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 […]
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City Landmarks – Edward House and Victoria mansion
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 […]
City Life – Feeding Pigeons and Reminiscing the Mahatma
Breakfast delight for Pigeons, Mynahs and Sparrows. A perennial favorite of a common Karachi walla. The ritual of feeding Pigeons at Sindh High Court walla chowk has been going on for decades. Come here on a lazy Sunday morning when pallid yellow sunlight has not turned into maddening laser beam. Regardless of what time you come, […]
Photo Story – Baba Naswar Farosh
Baba Noorullah is a boot polish walla. A Pakhtun Karachi Walla. He also sells Naswaar. His idea of perfect landscape: Mountains, Rivers, Clouds, A hut and date palm trees. Somewhere in Mahmoodabad.
City Secret – Polish Connection
Photo Credits: Glenn Garrelts’ India / Kresy-Siberia Memorial Gallery During early 40’s Karachi had a significant population of Polish refugees which fled Russian occupation in their native land. It was precisely during August 1942 and December 1944, when more than 30,000 Polish traveled to Karachi by Sea. They were accommodated in Malir by British Army. 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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City Food – Kavita Ka Dhaba
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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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Anonymous: Do you know the name of that officer? Do you know if his relatives are still living somewhere in Pakistan?…
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