A letter to Pakistan Click above to listen to the Urdu audio. Once again, Pakistan stands at the cross-roads of history. This time, however, the entire world seems to be at a cross-roads. Being the sixth largest population in the world, Pakistan has a special place. Unfortunately, we’re seen…

Wrote this in April 2014 in memory of my maternal grandmother, an extra-ordinary woman who overcame suffering and adversity to become an entrepreneur, writer and thinker. She was born in the 1920s, somewhere around Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, India, to parents with an unfortunate and seemingly never-ending string of encounters…

You are a stand-up comedian who can no longer perform at the local comedy club because of social distancing. You cannot perform via Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Zoom or Google Meet because you need to connect with the audience. Will you locate to a different state with loose social distancing measures…

I saw a curious species Eons away from home Gnawing at each other ’Cause they were all alone No problem, thought my friends Just look inside their minds Plant a learning program That iterates through time But I knew the curious species With the writing of each tome They’d see…