The Wonders of Handmade Rallis (Quilts)
Colorful quilts with contrasting patterns, themes and fabrics have been quite trendy in Pakistan and across its various cities since ages. The rural areas have all the rights to wear the crown for being the hub of handicrafts, which not only build significance for Pakistani locals around the world but the amazing handmade creativeness of […]
Cross Stitch: One of It’s Kind
Cross stitch is one of the oldest forms of embroidery found in the world today. It is done by making small x shaped stitches to form a picture or pattern. This technique has been passed down from generation to generation, and that is why nearly every cultural museum around the world has some piece of […]
Summaiya Jillani: An Overnight Star from Pakistani Art World
Besides the saddening and distressing notoriety that Pakistan possesses in front of the world, there still occur some pleasant junctures that always thrive to bring a positive light to our country’s name. Every now and then we witness a particular achievement or a talented person from our country that helps us to hold our heads […]
The 12th Annual Mystic Music Sufi Festival: The Mysticism of Sufis in the World of Today
Sufi poetry has been the voice of the free spirited individual in every epoch. It is through the song and dance, and the infinite wisdom it holds of the great mystics of our land that we have been able to transcend the shallow visions of our own prejudiced society, and of all those who look […]
Pakistan Onyx Handicrafts: A Unique Blend of Tradition and Culture
Pakistani Onyx Marble is Among the Best in the world Pakistan has the distinction of being among that handful of countries in the world that have been blessed with numerous minerals and marble varieties. The most famous and exclusive of these precious stone marble is the Onyx; which is predominantly found in the gas cavities […]
Emerging Talent from Pakistan
As I sit down to type a few words about Pakistani talent, I can’t help but think, “how do you write about something that has seems to be endless?†Sure, perhaps the ban on YouTube has hindered a surefire way of interesting feats by Pakistanis making it to our laptops; but there’s still Twitter, Facebook […]
S. Iqbal: The Only Poster Artist Left for Lollywood
Pakistan seems to be yet too backward when it comes to talking about painters, sculptures, and artists. There are not many that were blessed enough to engrave their names in the minds of people, excluding Gulgee, Shazia Sikander, Ahmed Pervez, Amin Gulgee, Sadequin, and a few more, who became eminent by luck and education. Whereas, […]