A Trio At Large
A routine outing initially planned to explore Gurdwara Panja Sahib went out of control owing to the inclusion of three characters with unique sets of personalities. The trio was at large in Hassan Abdal and whatever surrounded it...
A trip to embrace the Jogis of the Kanphata tribe. An adventure to scale Tilla Jogiyan. The day I auctioned myself.
ابن انشؔاء اور ڈاکٹر ظہیرفتح پوری نے موجودہ دور کو مزاح کا عہد یوسفؔی کہا ہے۔ یوسفؔی صاحب محفلوں میں اکثرکہا کرتے تھے کہ عہدِ یوسفیؔ کا مطلب میں تو یہی سمجھتا ہوں کہ ایسا عہد جس میں ہرایک کی قمیض کا دامن آگے سے پھٹا ہواہے اورہرایک کی حسرت ہے کاش پیچھے سے پھٹا ہوتا ۔
A true defender never abandons his trench. He fights from it, he then sleeps in it.
to friendship, to valour, to sacrifice!
The War South of Sutlej
نمی دانم کُجا رفتم
Exploring 'Raja Gidh' took us out, to Lawrence Garden, scorching village of Chandra, and the graveyards of Gulberg, the scorching fields of Sheikhupura. Hopelessly floundering among the graves of the past, both marked and unmarked, we were to discover a dead end!
The architectural finesse of Wazir Khan Mosque of Delhi Gate
اُس کا نام لوحِ جہاں پہ حرفِ مکرّر نہیں تھا
Graveyards are not to be Fascinated
a visit to Makli Hill, one of the largest necropolises in the world, was a revealing one. Love sprouted out from nowhere and engulfed the entire neighborhood. I was left wandering about the graves deciphering the essence of true love...
A ghost railway line
A junction station
and the Grand Trunk Trail
اگوکی کی کہانی ۔ دوسری فصل
Guru's Langar
and the traditional Rs.20 offering (ਭੇਟ)
اگوکی کی کہانی ۔ پہلی فصل
Gates of Lahore, both surviving and detroyed, countless dwellings - doorways - window sills, and equally countless stories. An afternoon drift to explore city's topophilia.
A Nishan e Haider at Kala Pul, A Grave that got moved, and a Monument that never existed