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Ludhiana to Lahore – The Partition 07 December 2022 Ludhiana to Lahore – The Partition Resting Time “He’s not dead, there is still life left in him.” “I can’t. I am really exhausted.” Saadat Hasan Manto Seeing the Channel 4 documentary on the 60th anniversary of the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan revealed once again the travesty and tragedy of an act which served only the privileged on either side. It is extraordinary how the partition has […]
The Incident of the Shaving of the Moustache that Changed the Political Face of Pakistan and Benazir’s Destiny 16 November 2022 The Incident of the Shaving of the Moustache that Changed the Political Face of Pakistan and Benazir’s Destiny Picture a very Shakespearean drama and then place the Bhutto family as its main players. It surpasses all expectations of a volatile story full of greed, power hungry and manipulative individuals. Benazir Bhutto’s brother, Murtaza Bhutto’s assassination comes to mind. A […]
Romila Thapar – A History of India and the Absence of Satan 8 November 2022 Romila Thapar – A History of India and the Absence of Satan Romila Thapar’s ‘A history of India Volume 1’ is worth every re-visit. I had the good fortune of coming across is some years ago, prior to that, I had very little knowledge of the historical make-up of the modern India, although her work stops at the arrivals of the Europeans in the sixteenth […]
Mirror Within 17 October 2022 Longevity in Dance: Elixir on Digital Stage Mirror Within Mirror Within is a new collaboration between Shakila Taranum Maan and Nahid Siddiqui commissioned by Sadlers Wells as part of their Longevity in Dance: Elixir on Digital Stage programme. This short film is a progression of their ongoing dialogue, representing Siddiqui’s concept of the Mirror Within as she practices the art of Kathak. When Nahid Siddiqui approached me to make a short film on her for […]