Culture… ‘An Ode to the 80s’ 15/10/2019 Written by Ammar Junaid Asghar The idea of the 80s having an aura of ‘simpler times when kids used to ride bicycles without a care in the world’ is…
Culture… Shaba Jt: The Unfortunate Reality Of All-Boys Schools 16/09/201910/07/2020 (Trigger warning for body shaming) When you belong to an affluent Punjabi family that tends to invest everything for the wellbeing of their male child, your privilege reflects itself in…
Culture… Godspeed, PLUMS! A Farewell Note by the Vice President 20/05/201920/07/2019 Like you, I also feel a social pressure to write something cool, but for a moment, let’s be ourselves. Let's bravely face our humble, real selves and leave our cool…
Culture… Sonder and Mokita: In conversation with Haider Ilahi 02/02/201920/07/2019 “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge”- Stephen Hawking There is something to be said about a person who draws knowledge from the…
Culture… To Karachi, with Love 17/01/201920/07/2019 I often wonder, can you fall in love with a city the way you fall in love with a person? Because I think I have. Exploring a city’s lanes and…
Culture… The history and significance of New Year festival 15/01/201920/07/2019 Contrary to popular belief, New Year’s wasn’t always celebrated on January 1st. Historically, it had been celebrated at many different times. The Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians began their new year…
Culture… Removing the Taboo One Conversation at a Time 04/01/201904/01/2019 The sunlight dances its way into the room through the huge windows as soft music plays in the background, yet the atmosphere inside remains tense. A young woman clad in…
Culture Restoration of Basant Festival 03/01/201904/01/2019 “Punjab Government recently announced its decision to celebrate Basant festival in the second week of February thus lifting the 12-year ban on this celebration which marks the advent of spring”…
Culture… The Twilight Zone 27/12/2018 *Originally published in the December Edition of the PLUMS Dispatch* My childhood has been a war between reconciling two levels of cultural religiosity. I have reached a (perhaps still incomplete)…
Culture… Diwali at LUMS 09/11/201809/11/2018 Often called the festival of lights, Diwali commemorates the return of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu, to his people after being exiled for 14 years, during which…
