#Study in Lahore

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I sincerely cannot believe this city is real. Tanker mafia. Wth.

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9/12/24 - Fear & Trembling in Lahore

Applied to renew my passport and noticed that my childhood house was on Ghaznavid Street (named after the 11th century Turkic conqueror).

Finished Moses and Monotheism by Freud as well as a trashy take down of Emperor Ashoka titled Ashoka the (Un)great by Subhodeep Mukhopadyay. The latter of the two was very badly written and the author seemed like a twitter addict who could not help but constantly compare Ashoka to Pakistan and Islamist militants in classic hindu nationalist fashion where even Ashoka's welfare endeavours were criticised simply because he was a buddhist.

Gf read Fear and Trembling to me while I made notes of 3 Behavioral Sciences sections. We then made a gender swapped bumble account for me and I managed to amass 100+ likes and 2 compliments between 4 and 5 AM.

[bananaandkale]

the toxic smog which can be seen from space will kill us all and our professors will still be concerned more about the decline of education due to online classes and will ask us to instead show up even when the AQI is at 1500. and yet they will publish poetry about smog and hold teach ins.

[excelenciaeducation]

An education consultancy serves as a vital bridge between students and their academic dreams, offering expert guidance on selecting the right course, university, and country that align with their goals and qualifications. Visa consultants in Lahore play a crucial role in this process by navigating the often complex visa application procedures, ensuring that students meet all necessary requirements and submit error-free applications.

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10 Best Songs of Arijit Singh

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Punjab, Pakistan Mission Recap

Revival Fire In Pakistan Pakistan Post-Mission Trip Report Thursday Night finale in Renala Kurd, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan (June 23, 2024) with Shawn Patrick Greene and Pastor Danish Khokhar After 2 months of preparation, I stepped out in faith and accepted the task to travel to Pakistan from May 16 through May 25, 2024. It was such a wonderful time, even under severe risk from oppositional…

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AIUK stands as the foremost education consultant in Lahore, renowned for its exceptional guidance tailored to students aspiring to pursue academic excellence abroad. Widely acclaimed as the preeminent education consultant in Lahore, AIUK takes great pride in delivering superlative services that cater to the diverse needs of individuals seeking to embark on their international academic journeys. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, AIUK assumes a pivotal role as a comprehensive visa consultant in Lahore, adeptly facilitating the intricate process of acquiring visas for ambitious global scholars.

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AIUK education and consultants ensure the advice we give to our students and their parents are ethical and unbiased. Our responsibilities do not end by simply placing students at Institutions; instead we help students throughout their time at the Institution if they need us. There have been numerous occasions when we have assisted students with safety issues, medical emergencies and cultural adjustments.

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something i really love about amrita sher gil's work is how often she identified herself with other women of colour across class lines and continents, like so much of her work was a critique of orientalism & particularly western men's hypersexualized depictions of women of colour in art & her work repeatedly strove to recontextualize brown women's bodies as a way of 'taking back control' from white men artists and the academy. and she was someone who had studied art in france and was personally familiar with it; she won a gold medal and was elected an associate of the grand salon in paris, and notably she was the youngest person and the only asian of any gender to have received those accolades. her experiences as not only a punjabi sikh but also a hungarian jewish woman informed so much of her work, and she chose to reject the western academy and focus her work and sense of self on india and impoverished, low caste indian women in particular. and considering her death at 28 is most commonly attributed to a failed abortion - which couldn't be safely accessed as a struggling artist in lahore in 1941 - there is something about her work's emphasis on women of colour's bodily autonomy that just breaks my heart

[justforbooks]

Anwar Hussein

Photographer whose work helped to transform the public image of the royal family

The photographer Anwar Hussein, who has died aged 85, was integral to transforming the public image of the British royal family: from the aloof and unknowable to something more human. His photographs will also forever be synonymous with the brief life of Diana, Princess of Wales, but his work was much more than that.

Hussein hailed from what is now Tanzania, but his career began in earnest in the UK in the late 1960s, and his talent led to commissions for portraits of the pop and rock gods of the 70s: Marc Bolan, Elton John, David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Freddie Mercury. Soon Hussein realised he needed a fresh challenge. He wanted to record something more historic, more lasting, and he set his sights on the most exclusive family in the world: the House of Windsor.

As an African-born Muslim, Hussein faced many institutional and cultural obstacles. Back then, the go-to look of a royal photographer was clean-shaven, short back-and-sides and a blazer. Hussein was bearded, wore his hair long and favoured a leather jacket and cowboy boots. The fact that the royal entourage were sceptical, and often told him he stood no chance, made him all the more determined. He needed to break into the clique and bring the counterculture to the establishment.

