Marisht — from the corridor of power to the ‘fiction of truth’ on February 1, 2020Marisht is the collection of short stories penned by former Balochistan chief minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch. He has been active in street politics since the hay days of the erstwhile Baloch Students Organization. During this long political journey that runs over four decades Dr Malik has witnessed a number of conspiracy theories, rise and […]
Kech is still in love with books on November 20, 2019The recently concluded book fair at Government Atta Shad Degree College Turbat discarded the myth that book reading culture is dying in the age of social media. The three-day fair from 11 to 13 November drew a large number of crowds from all walks of life including children, students, teachers, doctors, engineers, politicians and members […]
Exploring the social dynamics of Oman on September 21, 2019Jokha al Harthi became the first ever Omani fiction writer to win the prestigious Man’s Booker Prize for her beautifully crafted novel Celestial Bodies. Originally written in Arabic, the novel is translated into English by Marilyn Booth. It is a tale that runs into three generation of an Omani family. During the course of time […]
The Wind on February 7, 2019In the late hours of the night, the residents of Dinabad jolted out of deep slumber. It was unbearably hot. Everyone was drenched in sweat. They were dead thirsty and about to faint. It was pitch dark outside. As if the sky was covered by dark clouds or an impenetrable layer of dust. The wind […]
God and the blind man on January 28, 2019In his late middle age, one day he felt that everything around him was out of proportion. Initially, he did not disclose it to anybody and waited for the things to get back to the track themselves. But such did not happen. He noticed that earlier when he went to bed, he would continue to […]
On that day on January 17, 2019It had hardly been a week since my father had passed away when somebody knocked at the door. I think it was half past 10 in the morning. “I just got to know your father had passed away.” “Yes he has.” From his age, I assumed he was one of his old friends who had […]
Where is the road to the jungle? on November 30, 2018Balochi short story by A R Dad I would wake up as soon as my mother; sometimes it even seemed as if we were the same person. My father wrote in his diary that my mother and I were the same person. Whether she was cooking food or brewing tea, I would always sit next […]
The door on August 20, 2018“Pythagoras possessed great command over magic and incantation. There are numerous tales attributed to his disciples as well”. The scorpion was moving in a circle on the dice. “We can imagine a world without red, yellow and blue colours but a world without numbers is beyond our imagination. Numbers are an integral parts of our […]
In the ‘city of outsiders’ on July 2, 2018On my return, I found the floodwater had swept the entire city into our courtyard. A heavy downpour had hit the town and I was bewildered by the disarray around me. A moment earlier when I was wandering about, the sky was clear and there was no trace of clouds, lightning or thunder. I could not […]
Runs the road, goes the night on June 11, 2018Translated by Fazal Baloch The bus was jiggling ahead on a bumpy road. It was past midnight and most of the passengers had either drifted off to sleep or they were dozing off on their seats. Lost in deep thoughts, he was the only passenger other than the driver awake on the bus. Some scattered […]