Introduction My Hero Academia is a Japanese anime production, originally a manga illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi, available for streaming on Netflix. Its story is based in a fictional world where superpowers or “quirks” are inherited and utilized by individuals to fight crime. In this story, however, every individual has to undergo a merit-based education and …
Karbala Gamay Shah is located on Mall Road in Lahore. It is one of the most prominent locations in Shi’a processions. Today, it is owned by the Qizalbaash family, later on when Gamay Shah, the man himself, had died. Thus, the route of processions starts from the Old Fort City of Lahore of Nisar/Mubarak Haveli, …
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 …
A woman who defied conformity Born in November 1952, to an upper-middle class family in Karachi, Parveen Shakir was the epitome of strength, a truly unconventional woman while remaining deeply connected to her Pakistani roots. Recipient of the Adamjee Literary Award, Pride of Performance Award, and the Faiz Ahmed Faiz International Award to name a …
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 …
