Manto was a madman in the grip of the pen which he could not put down, which made all his demons come out. It is to his credit that he was living in a time and society which was less judgmental than the Indo-Pak reality of today, where his fanciful imagination could run riot and […] The post Manto: The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
Once upon a time, many decision-makers here in the land of pure ensured that our very own Pakistani Bengalis must be ridiculed on their being down to earth, simple, and affected by heavy monsoons. Such uncouth ones even had the audacity of expressing sigh of relief on the creation of Bangladesh (not because they respected […] The post Chronicle, Calamity And Course Correction appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.