Societies of Government College University (GCU) Lahore
Who else but Faiz Sahib, a distinguished Ravian, express it so gloriously! واعظ ہے نہ زاہد ہے ، ناصح ہے نہ قاتل ہے ! اب شہر...
:::::::::::::::::: To the reverence of Word, which makes sacred the tip of a Pen :::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: لفظ کی حرمت کے نام ، جو نوک ِ قلم پر احرام بندھتا ہے :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Cyber-Night Dreams – Poem by Prof. Mirza Athar Baig
Cyber-Night Dreams – Poem by Prof. Mirza Athar Baig [GC University, Lahore]
Zindan ki ek Shaam – Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s Urdu Poem
Zindan ki ek Shaam – Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s Urdu Poem شام کے پیچ و خم ستاروں سے زینہ زینہ اُتر رہی...
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Rafeeq e Raah thee Manzil har Ik Talaash ke Baad – Faiz Ahmed Faiz
رفیق راہ تھی منزل ہر اک تلاش کے بعد چھٹا یہ ساتھ تو رہ کی تلاش بھی نہ رہی ملول تھا دل آیئنہ...
How to find an Arab Horse : A story
As part of the British Museum London’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration, there was an excellent exhibition on the history of Arab Horses. It It narrated a...
Where did Pakistan go wrong? by L. Mohan
The appreciation that the US President showered on the Indian democracy during his recent visit contrasted sharply with the cold stares he had reserved for...
Ramblings of an Indian Cricket Fan – By Amer Sultan
As Shakespeare famously said, “Oh Cricket! Thou art so beautiful! Thou maketh Mansoor Akhtar looketh like Viv Richards in Pakistan, and Stuart Broad looketh like...
Goodbye, Allah Rakhi – By Ras Siddiqui
In memory of Noor Jahan Our best-known Pakistani nightingale is gone. Her journey from birth (real name Allah Rakhi as reported by the BBC) in...
Rabbi Shergill – Music Review – By Veeresh M.
Rabbi Shergill – Music Review – By Veeresh M. I don`t know about technical brilliance and electronic wizardly… but I know what will be playing...
India’s Policy Options Vis-a-Vis Post OBL Pakistan – By Dost Mittar
What if the US decides to further shift its so-called War on Terror from Afghanistan to Pakistan and seeks India’s help in this endeavor? It...
Eight Songs I’d Take With Me to a Desert Island – By Asif Naqshbandi
The BBC Radio programme, “Desert Island Discs” recently celebrated its 70th anniversary and the occasion had me thinking about the eight songs I would choose...
A Candid Interview With Saeed Anwar – By Nadeem Khan
For once, a buccaneering effort by the lithe Pakistani opener went in vain, although his 140 in the third Coca Cola Independence Cup Final against...
The Myth of Growth: Pakistan’s Lost Opportunity – By Zee M.
The Myth of Growth:Pakistan’s Lost Opportunity It is June 2001. The new Government is still pondering over what to do with the economy. The Pakistani...
The People’s Poet – By Mohammad Gill
Ahmad Faraz is a peoples’ poet. He speaks in the metaphors of prophecy and vision that transcends rhetoric and narrow nationalism. He is truly an...
Age of the Earth and Its Measures – By Mohammad Gill
Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the Earth; of the Night and the Day; in the sailing of the ships through the Ocean...
30 Days in Afghanistan – Dinner Conversations
I feel the room getting smaller, I want to find an excuse to leave. Why did I decide to show up? I’ve managed to stay...
Mahatma Gandhi’s Progeny – By Farzana Versey
“Let the minorities understand that their real safety lies in the goodwill of the majority”. (Words of wisdom at the recently-concluded RSS executive council meeting)...
A Nation of Beggars – By Murad Ali Baig
Perhaps someday India will find a leader who has the courage to proclaim “Ameeri badao” instead of “gareebi hatao” and let loose India’s gigantic potential....
A Work In Progress – By F. Khan
The founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was blessed with an acute eye for property and in creating Pakistan, he put Pakistan at a crossroads...
Bangladesh: Democracy On The Move – By Fuad Chowdhury
A powerful and popular youth uprising in 1990, similar to the recent events in Egypt, Bangladesh achieved a democratic government from the President General Ershad, who had come to...
What the Politicians Will Not Tell You About the Economy – By Shahzad Kazi
The single biggest issue with the economy is that the US became non-competitive in the global economy and moved manufacturing out. As we are heading...
The Ravian Renaissance – By Kamal Uddin Azfar
Ravi Magazine- The Ravin Experience – Kamal Uddin Azfar
A Voice from America – By Prof. Waseem Anwar
A voice from america – Prof. Waseem Anwar Prof. Anwar is an old Ravian and a Fulbright fellow at English Dept at Indiana University...
