2017 And The Books I Read This Year

It is the last day of the year and I thought I should do a wrap for the year as pertains to the books I picked up in the year and the ones I finished reading. Prior to the beginning …

The Green Heartbeat

We are a nation who, for the most part, is vocal about the problems that we are faced with. Majority cannot be bothered about actually doing anything because the belief that identifying a problem absolves one from taking responsibility. Then people …

Butterfly Season by Natasha Ahmed

Set in England this is a story of Ahad and Rumi where their lives are at times under the dictates of others. Rumi is one of those modern women from Pakistan who think that they are westernized but still make …

Haveli by Zeenat Mahal

Another coloured post for Zeenat Mahal’s book. The covers are such that I could not stop myself from doing that. I will put in a few bits from the story but I do not think they could be called spoilers. You can …

Season(s)

Season in itself is nothing. It is a combination of different aspects prevalent to an area. To understand the climate of a certain region, it is imperative to study the temperature (that stays the same for some time), air pressure …

The Contract by Zeenat Mahal

This post has coloured font because it would not be fair if it was black with the cover of the book. Set mostly in Lahore (Pakistan), this novella is the story of Hussain and Shahira. The Contract is Zeenat Mahal’s …

How Do I Raise $ 7,000 In A Few Months?

For some time now, I have wanted to attend this summer program called Summer Business Scholars Program (SBSP) hosted by the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. Now before I go any further let me give you some background …

Eid-ul-Fitr – Preparation and Celebration

Previously I published a post on my blog with a link to The Guardian’s website where they showed how people around the world were celebrating the holy month of Ramadan and now they have put up these pictures of Muslims from …

Earthquake in Karachi

April 16th, 2013 Sitting in the library, I thought I must get a start on the assignment that is due by tonight. But as there was no computer available at the moment, I sat at this chair with my arms …

Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay

Tanhaiyan naye Silsilay – a TV show I started watching in past few weeks and I am glad to say that it is one of the best I have ever seen. With Marina Khan, Behroze Sabzwari, Durdana Butt, Badar Khalil, …