He studied official photographs and found them too posed and contrived, knowing that if he combined the photojournalism techniques he had honed in Africa and on the streets of swinging 60s London with his experience engaging with the divas of film and music, he could show the Windsors in a new light.

When covering royal events for news outlets, he used a longer lens so as not to be obtrusive, which allowed his subjects to relax. The resulting candid, naturalistic images captured moments in between poses, such as Queen Elizabeth II corralling her corgis at Aberdeen airport in 1974. They also brought him to the attention of a Buckingham Palace that was keen to show the royal family in a more modern, relatable way.

By the end of 1976 Hussein had earned the trust of the Queen and Prince Charles, and he was invited to travel the world documenting royal tours of Africa, Canada, and New Zealand.

The greater Hussein’s access, the more intimate the pictures, and the greater the public’s interest became. Then Lady Diana Spencer burst on to the scene and royal mania took hold. Hussein had photographed her before at social events, but following her engagement to Prince Charles in 1981 the symbiotic relationship between the princess and the photographer began.

Hussein’s sensitive work helped propel Diana to become the most photographed woman in the world, and he captured some of the most memorable and important photographs of the “people’s princess”. He was there when she shook hands with an Aids patient in London in 1987, a landmark moment in the fight against the disease. He photographed her cradling a terminally ill child at a cancer hospital in Lahore in 1996, an image of palpable compassion, and Diana’s favourite photograph, though she was upset to learn the child died shortly afterwards.

As her marriage disintegrated, Diana used the power of photography to signify her unhappiness and isolation. This was epitomised by Hussein’s memorable 1992 shot of Diana sitting alone in front of the Taj Mahal, a building that symbolises enduring love.

“She showed her moods in the way she dressed,” Hussein said – and never more so than when she wore her “revenge” dress to a Vanity Fair party at the Serpentine Gallery in 1994. It was the same day that an ITV documentary disclosed that her estranged husband had admitted to committing adultery. She had bought the Christina Stambolian dress three years earlier, but had initially deemed it too risque for a woman in her position. That evening Hussein was there to capture her “looking like a million dollars”.

Hussein was devastated by the death of Diana. They had become friends, and she often confided in him. On a private plane, at a time when she was dating the surgeon Hasnat Khan, Diana asked the photographer about his interfaith marriage (in 1978 Hussein had married Caroline Morgan, who worked in publishing), and about Islam.

Hussein wrote and contributed to many books on the Windsors, and in 2021 his hugely successful exhibition of photographs, Princess Diana: Accredited Access (which included work by his two sons, Samir and Zakir, who both followed in his footsteps), was launched in Los Angeles and toured the world, closing in London in 2024.

Hussein was born in Chunya in what was then the British colony of Tanganyika, the fourth of the five children of Mohamed Hussein and Sardar (nee Begum). The family moved to Mwanza on the shore of Lake Victoria, where his father worked as a civil servant for the British government. There Hussein attended the local Indian public school, but education was not for him, and he left at 16. Instead his passion was for the camera he had borrowed from his elder brother, Akhtar, who owned a small photo shop in the town. Hussein taught himself on trips to the Serengeti plains, where he photographed the wildlife.

Aiming to earn a living as a photographer, he began to tout for work, and in his early 20s the United Nations commissioned him to document the humanitarian crisis in the Republic of the Congo, where conflict raged following its independence from Belgium. The work there cemented his love for photojournalism, and he decided to move to the UK to pursue his dream.

Arriving in 1963, Hussein initially struggled to find work and accommodation. From a tiny flat in Notting Hill, he lived hand-to-mouth until his breakthrough in 1968. He was documenting an anti-Vietnam war protest outside the American embassy in London when he photographed a police officer being dragged from his horse. He knew he had a great shot and hurried to the Daily Mail, where he persuaded them to develop the film. The result appeared on page one the following day.

He was then hired to cover news events and music festivals, and he began to take celebrity portraits. Hussein wanted his work to be published in magazines, where the display and pay were better than newspapers, so he switched to colour film.

He worked as a stills photographer for movie companies and photographed Sean Connery and Roger Moore on the sets of Diamonds Are Forever and Live and Let Die. Hussein knew how to hustle too. In 1970 he went uninvited to the set of Steve McQueen’s film Le Mans. He quickly built a rapport with McQueen and was given a small role as himself in the film. The star then invited Hussein to work on his next film, Papillon.

