As the world dives into critical conditions, both climatically and politically, one nation dies under the rubble of gossip and bad decisions. Pakistan has been a keen ally of both China and America in it’s 75 years of history. Beijing has supported Islamabad throughout, keeping it as the counterweight to Delhi. America has been utilizing …
The world has always been divided. First it was the Romans and Greeks, battling it out on arms, literature, governance, and philosophy. Then came the era of colonialism, the Spaniards, Brits, French, and Dutch, all racing around the world harboring resources. A few years later it was Democracy vs. Communism, and the World joined a …
(A Curriculum of Champions & Emperors) History is colored by some of the most magnificent personalities. These personalities had a certain core belief within themselves that shaped their destinies. They all had virtues and work ethics beyond comparison. These are the short excerpts of their youths of some of the iconic characters of the Sub-Continent, …
Shi’a is the term associated with the followers of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.). Shi’a in it’s literal sense means follower, the Fid’aeen (lovers of) Ali (a.s) were referred to as Shi’a-ne-Ali. The Sunni faith takes it’s origin from the word Sunnah, as in the actions and sayings of the Holy Prophet (Pbuh). These sects …
Promoted to Chief whilst being 5th in line, setting the negative trend. Carrying out the demise of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, creating ways for judicial murder. Single-handedly aggravating the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias. Zia Ul Haq, will forever be remembered as the root of all evil and incompetence within the history of Pakistan and its …
The sun-scorched maidans of Mumbai reverberate with the crack of willow on leather. Local lads wield improvised bats of discarded wood, striking bundled rags across dusty gravel. It is gilli-danda, a game as old as the land itself. The origins are uncertain, but the joy is visceral. Centuries later, English ships arrive on Indian shores. …
Categorized as an opinion, but a fact will remain. ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ is the murder of Punjab. It is the vast atrocities of the elements of “pindh”(village) culture. It is the death of history, and all those that filled their souls with it. Bilal Lashari’s Maula Jatt, a rendition of the original Maula …
In ancient India over 2,300 years ago, a transformational figure rose to power and forever changed the course of history on the Indian subcontinent. This was Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the first great empire in India, the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta lived during tumultuous times. Alexander the Great had just swept through the northwest regions …
Where boys become Men Since time immemorial, the landscape of India has been dotted with villages. In these small, close-knit communities, life always presented its fair share of conflicts. But the hot-blooded youths found a way to channel their competitive fire into kabaddi. In a remote hamlet, under the sweltering subcontinental sun, bare-chested young men …
