An Alig's Armchair

In the last decades of twentieth century leftist and socialist intellectuals held sway on the Indian intellectual scene. The trade mark was ...

Miyan: "Have you read Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi?" Answer : I tried Aab-e-Gum but could not read beyond few pages. The style is very ...

Miyan used to speak with fondness, regards and appreciation about a friend called Salahuddin Sahab. Latter had migrated to Karachi. Then the...

Miyan's style of discussion was to present the things in the form of anecdotes and tidbits. A sort of Reader's Digest in action. Her...

After the experience during the maneuvering to transfer Miyan from stretcher to the ventilator Waseem Babu did not want to take any chance a...

Mufti Muhammed Usama (ZM) was waiting for the call about Miyan's health at Madarsa Arabia Tamir-Millat. The news that was conveyed was o...

In the confusion ensuing as a result of Miyan's demise the news was not conveyed to Miyan's namesake who has retired from Community ...

Miyan was not a mathematician. Headline out of the way. There is a namesake of Miyan. His name is Muhammed Ahmed. He has retired from the ...

As we have remarked earlier Miyan's passing away is a time when, at least for the close circle people, all the cliches can be exhausted....

The initial posts about Miyan were done at another blog . Its name and link appears above the Blog Archive on the right hand side panel. Tho...

There was flamboyance and informality in Miyan's personality. But he knew the stature of the people and had consideration for that. When...

Owais Jamal Shamsi did most of the running during Miyan's hospitalization. Others too were present nearly all he time but the major task...

(1) Woh Jo Sh'ayri Ka Sabab Hua by Kalim Aajiz (2) Jahan-e-Deedah by Mufti Taqi Usmani (DB) (3) Naseem-e-Hiyadat Ke Jhhonke (Three ...

The PR Office covers university functions. In one such function tea was served after the inauguration talks in the form of tea bags in paper...

The night between 24 and 25 December, 2010AC was a rather difficult one for Miyan and the care takers. After midnight it was felt that Miyan...

In the whole episode of Miyan's final journey Bi Tameezan came out as the most tragic figure. This is the felicity that Lord Most High...

"An era has ended ( eh ahad khatam ho gaya )", said Nawab Muhammed Ali (of Shaukat Manzil) during the funeral procession. Nawab ...

It was at Magrib Prayers time on December 25, 2010AC that the doctors declared Miyan dead. Body was taken to Old Boys Lodge. A few moments l...

Some months back there was a severe storm in the campus. Power supply got disrupted in many parts (of campus as well as the city.) The Old B...

Miyan was a man of connections. After retirement it posed a problem. The people from the circle were mostly from Civil Lines and will find i...