They sing lullabies of patriotism and progress, but in reality, they seek to preserve their power. The donkeys meanwhile keep braying in unison: “At least we are fed.”
Category: Cultural Desk
The Liminal in Urdu Literature
Even as Faiz here seems resigned to a sense of nostalgic melancholia in this ghazal, other works of his take a more optimistic view, using the metaphor of the dawn to indicate a brightness of future and cause for hope. Subh-e-Azadi is a good example. Freedom is an accomplice to dawn; a time of day when the first specks of sunlight begin to shine through the darkness and from whereon the day only gets brighter
اندھا کنواں
میرو کو جب ایجنسی والے اٹھا کر لے گئے تو میرو کسی قید خانے میں زندہ بھی تھا، کنپٹی پر گولی کھا کر مر بھی چکا تھا، تشدد کا شکار بھی تھا، اور آرام سے مزے سے زندگی بھی گزار رہا تھا۔
Amor fati ; love of fate
Tragic drama seeks to affirm life, and life can only be affirmed as a whole in its totality, and this totality is structured around fundamental oppositions – oppositions, which are a source of endless conflict in all particular cases of life.
Interpreting Neitzsche’s ‘God Is Dead’
In his masterpiece ‘The Gay Science’, Nietzsche wrote that “God is dead, God remains dead and we have killed him.”
Film Review: Network (1976)
Network tells the story of how UBS, a fictional news network that has trouble staying profitable due to low ratings, chooses to distort the news to make it more entertaining.
Book Review: Between The Great Divide
‘Between The Great Divide’ amplifies the voices of oppressed people in a conflict zone that is not given a lot of attention in the media.
Movie Review: Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982
In a world where doctors can cure cancer and do heart transplants, there isn’t a single pill to treat menstrual cramps.
Book Review: Pakistan Beyond the Crisis State
In this piece, Muhammad Shehryar reviews the latest book which has been compiled and edited by Pakistan’s former top ambassador; Maleeha Lodhi. If you take a closer look at the history of Pakistan and the current situation, you will see…
Film Review – Firaaq (2008)
Hamza Waqas [TW: Mention of Mob Violence, Sectarian Violence] Firaaq, directed by Nindita Das, is a political drama set in India that depicts the aftermath of the Gujarat Riots of 2002 through the eyes of ordinary citizens. . Featuring Nawazuddin…