Remembering Masud Bhagwan — Masud Hari — Masud Khaddarposh on August 10, 2020Muhammad Masud was born in Lahore on June 25, 1916 in Gumti Bazar, Inside City. His ancestors belonged to Qandhar, Afghanistan. Masud’s mother was Syeda Gul Begum from Kangra. He was the son of Dr. Ghulam Jilani, a renowned Hakeem and the personal physician to the Shah of Iran. Masud’s father was appointed ambassador by […]
Mushtaq Butt — the unsung hero of Punjabi language on July 29, 2020Mushtaq Ahmad, known as Mushtaq Butt in literary circles was one unsung hero who worked for the promotion of Punjabi language in 1970s. He was born in Lahore in Mochi Gate on December 07, 1925 in a middle class family. His father’s name was Ghulam Qadir Butt. He obtained LLB degree from the University of […]
Takhleeq — June 2020 keeps up to its traditions on July 17, 2020The editor of Monthly Takhleeq was late Azhar Javed, a popular writer and poet from 1969 to 2012 followed by his son Sonaan to-date. Despite restrictions placed by COVID 19 lockdown and other incidences taking place in the country highlighted in the editorial, June 2020 issue of this magazine has been published, keeping up to […]
‘Nain Sukh allures with his non-linear narrative and the possibility of time travels’ on July 9, 2020Nain Sukh is the pen name of Khalid Mahmood, who is Advocate High Court by profession and a prolific Punjabi poet and writer by passion. He is from rural background, born in Sargodha, settled in Lahore for past three decades. On June 4, 2017 he spoke to Iqbal Haider Butt and said that he has […]
Bolte Auraq — Part 1 opens up many concepts; social, political, philosophical on June 24, 2020Dialogue, interviews, sketches, meetings etc are means of not only taking the best out of a creative person but also go into depth of some burning issues for us to learn from the ensuing wisdom. That is what Tanzeela Arooj has accomplished by compiling and editing interviews, dialogues, meetings, encompassing the creativity of an intellectual […]
Remembering Sabiha Khanum — a beautiful heroine, character actress and playback singer on June 23, 2020The moment the news of actress Sabiha Khanum’s demise became viral on June 13, 2020, hundreds of condolence messages started pouring in the social media. Every fan especially who are fifty plus and have grown with watching her performances on silver screen were nostalgic about their experiences. Messages poured in from within country and abroad. […]
Remembering Tariq Aziz — an intellectual, writer, poet, compere, TV host and orator on June 19, 2020Tariq Aziz died on June 17, 2020. He took normal breakfast at around 9:30 in the morning. He resided in his Garden Town residence in Lahore with his wife. He felt bad and asked his driver to give him injection as he thought that his sugar level was high. He was asked to wear a […]
Sudhir — the first action-hero of Lollywood on June 18, 2020By his name Shah Zaman Khan Afridiame, he seemed to be of Pashtun descent. That he was, only that he was born in Lahore in 1921 and spent all his life in Lahore. I was a child when his films started coming in from 1949 onwards. His first film in Pakistan ‘Hichkoley’ (1949) did average […]
Muhammad Asif Khan — the Punjabi writer who produced the maximum amount of literature on June 5, 2020Muhammad Asif Khan was one of the earliest seasoned Punjabi writers. He started writing in Punjabi language and literature from 1956 onwards. Till 1992 he had written a number of essays. Pakistan Punjabi Adabi Board published books titled Quaid e Azam – Soch Tei Siasat (1983), Punj Tare (1984), Nakhirey (1985), Azadi Maghron Punjabi Adab […]
Fakhar Zaman – the internationally acclaimed writer, poet and activist on May 31, 2020I think I must have met Fakhar Zaman in Radio Station Lahore premises when he used to visit Shaista Habib, his fiancée. She and Nasreen Anjum Bhatti were dear friends and fellow producers. Then we came across at his forum World Punjabi Congress many times and his Model Town residence. I recall that his residence […]