Singing in the Rain...

Besides many Pakistani and Indian folk and pop songs and ragas, the rain playlist according to The Express Tribune published from Pakistan includes the following songs. When the Monsoon fever hits the...

Children's Books in Pakistan

The following article written by me has been published in the May 2010 issue of the monthly Himal Southasian magazine, published from Nepal. "There is pure delight in the oral tradition of storytelling. Children...

International dimension of 1971 trauma

Thirty-seven years have passed since the traumatic events of 1971. Much has been written on the subject. Most analyses have been confined to the developments within the subcontinent. The break-up of Pakistan has generally been viewed in relation to a regional upheaval. Little...

Prof Ralph Russell - the British Baba-i-Urdu - Passes Away

Prominent Urdu scholar, Professor Ralph Russell,Head of Urdu department, Oriental and African Studies, UK, passed away. His death is a huge loss to the Urdu language. Among Russell’s many famous works is his...

Neem Trees - Old Wisdom for New Global Solutions

The Neem, a fascinating tree, quite common in Pakistan, may be the harbinger of 'soft' pesticides. Planted inside as well as along houses and on the roads, Neem is a cousin of the Mahogany and one of the most...

Southwest Monsoon Hits Mussoorie Early:Disrupts Tourist Season

latest: Mussoorie: The Monsoon this year breaking 10 year old record arrived 2 weeks earlier than expected, to the surprise of the local citizens of Mussoorie. The month of June otherwise is sunny and pleasant...

Archaeology: Lost city 'could rewrite history'

The remains of what has been described as a huge lost city may force historians and archaeologists to radically reconsider their view of ancient human history.Marine scientists say archaeological remains discovered 36 metres (120 feet) underwater in the Gulf of Cambay off the...

Skin trade could wipe out India's tigers

"Tigers in India, which contains half of the world's surviving population, face extinction unless an illicit skin trade run by criminal gangs between the subcontinent and Tibet is brought under control,...

Double Bogey Blues

NEW DELHI (Digital Dementia News Services)  - An Indian businessman born with two penises wants one of them removed surgically as he wants to marry and lead a normal sexual life, a newspaper report said...

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