The Karachi Walla

In 1912, Kharadar community gathered funds for constructing a mosque. The architect that they chose was a Jew. Moses Somake. who else. KMC archives is a treasure full of such surprises. Pleasant surprises. Reassuring that the foundations of this city were as cosmopolitan as it could get. Digitizing these archives was a timely undertaking by […]

Pride of Goans. Pride of Karachi. A Vestige of Great Goan Legacy. Walking past Karachi Goan Association entrance is like entering a wormhole, jumping into a universe which is oblivious to cacophony of competing voices out on Saddar road. Goan Association Hall is a landmark which still plays an active role in Karachi’s Social scene. The entrance […]

Visiting Karachi Theosophical Society inspires and entrenches deep sense of loss at the same time. The beacon of religious tolerance and pluralism which provided asylum to citizens of Karachi for more than hundred years is withering away. Someone once mentioned that Karachi is ageing like wine. A friend disagreed and said that its ageing like […]

The Jazziest of Places in Karachi: Zelin’s Coffee Shop, Cafe Oxford, Street and Café Grand opposite Metropole Hotel. Places that were frequented by the city’s artists and literary icons. Funny how everything nice has found its utility in past tense. However closure of Cafe Grand did not mean a touch of commonplace to this area […]

A blind spot in city’s heart. A placid getaway in midst of madness. A graveyard dead by no means. An evidence of Karachi’s diversity: British, Polish, Chinese, Protestants and Catholics, the cemetery has accommodated them all. Situated on the busiest city road. Millions cross it each day. Very few choose to have a closer look. […]