GHALIB AND 1857 – by Satyapal Anand
(An extract from my forthcoming book ‘Short Notes on Urdu Literature’ —————————————————————————————- As already stated in the previous note, Ghalib took the stoppage of his...
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We, the Memories by SATYAPAL ANAND
We, the Memories —————————————————- Preamble ———— Alone, forlorn and forgotten Stand we all in a group with downcast eyes We, the memories of the past...
REMEMBERING FAIZ AHMAD FAIZ by DR. SATYAPAL ANAND (1)
(A paper read in the Karachi meet of THE RA VIANS, the alumni of Government College & University, Lahore, now living in Karachi to celebrate...
Am I suicidal? by SATYAPAL ANAND
Alternating between bouts of depression and high spirits, both bad for my mental health, I have often thought that if my depression gets worse, I...
GAYS AND NOT SO GAYS by Satyapal Anand
Is there any logic for a law in the bedroom? From Greece to Rome to the medieval and modern times in Europe (not so particularly)...
“I LAUGH AS I LIVE” by Satyapal Anand
I don’t know when I first laughed. It must have been in the lap of my mother – and it must have been at some...
“PARTIALITY FOR PALATE” by Satyapal Anand
One of the simplest pleasures of life, says a character in Aldous Huxley’s novel Island, has been forgotten by the modern age. We board together...
“Life”, A Poem by Fatima Hassan
Life ! O life of mine! I have no grievance against you None, whatsoever There’s nothing that hasn’t changed Nothing that I’ve not acquired. Why...
“DEALING WITH CHILDREN” by Satyapal Anand
An evening I was at a friend’s house for an iftar party which is Islamic dinner for breaking the daylong roza i.e. fast. There were...
