Jul 06, 2026
Syed Babar Ali, Pakistani businessman and philanthropist, celebrated his 100th birthday on June 30, 2026. While much has been said and written about his public life—his achievements in industry, education, conservation and philanthropy—author Moni Mohsin writes about his life at home.
Jul 02, 2026
An astrophysicist and a chef, Zain quickly became a fan-favourite on the show But he isn't just interested in cooking food that tastes good; he wants to challenge our palates and change how we look at and consume food.
Jun 10, 2026
On reckoning with the complex legacy of one of Iran’s foremost artistic voices around the world
Apr 24, 2026
Audrey Truschke, is an award-winning historian of South Asia and author of four books, with a focus on medieval South Asian communal relations, especially those during the Mughal Empire. Her book Aurangzeb was hotly contested by Hindu fundamentalist organisations and even led to a libel suit against her. She recently sat down with Rana Saadullah Khan, following the publication of her latest book India: 5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent, for a conversation on history, censorship, translations and more.
Mar 16, 2026
Rana Saadullah Khan sat down with Dur e Aziz Amna, author of 𝘈 𝘚𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, during her recent trip to Lahore, for a conversation on craft, literary inspirations, writing philosophy and the worlds her protagonists inhabit.
Nov 27, 2025
Born in 1993, Iranian artists and sisters, Maryam and Marjan Baniasadi, work in different mediums, but share the same impulse: preservation. For Marjan, it’s the threadbare nature of Persian carpets; for Maryam, the fragile persistence of plants in the city. Ameera Khan charts their decade-long artistic practices, both individually and as a sister-duo.
Nov 24, 2025
Rana Saadullah Khan sat down with Zubair Ahmad — Punjabi language writer and poet, and two-time Dhahan Prize winner — at Trinjan (a bookstore run by the author to promote the Punjabi language), to talk about his journey as a writer, his interest in the Punjabi language, realism, dreams and more.
Nov 05, 2025
33-year old Zain Ali runs a slow-fashion label, ZN ALI, inspired by his style icons: 20th century architects, his own family, and friends. His focus is on versatility, ease and excellent fabric. He, like his label, transcends the typical binaries: he’s British and Pakistani, a lover of craft as well as innovation, a preserver of heritage as well as a savvy millenial, an artist with proven social impact, a ‘party girl’ and an intellectual. Tehmina Khan speaks to him about his practice and curating the ‘Sustainable Fashion and Textile Symposium’ in Lahore.
Oct 27, 2025
Arundhati Roy’s latest offering, Mother Mary Comes To Me, is an unflinching look at a difficult childhood and a fraught mother-daughter relationship, and its effects on a life lived in service of truth and justice. But, the author wonders if this memoir is a “safe” version of a trailblazing, resistant life.
Jun 19, 2025
The Central Saint Martins trained designer has a distinctive style that is at once a heartfelt homage to his heritage and the manifestation of a design vocabulary rooted in his formal training
Jun 05, 2025
At his mid-career retrospective at COMO museum, the artist’s work speaks to his personal and ancestral pain and imagines a way out of it
Apr 21, 2025
From the cake wali aunty on speed dial for birthdays, weddings and Eid to the proud owner of a lovingly built and sprawling restaurant business, Rina Mohsin’s is a story of persistence and a commitment to excellence
Apr 20, 2025
Universally recognised as the unofficial voice of Pakistan, it was his desire to instil the deep richness of our cultural heritage in the public imagination that will be his enduring legacy
Mar 05, 2025
She knows how to make her way onto our playlists, and to make absolute earworms out of songs. The question is: are we ready to have her soundtrack — and art-direct — our lives? Because she certainly is.
Jan 28, 2025
It isn’t simply Asad Monga’s cooking - hyper local but with a real creative flair - that is innovative about him, but it is the ethos he brings with him to the kitchen that truly sets him apart
Jan 20, 2025
The historian discusses the travails of research in South Asia, repatriation of stolen artifacts, and the absurdity of empire.
Jan 20, 2025
The musician’s meteoric rise is emblematic of a sea change in Pakistani music
Jan 20, 2025
Just as relevant today as when it was first written, any engagement with Pakistani literature in English is incomplete without exploring Bapsi Sidhwa’s work
Jan 19, 2025
Laborer or connoisseur, preschooler or retiree, Imran Qureshi’s two latest solo shows in Lahore (his first since 2013), will surprise, captivate, uplift and ultimately take root in your psyche
Jan 18, 2025
An interview with the 2022 Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka