March 2008

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  Lahore Snaps V: Signs

  03.31.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Some signage from Lahore. The translations are on the flickr site. (Also additional shots).

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  Lahore Snaps IV: We Eat

  03.29.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  Lahore, should you be curious, is a food-lover’s paradise. The traditional North Indian cuisines (your biryanis and your karahis and whatnot) get augmented with Sindhi and Pashtun varieties of preparation and serving. Various streets and muhallahs (neighborhoods) are famous for various types of foods. I didn’t sample anything, this trip. The most daring I got [...]

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  Lahore Snaps III: Marks It Bears

  03.27.08 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  I have been having these vivid dreams. Places and conversations continued from Lahore. Waking up every morning is quite a disorienting experience. The landscapes are stuck, the tape paused. I guess it can all be ascribed to jet lag or to this rather unmoored feeling that envelopes me. Whatever the case may be, I find [...]

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  Demystifying Pakistan

  03.26.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  My dear friends will be casting the harsh light of scholarship and analysis onto the murky swamp of Pakistan. Do attend. Spread the word. I surely wish I was there.

  The Center for Place, Culture & Politics Presents
  Demystifying Pakistan: Understanding the Current Crisis
  A panel discussion on the military in Pakistani politics, society and economy; emergency, martial [...]

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  Snap Lahore II: Where We Lived

  03.26.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  
  

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  Snap Lahore I: Games We Play

  03.25.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments