Whenever I speak to Mamaians – the alumni of Mama Parsi School – I notice a hint of pride in their eyes for their association with Mama Parsi School. In today’s Karachi, with its decaying institutions, it is a rare gesture which speaks volumes about quality of the school and the values it has inculcated […]
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City Culture – Revival of Theatre at Jamshed Memorial Hall
The auditorium inside Jamshed Memorial Hall is perhaps the oldest venue for theatre performance in Karachi. With uncontrolled commercialization of Bunder road, much of cultural activities along with theatre shifted to other areas of the city. Jamshed Memorial Hall also suffered from the changing dynamics and remained dormant as far as theatre is concerned. The […]
City Landmarks – Pioneer Book Shop
Present day Karachi is a tough place for booksellers. They should be declared an endangered specie already. Chances are that there won’t be any bookshops in old quarters of the town in few years. The Karachi Walla will miss them. Zafar Hussain, the owner of Pioneer Book House is a charming character. Sitting in the […]
Personal Spaces – Tofiq Pasha’s
“I registered for the session only to see his house up close”, a girl confided in us, a small group who was taking a look inside Tofiq Pasha’s humble double storey home. We were at Tofiq Pasha’s farm to attend a gardening class and were taking a break around lunch time. Tofiq Pasha calls himself […]
City Culture – Drum Circle in Lyari
Karachi is a difficult city for most of its dwellers. Crumbling infrastructure, pollution, rising cost of living, incompetence, disappointments can take its toll on anyone. Time and again you have to look and seek for inspiration. The Karachi Walla was in Lyari to meet Ibad who has been conducting Drum Circles across the city, most […]
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City Landmarks – Goan Association Hall
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City Secret – Polish Connection
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City Landmarks – Aram Bagh
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City Life – Cycling with Critical Mass
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City Shopping – Kite Sellers Street at Empress
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Nostalgia – Aab-e-gum
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City Landmarks – Coach Emad Football Academy, Singo Lane, Lyari
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City Portraits – A. Rohani, Painter, Patel Pada
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City Culture – Hussain’s vinyl collection
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City Landmarks – Amchem Goa
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Anonymous: Any contact number, no body picking up landline number
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sziqbal: What a beautiful homage to nostalgia, to the days long gone, to the mystical childhood, to the times, the people,…
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