Love thy State, not the Individual on November 23, 2022Pakistan is a postcolonial state with inherited legacies of a colonial mindset, harbouring some of the prejudices developed during that time, including love for the person instead of the state. This marker of Pakistani identity has harmed us as a nation more than it has served because it proved a significant hindrance in strengthening state […]
Experimenting with language on November 22, 2022Undoubtedly, the English language has acquired a globally functional status in the last few decades, especially in the formerly occupied British colonies. Though the fury of colonisation abated, the spread of the English language is now because of electronic colonisation through the internet and social media. But the postcolonial writers, especially at the end of […]
Bapsi’s Crow Eaters and the art of moralising on November 10, 2022The debate that art should work only as art to entertain, called Art for Art’s sake, or that art should have some didactic purpose has converted into one in the writings of Bapsi Sidhwa. In her fiction, these two have been skillfully combined into one that one is amused by the narrative and characters along […]
Living the Age of Viralism on October 27, 2022The twenty-first century witnessed the virulence of viruses (like Covid-19), and many others are of social significance, especially in the case of the activities of celebrities in media and sociopolitical scenarios, mostly told as VIRAL. Later, the term was further translated into the form of putting the ‘Internet on Fire,’ especially if it was a […]
Digital storytelling on October 26, 2022Human beings are bestowed by nature with the language they can speak, listen and devise strategies for better survival. The same language satisfies the human trait of telling stories with multiple hues and colors. Telling stories has not only been the job of professional storytellers but ordinary human beings are also born with a natural […]
The Age of Digimodernism on October 9, 2022The postmodern theorist and critic Baudrillard proposed that the postmodern world in which we exist is the copy twice removed from reality in this age of digital technologies. He further pointed out that we are surrounded and constantly bombarded by the train of simulacra, convinced that this is a new reality termed hyper-reality. Allan Kerby […]
Education in Pakistan and the Vision 2050 on September 29, 2022Education is the most powerful tool in enhancing the socio-political scenario of every nation and state on the global stage. It proved its efficacy in developed countries by making their men and women the most skilful and valuable citizens of the state. But unfortunately, Pakistan could not harness this tool as effectively as was deemed. […]
Toufiq Rafat — a Pakistani postcolonial Anglophone poet on September 22, 2022The postcolonial world of literature rapidly evolves into new realities of life in such communities, but at its heart, it still caters to the basic binary opposition patterns. One of these is literature in English produced by the indigenous writers to represent their people and that is what qualifies them for being labelled as postcolonial […]
Air-conditioning and the social divide on September 16, 2022The world has always divided human beings into a binary opposition of the powerful and the weak concerning possessions, caste, creed, colour and geographical boundaries. The same divide caused some to become the masters of the others and forced others to become slaves to the so-called masters. Imperialism and the consequent colonialism created a new […]
Flood Waters: Poetics and Politics on September 8, 2022Floods and epidemics have been a part of human history and life. Floods have been documented as well as retold in many ways. For example, holy and revealed books like the Bible and the Holy Quran mention the flood of Noah and the resultant method of safety for humanity. This proves that humanity and its […]