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This anthology brings together verse and prose: essays, stories, chronicles, and profiles, by people who have shared a relationship with Lahore. From the mystical poems of Madho Lal Hussain and Bulleh Shah to Iqbal's ode and Faiz's lament, from Maclagan and Aijazuddin's historical treatises and Kipling's 'chronicles' to Samina Quraeshi's intricate portraits of the Old City and Irfan Husain's delightful account of Lahori cuisine, "City of Sin and Splendour" is a marriage of the sacred and profane. While Pran Nevile paints a vivid sketch of Lahore's Hira Mandi, Shahnaz Kureshy brings alive the legend of Anarkali and Khalid Hasan pays a tribute to the late 'melody queen' Nur Jehan. Mohsin Hamid's essay on exile, Bina Shah's account of the Karachi vs Lahore debate and Emma Duncan's piece on elections are essential to the understanding of modern-day Lahore. But, the city is also about Lahore remembered. Ved Mehta and Krishen Khanna write about 'going back' as Khushwant Singh writes about his pre-Partition years in Lahore.Sara Suleri's memories of her hometown, the landscapes of Bapsi Sidhwa's fiction, Khaled Ahmed's homage to Intezar Hussain, and Urvashi Butalia's "Ranamama" are tributes to memory as much as they are tributes to remarkable lives and unforgettable places.
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Before my departure from the City of Laor, loquacious rumour proclaimed that the Padcha was going to visit his father-in-law, Prince Assofokan, and congratulate him on having regained his health. Read the first page
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Before my departure from the City of Laor, loquacious rumour proclaimed that the Padcha was going to visit his father-in-law, Prince Assofokan, and congratulate him on having regained his health. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Bapsi Sidhwa opens up the world of Lahore, with a seres of short stories that totally envelope you in the many different worlds of one of the worlds oldest,liberal,intellectual, divinely gorgeous cities...Lahore is where Paris meets India and was the jewel in the crown of The Raj...enough...go read it, you won;t regret it :) I have bought it several times, for myself and to share with friends...
Its the closest you cna get to the magic of Lahore without actually getting on a flight..
Its the closest you cna get to the magic of Lahore without actually getting on a flight..
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Much needed compilation of essays on Lahore
3 Dec 2007
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This book is a collection of short stories, excerpts from novels and non-fiction compiled with the common appreciation for the ancient city of Lahore. It seems as though all Lahoris share a common culture and that was apparent when many of the authors reiterated common cultural nuances of the people, sites to visit, foods, and famous artists, that I was very familiar with from the stories that I had been told time and time again from family members who have lived in Lahore. I definitely recommend this book to those who have roots in this city, but also for those who don't know the cultural significance of this ancient city. Also, I would especially recommend it to those who have not ventured to the old city of Lahore (fortified by the Mughals), which is essentially the heart of the city and where to this day craftsmen practice their craft that has been passed on since the Mughal Empire. The collection is intelligently separated into sections by editor Bapsi Sidwha, a quintessential Lahori, and contains articles from many very prominent Lahoris.
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