

A memory from childhood Hardy was talking about. This is a traditional Punjabi boli … any Punjabi would know it … Bari barsi. But wait a minute … would any Punjabi? He said he heard this at weddings when growing … Continue reading

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Kudos To A Life …

A life well lived … a life lived in a way that when the man died, the word that most of the people knew him were using was generous. The Sardar of English literature passed away a few days back. … Continue reading

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More Folk

Quite a few posts about re-packaging tradition. So what is this theme, and why? Today, we see that many of our traditions are fast fading away, whether through lack of support or audience, or due to the fact that the … Continue reading

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Kala Doriya

For all my Punjabi friends from around the world, this should be a throw-back to Grandma, as it is for me. These are ladies who would be contemporaries to elderly folks nearing the century mark, if not more. Some of … Continue reading

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A Good Musician

Inside every one of us is a musician. The point is, some of us are able to express that inner music, and some are not. Some are able to express it in quite melodic tones, some not so melodic. But … Continue reading

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Those Days

How many times have you logged onto youtube, and not known what you want to type in the search bar? Happens quite often to me. This time, a memory suddenly came to me, and i went where it took me. … Continue reading

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