Literature

Memories of the war Ayub Khan launched … and lost

In early September 1965, within a day of the outbreak of war between India and Pakistan, we learnt of the death of Major Aziz Bhatti in the defence of Lahore.

River ignores the water

Rivers are losing innocence devouring monarch’s lands, Fishes blaming its selfishness, saying hands grabbing the hands! Rain mocks the shelling saying death hunting the death. The sky feels the shy,

Kashmir: power and regional political institutions

AS THE decade of the 1990s dawned, the political, cultural and socioeconomic fabric of Kashmir was severely impaired by the free rein given to Indian military and paramilitary forces to

Hong Kong’s inevitable showdown

IT IS impossible not to admire the bravery and commitment pro-democracy demonstrators display daily as they clog Hong Kong streets, shut down its airport, and disrupt the territory’s beating heart

‘The Little Prince’ sketches found in Switzerland

Shawdesh Desk: Early sketches of ‘The Little Prince,’ the world famous creation of French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, have been found in storage in northern Switzerland, local media and an

Rabindranath’s 78th death anniversary today

Shawdesh Desk: The 78th anniversary of death of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore will be observed today. Tagore died at the age of 80 on August 7, 1941, according to

Two Haibuns

Conch Once oysters are nowhere to be found, he searches for shunks. 130 Indian rupees for an hour of diving. He spends hours, over years, under the glittering blue of coral. The

Rapists Deserve Fast And Exemplary Punishment

Dr. Jesmin Chowdhury: Abdus Salam, the father of Saima, the seven years old girl who was raped and killed a few days ago, has appealed to the country’s people to