Syed Muqtaza Shah

In the startup industry there is a popular mantra that suggests that one should “fake it till you make it.” Essentially, it is an advice to companies to project themselves in a manner that makes them look and feel more successful than they genuinely are, with the eventual hope that this masquerade of prosperity would […]

We all know that man has always wanted to fly, from mythical Icarus whose waxed wings melted in the sun to modern day man. The pleasure of flight and the exploration of new places associated with it continue to date. I do think flight is just a tiny part of man’s desire to expand his […]

In the past few weeks my social media accounts were inundated by photos and comments on a wedding. It was the wedding of a friend’s daughter, and some of the events were held in Turkey where they had theme parties and yacht lunches and elaborate dinners, and each event seemed more fabulous than the last. […]

We all have those people in our lives, don’t we? The ones who send you that friend request on Facebook, and while you have no idea who he is you still accept because you have many common friends, and oh, he’s from your school, and apparently from the same class, although you have no recollection […]

The Lahore I grew up in was so different from the Lahore of today that it is hard to believe it is the same place. It had tall trees and long days. Clear skies and cool shades. There were kites circling in slow, lazy rotations, riding the currents higher and higher. The grass was green […]