The Progressive Girl Council Reading Room can only accommodate 15 or so people. The bookshelves are installed higher on the wall to make more room for people. There is an arch in middle for no reason. There is a loud speaker and an amplifier lying in one corner. There are empty plates in another. The […]
Karachi’s lost tradition of Reading rooms. You can perhaps count remaining few in Karachi on fingertips. However Mir Muhammad Baloch Progressive Academy reading room is one vibrant community space in the heart of Marwari Lines. I find Ali Akbar, caretaker and librarian basking in winter sun outside the small reading room. He takes pride in […]
Karachi’s lost tradition of Reading rooms. You can perhaps count remaining few in Karachi on fingertips. Therefore I could not believe my luck when I accidentally discovered one such forgotten reading room in an obscure location in Lyari. I find myself in Lyari and ask my friends if there are any libraries. In their teens […]
City Landmarks – Goan Association Hall
City Secret – Polish Connection
City Landmarks – Aram Bagh
City Life – Cycling with Critical Mass
City Shopping – Kite Sellers Street at Empress
City Landmarks – Coach Emad Football Academy, Singo Lane, Lyari
City Portraits – A. Rohani, Painter, Patel Pada
City Culture – Hussain’s vinyl collection
City Landmarks – Amchem Goa
City Hangouts – Chullu Kebab Nayab, Clifton Block 5
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