Pandemic Thoughts

کب تک دل کی خیر منائیں کب تک رہ دیکلاوج کب تک چین کی محلات دوگے کب تک یاد نہ آوجے kab tak dil kī ḳhair manā.eñ kab tak rah dikhlāoge kab tak chain kī mohlat doge kab tak yaad na aaoge I cannot attempt to translate these lines by Faiz Ahmed Faiz because any...

Social Media: The New Grey-Zone

Are you spending an unhealthy amount of time analyzing the possible motive behind a ceratin 'Like', 'Seen' or 'Add request'? Congratulations, you have been Grey-Zoned. The zone that is neither a possibility, neither an end story. That continuous limbo of hope and denial you will now live in. Fleeting between your yesterday and tomorrow. Because...

A Villain’s Parable

The Conflict Is there ever a person who is born bad? Is there a person who intends to cause harm deliberately? Are there people who do not have a conscience? The questions meander in my head echoing my silence. Each one of us has a villain within us, rather we are all Bad Guys. How...

The Art Of Pretense

How often are we stuck with people who are everything they pretend not to be? Umm..Most of the time?! Lately I have come to realize and slightly appreciate what a talent being able to pretend is. Its not only about the face and the words, it's also about the actions and the emotions you instigate....