In recent years Hussein had begun to wind down, and the coronation of King Charles III in 2023 was his last job. He documented the lives of the royal family for more than five decades and, despite the initial naysayers, he was the longest serving royal photographer. As a child in Tanganyika he had only ever seen the British monarchs on postage stamps and, many years later, it was his photographs that would adorn the Royal Mail’s stamps.

He is survived by his wife, his two sons, four grandchildren and his sister Tasnim.

🔔 Anwar Hussein, photographer, born 3 November 1938; died 23 September 2024

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Mohinder Singh Pujji: The Flying Ace Who Soared to Excellence

Very few men of colour in history are celebrated, especially those during the world wars, and whilst some will receive very little infamy compared to what they're owed, even fewer will receive an ounce of respect that they are owed.

Mohinder Singh Pujji is one of those who is met with silence. His name is unknown and his deeds are not mentioned.

Mohinder was born on the 14th of August, 1918, in Simla, Punjab, India to Sardar Sohan Singh Pujji and Sant Kaur; he was their fourth child. An influential background, Sardar worked in the health and education department as a senior official; this background allowed for Mohinder to go to the Sir Harcourt Butler school, located in Simla. After that, Mohinder went to the Government College in Punjab, and then the Hindu College in Lahore before finally going to study law at Bombay University.

Originally, Mohinder learned to fly as a hobby, receiving his A Licence in April of 1937; at first, he flew between Hardwar and Badrinath for Himalayan Airways. It wasn't long before he caught the attention of Burmah Shell, who sought him out and offered him a job as a Refuelling Superintendent in 1938.

In September of 1939, the second world war broke out, and along with it in December, came the advertisement for pilots who held an A Licence; the advertisement wanted A Licence holders to apply for volunteer service commission for the Indian Air Force. Mohinder knew, his time had arrived, and he put his application in.

Originally formed in 1933, the Indian Air Force had experienced very little growth over the years that lead to Mohinder's application; with only one squadron, it was far from the prosperous, strengthened, air force that it could have been.

With India still beneath the colonial thumb of Britain, the Indian military wasn't expanding at the same rate as their colonisers had been, although there had been some growth; one of these expansions was the development of the Volunteer Reserve commissions to open up to those with an A Licence. A young man of 21, Mohinder Singh Pujji was one of the first of twenty four pilots to be accepted; in the UK, ten of them had already been killed, some through accidents and some through action.

It was early in the year, in 1940, when Mohinder scored his interview in Ambala; the process meant that he was under a microscope from an RAF panel, and unlike many others, Mohinder was accepted and was commissioned on the 1st of August. He went into the 4th Pilots' Course of the Indian Air Force, and was all but immediately seconded; he was sent to the UK.

Travelling by sea, on the SS Strathallan, Mohinder and his comrades arrived in Liverpool on the 1st of October, 1940. However, during this travel, Mohinder was witness to the treatment of people of colour when they stopped in South Africa; he was quoted as saying:

“Our ship stopped in South Africa. I was shocked to see the treatment of Indians and Africans there. I and my colleagues were very angry.”

During this travel, the Battle of Britain was raging in the skies above, whilst Mohinder was grounded on the boat; just as Mohinder and his men finally arrived in the UK, the Battle of Britain was beginning to slow, and beginning to cool off. But, because Mohinder and his comrades were among the very first volunteers from British-controlled colonised countries, a huge amount of publicity swarmed them; they were invited to Windsor Castle to join the very crown who had colonised their countries, and were invited to sit with the Secretary of State Emory.

It seemed that, if you were willing to give your life for the country who destroyed yours, you suddenly had acceptance from the people with blood on their hands.

To begin with, Mohinder was assigned to the Number One RAF Depot in Uxbridge, and took effect as of the 8th of October; it was there that the British finally took notice of his incredible skills in the air. He was then sent to Number Twelve EFTS at RAF Prestwick, where he would begin training at De Havilland Moths. The course was heavily abbreviated, with only seven/eight courses needed to pass - Mohinder did so, with flying colours.

From there, he was sent to attend advanced training at Number Nine Service Flying Training School RAF, at Hullavington. Mohinder completed the course, and was finally given his wings on the 16th of April, 1941.

Of the original twenty four pilots, eighteen passed the courses; six of them would become fighters, and twelve became bombers. Mohinder was a fighter.

Mohinder was then assigned to Number Fifty Six Operational Training at RAF Sutton Bridge; here, he was allowed to train in one of the best, and most legendary, planes of the second world war: the hawker hurricane. Mohinder would even develop a preference for the planes, as he would prefer the hurricanes over the spitfires.

