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Animal (movie)
Forgive me father! I have sinned. I have seen the “Animal”. But a little clarification before further judgments to be passed: Those who know, know that I try not to miss movies about father and daughter. Divorces too. I have seen a lot in this genre and the last big one was “The Whale” where…
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Ram Mandir
Yesterday was the last nail in the coffin of Nehru’s and Gandhi’s India. And Ambedkar’s constitutional India as well. It was a Hindu dream that came true. But actually, it was all about Modi’s third term. Ram Mandir. Babir Mosque. Synecdoche selections for different communities. A temple didn’t win. A mosque didn’t lose. Only Modi…
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Two Divorces & A Marriage
Noise: She deserves happiness. Her ex must be a wrong number and she must have left him for good and married a man of her choice. She already suffered a lot in the past when she was accused of her behavior. So happy for her and all the women. Someone: Hmm. Noise: He is such…
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Marriage
Before questioning someone’s marriage, you should question the institution of marriage itself. How was it formed? Why was it made? And how the world was operating before this system? Isn’t it strange that almost all civilizations and religions adopted marriage by default – with a little this and that? Why? How people lived otherwise? Were…
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1799
One of the most happening years in human history was the year ‘1799’. That was the time when French Revolution ended even though King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were murdered in 1793 and Maximilian Robespierre – one of the architects of the revolution – was killed in 1794. The revolution was against the…
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Imagine Balochs
If they are treating them—vulnerable women and children—this way in Islamabad, imagine how they treat them back in Balochistan. Imagine a loved one who is lost, missing, without a trace, and the whereabouts are not being registered. Police not helping. District administration not helping. As if the person never ever existed. Or as if you…
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بات
یہ دیس ہمارا ہے نا؟ ہم بات کر سکتے ہیں۔ لیکن ہم بات نہیں کر سکتے۔ اور ہم بات کر بھی نہیں رہے۔ مجھے بات کرنی ہی نہیں ہے۔ نہیں۔ میں نہیں مرا۔ وہ مرا ہے۔ میں نہیں جلا۔ وہ جلا ہے۔ میں نہیں ٹوٹا۔ وہ ٹوٹا ہے۔ اس نے تعلق نہیں توڑا۔ میں نے…
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Donkey
He was 22 when she came into this world. That was his time to get what he wanted to get. The whole world. With a grip of his charm and smile. And he did. Anyway, meaning being, she was zero when he was 22. Though zero came in 2018. Back to chronology. He was 26…
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Ceasefire
May we feel their pain too. May we cry with them too. May we cry for them as well. May we boycott the inside culprits as hell. May we all be conscientious objectors. May there be a ceasefire in Balochistan forever.
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The Fall
Autumn descends.The fall. November falls. December rises. Less sunshine. More coldness. In talks. In walks. In memories. In contact.That’s usual because it’s outside. There is another fall.Beyond November and December. A fall that’s inside. And cannot be seen among the fallen leaves. But can be felt underfoot while walking on them. In a dark park.…