Remembering Shoaib Hashmi — the legendary actor, teacher and playwright on May 18, 2023It was some time before the demise of Kanwar Aftab Ahmad, legendary drama and music producer of PTV when writer/actor Mustansar Hussain Tarrer, late Ravian/singer/cricketer Mushtaq Hashmi and I had gone to his residence to enquire about his health that we also decided to visit Shoaib Hashmi living close by in F Block, Model Town, […]
Remembering Dilip Kumar — the late actor’s tilt towards character roles on August 4, 2021My third submission shall throw light on Dilip Kumar’s romantic cum action roles when he was still young until 1976. We shall then gradually move to his character roles when he was entering middle-age. Appropriate research has been done using information from media and my own impressions to make this article meaningful. It is limited […]
Remembering ghazal singer Asif Javed on April 27, 2021Ghazal “Kisi Ka Dard Yehan Kab Koi Samajhta Hei” is one of the good musical productions of Central Production Unit, Radio Pakistan Lahore sung by Asif Javed. This Ghazal number is a typical representative musical production of top quality; this organisation has offered during last four decades. There are dozens of other examples that could […]
Younis Javed has a different tale to tell on April 7, 2021One of the qualities of writing a personality sketch or a short story is that it should be a window opening for understanding the era it is encompassing. This piece of literature should spell out that era and the characters, observed Anis Nagi, a hard critic on the short stories book ‘Main Aik Zinda Aurat […]
Remembering the great Sahir Ludhianvi on March 9, 2021Abdul Hayee, a famous poet and writer of Urdu and Hindi languages was born on March 8, 1921. He was born in red sandstone Haveli in Karim Pura, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, into a Muslim family that owned some lands. He died young on October 25, 1980 at the age of 59. He brought literary touch […]
Essays on and excerpts from the novels written between 1862 to 2020 on February 3, 2021It is amazing to see a voluminous ‘novel’ number of quarterly literary journals. Lowh has seen light of the day after one year’s toil only due to passion and hard work of its editor Mumtaz Ahmad Sheikh. It covers essays on and excerpts from the novels written 1862 to 2020. The journal is divided in […]
Author says time is fleeting, transient and is a complex phenomenon on January 26, 2021The book titled Men in Shadows is written in English by Safdar Ali, a retired professor. His last position was in FC College, Lahore. For an intellectual like Safdar who spent his career teaching students, writing in English and selecting white skinned characters is a very commendable task. What other occupation could be there for […]
Educating new generation about literary trends on December 7, 2020General perception of any literary magazine is that it offers the latest literary endeavours to the literature lovers but at the hind side it educates the new generation and provides guidance about the contemporary literary trends. It also provides a forum for discussions/debates on the new trends in literature. This tough calibration is a test […]
Shiv Kumar Batalvi — the John Keats of Punjabi poetry on November 10, 2020Shiv Kumar Batalvi, a renowned Punjabi poet, author, playwright from East Punjab died very young on May 6, 1973 at the age of only 36. His early death brings to mind Urdu poet Majaz who had also died young. At that time he was in Kiri Mangyal, Indian Punjab. Despite his multifarious talents, he is […]
Afzal Saahir — a renowned poet and writer on October 30, 2020Afzal Saahir is an internationally renowned poet with a multi-faceted personality. His contributions and services include as a phenomenal journalist, as a writer, as a Radio host, as a Drama Writer, as a Producer and a Director Programmes, as a Lyricist, to name but a few. He also has a number of books to his […]