His first taste of combat, however, came when he was posted to Number Forty Three Squadron - the Fighting Cocks - who would go on to produce a number of ace pilots; at the same time, Mohinder requested that he be allowed to wear his turban in the aircraft, and a special cap would need to be created in order to make it accessible so that he could still use his headphones and oxygen mask without taking the turban off.

Mohinder's turban was also displayed on his RAF wings, and became such a prominent and iconic part of his identity that he would be recognised solely for it.

However, it wasn't all fame and glory; Mohinder's main tasks were to make low-level attacks on the German Nazis, a dangerous and daunting task for even the most skilled of fighters. But Mohinder was unique.

He would end up with one hundred and 9 (109) confirmed planes shot down, and a further three damaged.

Mohinder was still just a man, though, and was not invincible; there were two instances when Mohinder was forced down. Incident one happened whilst he was flying over the English Channel; a Messerschmitt had shot at him, and Mohinder had to glide his plane to a crash landing in order to save his life. Unable to swim, Mohinder did not entertain the idea of landing at sea for very long, and quickly switched to crashing on the white cliffs of Dover.

When he crashed, Mohinder checked his head, and found that his turban had been soaked with blood; he was pulled out of the aircraft with severe wounds and injuries, but thanks to his turban, he was destined to make a full, good, recovery. After just a couple of weeks, Mohinder was back in the skies.

Mohinder's turban became even more important to him, and he wore it with great pride; his dedication and strength in his religion became a prominent, shining, part of his character and his personality. Unused to people coming up to him in public, Mohinder was not entirely sure how to deal with it when people would go up to him in the streets of London, and thank him; he was chivalrous, and polite. Kind.

His kindness did not know bounds or borders, though, as when 300 African soldiers under the imperial command of America were lost in Burma, it was Mohinder who took control; he sent out pilots to look for them, and when they did not find them, he sent them out again. He personally flew through the jungle until he found them, and when headquarters demanded proof, he flew out a second time and brought it back. Three hundred lives were saved by the unwavering dedicated of Mohinder.

In 1945, Mohinder was sent to North Africa, where he would be transferred back to the Indian Air Force, and became a Squadron Leader; he was one of few Indian pilots who had fought in all three theatres.

After the war, Mohinder was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross medal.

But things were not going well for Mohinder, and in 1946, he was diagnosed with TB; on the 10th of January in 1947, he was invalided from service due to disability, and his doctors told him that he only had six months left to live. But Mohinder would not give up easily.

For over eight months, Mohinder was hospitalised, and he would organise theatrical productions with other patients; eventually, he made it through, and survived - at the cost of his military career. He was permanently unfit to serve.

Mohinder, unable to serve, would continue to fly in his civilian life as an Aerodrome Officer at Safdarjung Aerodrome in Delhi; he took part in races and gliding events, even going so far as to glide 10, 000 foot hills non-stop from Pune to Belgaum and helped to teach young women in the pastime.

In 1968, Mohinder would participate in the World Gliding Championship in Leszno, Poland, as a team manager for India.

In 1974, Mohinder then moved to Britain permanently; he took up hand-gliding, met Princess Diana (part of the very same colonial family who originally took over his country) in 1991, and was a prominent member of the community. It resulted in him being recognised as a freeman in Newham, and was even invited to meet the queen at Buckingham Palace.

Mohinder's tokenisation by the royal family was a staunch reminder that any of them only cared if they could use it to act as if they didn't survive and thrive off of blood money.

In 2005, Mohinder even took aim at the racist BNP (now reform uk), and told them that their racism was not welcome:

“The BNP are wrong to use the Spitfire as representative of their party. They forget people from different backgrounds helped in the Second World War. I am proof of this –I was flying a Spitfire. I also met Winston Churchill. Even in those days, there were ethnic minorities fighting for the British.”

On the 18th of September, 2010, Mohinder died of a stroke at Darent Valley Hospital, England. He was 92.

Mohinder left behind a legacy of consistent fighting for equality and respect, but also of determination and dedication; a passionate, strong willed, and intelligent fighter pilot, there was no other like him - a man who stood up to racism, fascism, and who never changed himself or watered himself down for the sake of white supremacy in a nation that had killed thousands of his countrymen.

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Untitled Oil on Canvas Works by Salman Toor

Salman Toor graduated from Pratt University in Brooklyn, New York with an MFA in Fine Arts. He has exhibited in multiple group shows ranging from Dubai, New York, Karachi and Lahore. An important part of his artwork is the influence of cultural lore and tradition.

