Basant: Celebration or Cost? Lahore’s Dance Between Joy and Responsibility

For Lahoris, Basant has never been just a festival; it is a feeling. It is…

Basant In Lahore: Celebration, Commerce, And The Cost We Keep Ignoring

If you grew up in Lahore (or even just visited during the season), you already…

Unlearning Is Uncomfortable, And That’s The Point…

Growing up, most of us didn’t learn gender roles through lectures. We learned them through…

Case No. 9 Review: When a Drama Put Society on Trial

This wasn’t a drama, this was an indictment, where society was on trial.A revelation which…

Eid Balloons and Unasked Questions: A Short Story

When I reminisce about Eid celebrations at my place, I think of my happy family,…

Working Mothers, Stay-at-Home Mothers, and the Myth We Rarely Question

There is a belief so deeply embedded in our society that we rarely stop to…

Household Chores: Raising Sons Who Share Responsibility

House chores include regular tasks, to maintain a clean and organized home. It can be…

My Soul Speaks (A Poem)

** There is a soul sitting beneath the layers of your presence. It talks, anxiously…

More Than a Drama: How ‘Case No. 9’ Put Pakistan’s Legal Reality on Screen

Case No. 9, a blockbuster Pakistani drama, has boldly shed light on the sensitive topic…

When Opinion Becomes Responsibility: A Conversation with Reema Khan

In a time when narratives are shaped in real time and silence often passes as…