1930-1939

The Mall Murree

The Mall Murree

One of those postcards that illustrates the elasticity of time. The protagonist in the foreground is blurry because of the long exposure, perhaps a second or two, that the photographer required for the shot.

Burns Garden Karachi

Burns Garden Karachi

"After the merciless grind of a rough day," wrote the Sindhi writer and nationalist Ibrahim Joyo (1915-2017) in his short story In the Name of Allah, "how soothing it is to feel the balmy breeze in Karachi's Burns Gardens, especially on a fresh

(Late) Sukhdeo

(Late) Sukhdeo

Sukhdeo (Sukhdev) was born as the son of Ram Lal in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad in Pakistan).

Sukhdev (1907 - 1931) was a very popular revolutionary in India's freedom struggle.

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