His paintings narrate the story of the relationship between the elite and plebeians, the conflict of their lifestyles. and present the discord while managing to show the subtle similarities. His vision displays the complex diversity amid sub-continental pop culture and historical influences of Western and European ideals.

Note: a more extensive biography of Salman Toor can be found at:

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the good children

type: novel

author: roopa farooki

date of release: june 1, 2014

synopsis:

leaving home is one thing. surviving is another.

1940s lahore, the punjab. two brothers and their two younger sisters are brought up to be 'good children', who do what they're told. beaten and browbeaten by their manipulative mother, to study, honour and obey. sully, damaged and brilliant, jakie, irreverent and passionate. cynical mae and soft-hearted lana, outshone and too easily dismissed.

the boys escape their repressive home to study medicine abroad, abandoning their sisters to their mother and marriages. sully falls in love with an unsuitable indian girl in the states; jakie with an unsuitable white man in london. their sisters in pakistan refuse to remain trophy wives, and disgrace the family while they strike out to build their own lives.

as they raise their own families, and return to bury the dead, sully and jakie, mae and lana, face the consequences of their decisions, and learn that leaving home doesn't mean it will ever leave them.

the good children is a compelling story of discipline and disobedience, punishment and the pursuit of passion, following the children of a game-changing generation and the ties that bind them across cultures, continents and decades. painful and sweet, tough and surprising, it is a landmark epic of the south asian immigrant experience.

availability:

internationally distributed, available at liberty, readings, etc.

pdf also available at the internet archive.

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Masjid Wazir Khan, Lahore, Pakistan

#architectural study

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Pakistani Steve Harrington

This is how I imagine Steve's parents.

And subsequently his grandparents.

Steve's mother is Maira (My-rah) Harrington

And his father is Arun (Ah-roon) Harrington

Though they both tell everyone their names are Maria and Aaron.

Both come from villages in Pakistan but if asked they both say they come from Lahore.

Both of their fathers are actually old friends.

Having both come to America on the same boat after the Partition.

Which for Pakistan is the 14th August 1947.

They were both two men coming to a new country, leaving their wives behind.

And both became close friends. As did their wives, Arun and Maira's mother's from helping each other in their husbands absences.

Though they both joke that they hated for years.

The two men both worked together in America on contracts for before coming back home when they ran out.

During that time families were grown.

Arun had an older brother and two younger sisters.

Maira had 2 younger brothers and a younger sister.

Arun was sent to America with his older brother to study. They lived with their uncle.

Though years later Arun's father made the journey bringing Arun's mother and his sisters.

Maira came soon after, Arun's father had found work for him and her father so he went back.

Though it was several months before he could send for his wife and kids.

Arun attended school, graduated and than went to work for his father.

Maira attended school but dropped out at 15.

Taking up a position as a seamstress to help support her family.

Arun and Maira were arranged to be married after Arun had graduated.

Being friends, their parents really wanted their kids to end up together.

Arun and Maira agreed, having known the other and wanting to please their parents.

Arun continued to work for his father and uncle and Maira quit her job.

In time Maira's mother went back home to care for her elderly parents.

And Arun's father went back to expand the buisness, going back and fourth from America and Pakistan.

Steve was born on the 4th July 1966.

He was named Steve because his parents feared that having an "abnormal" name would lead him to be ostracised.

Maira looked after Steve and they were both really close. She taught him their culture but also how to hide his heritage.

It started for his own safety but became you are in America, act like it.

She has lovely brown skin but would cover it up with fair and lovely products.

Showing her son how to apply it so he could be handsome and fair.

She taught him Urdu, English wasn't to be used in the home.

Although both his parents would get annoyed at how slow his English was coming along.

Arun was a distant figure, always working and held Steve to a high standard as his only child and son.

They do have fond memories but not many.

Maira stayed at home with Steve, doing charity work and such.

Until she found out Arun was cheating on her with his secretary.

And took to going with him on his trips.

Steve's grandmother, Arun's mother babysat him though this stopped when he turned 10.

As both of his parents thought him to be tall enough and old enough to look after himself.

Citing that they had looked after themselves when their parents had been working.

And Steve was too soft compared to them. Didn't know the value of hard work and was too coddled.

So this would fix that.

Basically both Steve's parents were bought up by parents who were proud of their heritage.

So were they but as time went on, businesses booming and such they both lost their connection to their roots.

That is why Steve was bought up knowing Urdu frequently as his first language.

And would happily talk to his grandparents in it.

While also taught that being fair skin and having a western name is a good thing.

As Steve grew into his own person he found himself and his heritage.