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Sun, 02, 21
Tradition is one of the most vital links to our past and reviving it through fabric, fashion and palpably through what we wear is only a definitive, concrete and vividly tangible form of archiving that evokes nostalgia and longing for days of yore.
Three of Pakistan’s most rejoiced cultural commodities, coveted across the globe, would be television dramas, cuisine and textiles or fashion. And in the midst of the growing fashion industry are some celebrated revivalists whose body of work has helped bridge the gap between the era of yore and today’s social media savvy, hypersonic trending age of modernity.
Saigal started his career in Calcutta, but then moved to Bombay after the Japanese advance during WWII
Kundan Lal Saigal visited Lahore only once - in the 1930s.This was the period when his star was in ascendance. Born in Jammu, he came to prominence when BN Sircar, the owner of New Theatres spotted him singing in a private
mehfil in Calcutta and asked him over to sing for his productions. At that time, he was probably working as a salesman in some company, selling typewriters.
His is a start that is a familiar story, a prototype on which fairy tales are scripted. The unlikely happenings of being discovered and rising from anonymity to fame overnight or rags to riches turnover within a short span. Saigal’s success was according to such a fairytale script that reinforces the belief based on which many live on the footpaths but never lose hope.
January 10, 2021
In conversation with Ahmed Ali Butt on his international debut and national projects that had to be shelved in 2020 but will hopefully take off now.
Ahmed Ali Butt, whether you’re meeting him for the first time or seeing him after a hiatus, has a charming demeanor that immediately puts you at ease. Considered among the country’s top stars/comedians, Butt most recently hosted the 19
th annual Lux Style Awards along with Mehwish Hayat but at home, he’s a hands on father to his six-year old son, Azaan who zooms in to say hi on his scooty and tell us he’s gotten a new puppy.
Cast In Stone
Khalid Bashir Gura
Pather Masjid in the heart of Srinagar is the only living monument f Mughal architecture in Kashmir. KL Image: Bilal Bahadur
Pathar Masjid (The Stone Mosque) is one of Srinagar’s key infrastructures of faith and culture. Built by Nur Jahan, the queen wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir, in 1623 AD, the mosque is also known as
Naev Masjid (New Mosque) and Shahi-i- Masjid (Royal Mosque) as well This is perhaps the only mosque other than Jamia Masjid that is mentioned in history, repeatedly.
The mosque may escape ones attention as it is fenced and shaded from public view by a shop line, security checkpoints and spools of barbed wire. As one step into the lawns of the mosque, through a labyrinth of alleys, the towering silence engulfs, and the crimson leaves from the Chinars fall silently on its four rectangular gardens,