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The Indo Pak subcontinent has a vast, diverse, and extensive history with a rich and deep cultural significance. It is the land where human civilization...

Sports have significance in almost every culture and are pursued passionately and with dedication. Sports combines physical activity with skill and precision...

The decline of the Mughal Empire produced one of the finest poets, authors, and artists in South Asia. Most of these poets, writers, and scholars worked in Persian or Urdu's elite...

What is mysticism? A word, a concept, and a faith in itself, mysticism dates back centuries to the beginning of time. One can never...

For most people, mysticism is well defined and complete. Some might view the mystic practices as a path that brings them closer...

Sahi Zahoor was a personality born in 1937 in what was known as the British Indian part of the subcontinent. He belonged to a family...

Pakistani clothing is a reflection of the various cultures that are thriving in the area. From Khyber Pakhtun Khwa...

Born in Varanasi, Jaunpur, India in 1440, Kabir Das is known as one of the mystical poets who harmonized Hindu-Muslim relations through...

An ancient aspect of Sufism is the darvesh dance known as Samaa. This dance is a perfectly balanced potion of culture and art. Samaa is...

Arts can be defined as a therapeutic tool for expression and healing. Creative arts have a tendency to trigger the need to reflect among...

The term, “Sufi” literally translates to “a person who has no worldly desires”. Sufis or for the lack of a better term, malangs, carved their way...

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a name known to the poetics in every corner of the world. A soft-spoken, well-mannered, and down-to-earth revolutionist...

Kathak has stemmed from both Islam and Hinduism but, it’s widely known to have evolved in the northern parts of India. The word kathak...

All the words in the world cannot do justice to what I felt when I entered Mevlana’s tomb for the first time. All I can say is that the feeling was surreal and something that

Anataban campaign was initiated by a group of young Sudanese artists devoting their lives for combating the social injustice in their country and...

The Mughal Raj over the subcontinent has left traces and marks of their dynasty in many significant ways, theatre just happens to be one of them. Theatre is an...

Truck art travels back to the 1940’s subcontinent where Sikh transporters started out painting portraits of Sikh Gurus on their...

A renowned name among Pakistani folk singers, Reshma was discovered by a TV and radio producer while she was singing a folk song at the shrine...

Qawwali is a Sufi style expression of music, performed to stimulate religious devotion and closeness to the supreme deity. Predominantly, Qawwalis pertain...

Art is an integral part of any society - not only because of what it represents but also because of how it makes an individual feel. Art is the soul of many cultures and...

Living in this integrated space where individual identities are often blurred because of the clutter that is globalization, we do not stop...

Baba Bulleh Shah born as Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri, known as the greatest Sufi poet of Punjab, is famous among people from all walks of life for...

The whirling dance- a part of history that has reshaped what honor to God means. Something that started in the 13th century...

The largest country in the subcontinent, India is home to some of the most colorful cultural festivals the world has the pleasure of witnessing. Grounded...

Jalal Al-Din Muhammad Rumi was born into the home of an influential and respected Islamic scholar of Afghanistan...

The rich culture of the land dates back centuries before it was officially recognized as part of the country. After independence, the epitome...

Mysticism and religion are two domains which are coherent with each other and two paths which lead to the same endpoint. At the same time...

Islamic art and architecture exemplify and reflect Islamic teachings and values. Islamic art has focused on the depiction...

Integrated into the depth of the mystic culture, the festival celebrations of Sufi saints are some of the most important nights for all mystic lovers...

Ameer Khusro, the voice that still echoes in the corridors of shrines across Pakistan and India. A poet, a musician, and a scholar...