The author is a culture critic based in Lahore
Virtual media appear poised to dominate all others
What is the future of performing arts in a locked-down world?
Will the art of live performances survive in a post-coronavirus world?
A new research credits Thomas Watson with authorship of Shakespeare’s works
Were the Chishtia elders mere passive patrons of our musical tradition?
Probably for the first time in history, Mela Chiraghan, one of the biggest festivals in the Punjab, may not be held
In a throwback to an imagined glorious past, a gate is being built in the outskirts — no longer the outskirts of Lahore — on Multan Road. The...
The Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop’s play Ab Nahi, held in schools across Punjab, served the age-old purpose of arts of creating awareness about...
Amanullah made comedy a staple diet for Pakistani audience
Masood Ashar’s new short story collection is both lucid and riveting
An evening with Farida Khanum, where the younger audience was reminded of the great treasure troves of music
Has urban-dwelling ruined our sensory reception of art and nature?
A look at the life of the legendary writer who recently passed away at 93
How the subtleties of musical expression have succumbed to popular demands
What differentiates creative endeavour from propaganda?
Ghulam Hasan Shaggan always gave a thorough demonstration of a full throated application of the sur
Despite his recent death Muhammed Ajmal Khan’s musical legacy will remain
Khoosat’s latest film becomes the new target of ultra-religious mob wrath
Why do urban dwellers want inauthentic rural representations?
Azad Theatre’s latest performance encapsulates the essence of stories and storytellers from the Punjab
