“Amavas” or “Amavasya” is a Hindi word for a moonlessnight. It is a dark night as the moon overlaps the sun. As the planets move in their orbit, it is also known as a new moon night. It has a major significance for Hindus. For […]
“Har pasay bhan taroor” a Punjabi phrase that describes destruction and chaos prevailing all around. Governance is adrift; it is difficult to determine who is in charge. Suppression and brutality is the order of the day to muzzle dissenting voices. People are being crushed by […]
I couldn’t sleep after seeing the gory details broadcast on Duniya TV by Kamran Shahid of Arshad Sharif’s mutilated hands and body. I am seventy plus and have been around the block many times. If I feel that way, how will Arshad’s young kids react? […]
A few days ago I received a podcast by a well-known activist Chris Hedges on Hungarian-Canadian physician Gabor Mate’s new book “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture”. The book narrates how success in the growth of income has led […]
Calling the present Government “imported regime” is a misnomer. They should be called a “criminal enterprise” or a “crime syndicate.” There is nothing lawful or democratic about these political vampires called PDM. Since their first day in power they have acted as rogues. They came […]
Kenya is a beautiful country. I planned many times to visit;it just did not happen. It has scenic coastline, savannah, lakelands, valleys and mountain highlands. It is home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos. Its main inhabitants are the Maasai tribe famed for their […]
I have to pause my nostalgic journey about youthful days due to the levels of hypocrisy and pretenses on the national scene; they are intolerable. I was remembering friends who have left us and rejoicing those who are still around. I will continue at a […]
(Pictures Credit: Fayyaz Baqir) Local government election and autumn season have set Ottawa ablaze in October. Ottawas’ tree-lined streets are lit up with various shades of red, crimson, brown, and yellow. Ducks, pigeons, geese, squirrels, and Seagulls are still playing around the lakes and water […]
Punjab University New Campus of late sixties and early seventies was serene, clean and refreshing. It was designed by world renowned Greek urban designer and architectural firm, Doxidas and built under US Aid program. Uniquely open concept set within fruit orchards. A canal separated the […]
We have moved from a government specializing in kicking dust to one that excels in firefighting. Firefighting has been our mode of governance for most of the post-independence decades. We need to make a very painful transition if we want to embark on the path […]
