Bollywood,Reality TV and Indian secularism
Bradistan Calling Indian TV has seen numerous Bollywood reality shows, competition where common boys (and occasionally girls) have won places on movies by top directors. The Show that I want to talk about is Bollywood, blind-date and arranged (and staged) marriage all rolled into one big media circus. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Activism, Arts and Crafts, Cinema, Citizens, culture, Dance, drama, Heritage, History, human rights, Humor, Identity, Images, India, Islamism, Kashmir, magazines, Media, men, minorities, Music, Pakistan, Partition, Politics, poverty, Punjabi, Religion, Rights, Rural, sex, south asia, Terrorism, Theatre, Women, youth
On the Task of Writing Meaningful Words
By Zia Ahmad Writer’s block is fiction, doesn’t happen, an excuse for pure dumb laziness and a supremely narcissistic and vain labored way to remind oneself of his/her pretentious talented bearings. Just as anyone can sing, cook and laugh, writing is a vocation any one can take up. Nothing to it, easiest thing in the world. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humor, journalism, musings, New Writers, Uncategorized, Writers
VIVA LA BRADISTAN MELA
THIS IS BRADISTAN (courtesy Daily Times - this article was first published.Sir Cam was the Guest columnist for Bradistan from Mela 2003.Dil Nawaz’s comments and updates for2008 will appear within brackets 2009 Mela will be held on weekend of 13th and 14th of June 2009) Here in was a mighty fusion of cultures: Eastern, Western, English, Pakistani, Indian, African, Arab and others — a potpourri of sounds, smells, and sights … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Cinema, Citizens, culture, Dance, drama, Europe, Heritage, History, Humor, Identity, Images, Imperialism, India, Islam, Languages, Literature, Media, minorities, Pakistan, Photos, poetry, Politics, Punjabi, Reviews, Society, south asia, Sufism, Theatre, Travel, video, youth
Three cheers for the Pretorian Abdominal Guards
A globule view by one kinkminos Call me pedantic, but am I the only one who sees the irony in staging the INDIAN Premier League in South Africa? Surely now that the new venue has been decided this megamegabuck event should be renamed. Perhaps something like the International Premier League (which, for one, would save significant amounts of money which would otherwise be spent on redesigning the logo) (not that cash is something the IPL syndicate is in any way short of). On the other hand this move speaks volumes for the way in which globalisation has become an ineluctable part of the very fabric of … Read entire article »
The new "Nokiaa" gadget for Pakistan
Courtesy Hillpark – this is by no means an authentic picture but a reflection of the sardonic black humour prevalent in these troubled times. RR … Read entire article »
Pakistan is a 'Chick Magnet'
Posted by Samad Khurram By Smita Prakash New Delhi, Jan.17 : Britney Spears, the once hot and happening blonde pop star, has a Pakistani boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, wants to convert to Islam and move to Pakistan. Princess Diana’s great love was a British doctor of Pakistani origin, Hasnat Khan, whom she desperately wanted to marry say her friends and live in Pakistan. Jemima Khan, the lush lipped, luxurious maned blonde, actually married a Pakistani, the hottie Imran … Read entire article »
God Revisted
posted by Soniah David Plotz knew religion in ‘bits and pieces’ –he knew a bit of this, he remembered a piece of that, the rest he picked up along the way. Then one day in adulthood he attends a Bar Mitzvah and picks up the Good Book and opens it and reads it and what he reads startles him enough to read more and record what he comes away reading. This record makes for a hysterical series called Blogging the Bible. Here’s an example: “Moses leads the Israelites into the wilderness—Day 1 of their 40-year trek. They immediately complain that they’re thirsty and the only available water is bitter. We’re a grumbling people, aren’t we? Freedom after 430 years of captivity, and nothing to do but grouse. The Israelites had crabbed to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fiction, Humor, Islam, Pakistan, Religion, Society
Saving Pak Tea House!
by Raza Rumi This letter appeared in several dailies, some time ago, with the title: Saving Pak Tea House with this sad-funny illustration that plays on the title- Pak Tyre House. The author is Dr. Irfan Zafar. Pak Tea House, located on the Mall near Anarkali Bazar in Lahore was originally established as the “India Coffee House” before independence in 1947. The café has been traditionally frequented by the city’s artistic, cultural and literary personalities, including Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Sa’adat … Read entire article »
Filed under: culture, Heritage, Humor, Lahore, Pakistan, Society
Dummy Online
temporal Dummy Online is hosted by a clean-cut, metrosexual, chikkoo. Dr.2. He is reputed to have bought a second doctorate from a mail order university for $250. Why he did that will be examined in another post. Dr. 2 fancies himself a lot. He jerks off looking at himself, it has been reported. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Citizens, Education, Humor, Islam, Karachi, Languages, Society
Tennyson's Brook: Pakistan's Crook
temporal I come from haunts of boot and ‘urn, I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out a new pattern, To bicker down a valley. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Democracy, Humor, Languages, Pakistan, Society, Writers
"Arey LaRkay" – Remembering Mushfiq Khwaja (1935–2005)
by temporal “Arey Larkay, go to the fourth room, third shelf from the right and fourth from the top, and bring me the seventh book from the right.” I looked in amazement as the servant whom he always referred to as Larka or larkay reappeared in a few minutes with an autographed book by historian and critic Qazi Abdul Wadood of Patna. Mushfiq sahib turned the pages, stopped at a page and read me some lines backing up what he was saying. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Books, Humor, Karachi, Languages, Literature, poetry, Urdu, Writers
Mushtaque Ahmed Yusufi – An Introduction
Baithak We are the music makers, And we are the makers of dreams …We are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever it seems … Read entire article »
Filed under: History, Humor, Languages, Literature, Pakistan, Urdu, Writers
Chaikhana blog on Pak Tea House
This is what Ali Raza of Chaikhana had to say about our young blog-magazine” A new chai hotel around the block, hai mar javaan … Read entire article »
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