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YOU DESERVE TO KNOW THIS
Dear Ammu, Am I a bad influence on you? Why did you stop dreaming about being a scientist? I understand you want to grow up to be a writer like me, but why not a scientist who also writes? The sacrifice to become a writer is huge. Supposedly, consider your scientist...

ON A HAPPY NOTE
This time when I started writing, I was sure that I won’t be writing about sadness. I wanted to write ‘happy’ from the bottom of my heart, though I don’t think it is my favorite subject. Then what would I write about? Pondered for days together and then penned...

A CONVERSATION WITH ASSAM ON MAPPING PAKISTAN
Cartography or creating maps is truly a rare profession. A. Assam Altaf takes the credit for creating a series of maps exclusively for his motherland Pakistan. From detailing first traditional food map of Pakistan to its tourist attractions map; this young lad is...

ON CONFRONTING THOUGHTS
My mind is the biggest liar, I don’t trust it ever. The other day it told me to be sad, but I was euphoric for no reason. Today, it made me feel that the world is going to end, but I don’t think so. I often tell art, literature, poetry and even nature, not to...

WHY THERE IS NO RAINBOW AFTER THE RAINS
No, there is no rainbow after every rainfall. Teach your children the same. Instead of searching a colorful path, show them how to walk through the muddy roads. Give them gears that mountaineers use. Let them know that this life is not always easy. Show them the magic...

BAO
As I write, somewhere in the corner of the Pak Tai street in Hong Kong, the small **Bao eatery would have opened to serve hot steamy homemade fluffy buns. Smile has no language, and that’s how I made friends with the short lady who runs the shop. Eager to know whether...
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