The chai wala mania is all over social media as pictures and cover stories are being shared. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are stormed by the hype about blue-eyed lad. Amidst this, another beautiful blue-eyed boot wala, hardly 10-year-old, caught my attention. His beautiful wandering blue eyes and golden hair with a rugged look can melt […]
Road to imagination
Not very long ago there were children who used to visit fairyland, prince and princess, the good and the bad Ginny. They visited the entire garden, ate sweet magical fruits and played with talking horse. The bedtime was the time for such adventures. But then everybody got busy in a time race, too many channel […]
The rhythm of harmony
The history sometimes fall prey to the label of religions, racism and ideologies. Philosopher and sociologist deeply influenced by Allama Iqbal, Dr Ali Shariati, says: “Who is an enlightened soul? In a nutshell, the enlightened soul is a person who is self conscious of his ‘human condition’ in his time and historical and social setting, […]
The spiral of pain
“Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.” (Gavin de Becker). The horror of rape and rape victims is embodied in a spiral of silence. First comes denial and then victim is blamed. It’s easier to judge than to think, so easier job is […]
The Naked Truth
Screams kept haunting me the whole night, I said good night to my daughter with an extremely heavy heart. The morning was no better. The pain of literally being stripped off in public, bullying, physical abuse and molestation was getting unbearable. Dropped off my daughters to school wondering and questioning myself am I preparing them […]
The Naked Truth
Screams kept haunting me the whole night, I said good night to my daughter with an extremely heavy heart. The morning was no better. The pain of literally being stripped off in public, bullying, physical abuse and molestation was getting unbearable. Dropped off my daughters to school wondering and questioning myself am I preparing them […]
Lesser human beings
Let’s play a riddle today. You laugh, your children clap, Some people wink, some give a catcall You let me do just three jobs, dance on weddings, beg on roads and escorting in darkness. Who am I…? Wow! Everybody guessed out, I am a transgender living in the land of pure deprived of all rights. […]
Preachings for peace
The message of Eid has become more of a cliché, the same stereotype words lacking any genuineness and depth are disseminated through mass media. Whatever message of brotherhood is given, is mere lip service and lacks any meaning, just like a body without soul – dead. In reality, ideology of hatred has started dominating religious […]
The hunchback students
Everyday on the school road, the young and innocent, face a constant battle of managing ridiculous weights on their tiny shoulders. It’s a staggering walk with a hunched back to the school gate from the car/bus/rikshaw. In one hand they have water bottle, lunch box, in the other some chart paper or project. While on […]
The stolen childhood
Its 6 am in the morning, the ten year old Bushra is up. Everybody is in a hurry rushing and getting ready. She quickly packed the school bag and left for school, not to attend the school but to drop kids of her own age accompanied by driver. On the way back the driver cracked […]