Alongside cup-marks, the Chitter Pari rock art site features anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and geometric motifs
In 2008, I visited Chitter Pari for the first time as I was travelling to Mirpur City. A friend had told me about the rock carvings in Chitter Pari village while I was doing research on the cultural landscape in Punjab’s
These five works of fiction by women authors are set against the backdrop of the Independence and Partition of India, and inspire us with their strong, resilient characters who survive turbulent times.
By Chanda Bisht
The month of August always brings up mixed memories for those in the Subcontinent. While India celebrates its 78th
20 years ago, I landed on British soil with my husband and two kids. As a spouse of a PhD student, I had a mission to survive for 3 years, taking care of my family and supporting him until he successfully accomplished his studies. I had a choice of two: whether to confine myself to my house with minimal exposure to the street
KARACHI / NEW DELHI
As Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal in the men’s javelin in Paris on Thursday, thousands of miles away, his close Indian rival Neeraj Chopra’s mother was among the firsts to congratulate him.
Back home, Nadeem’s mother, swamped by hundreds of cheering crowds in her remote village of
Even after all this time, I still remember the day the General Secondary Certificate results were announced. I went to my school alone that day. I wasn’t afraid but rather expectant. Everyone was present – teachers, classmates, and administrative staff. The first person I saw was my philosophy teacher. I shyly smiled at her, only
