The Birth of Christ. Mid 18th century, late Mughal, Muhammad Shah period. Photo credit: National Museum, New Delhi.
This week in the Internet:
- Denial of existence – Authorities have conveniently mixed up Afghan Pakhtuns, who are legitimate citizens of Pakistan with Afghan refugees
- VIDEO: khuda ka noor o ba-shaoor zia-ul-haq sahab ke naam eik tribute
- Is India Headed Towards a Simplification and Dumbing Down of Its History?
- PHOTOS: Karachi’s street traders struggle to stay relevant in a changing world
- Eat Pray Love – Inside the enigmatic world of Urdu novels
- VIDEO: Baloch women march in turbat to demand independence of Balochistan from Pakistan
- Greece for Pakis – South Asian Immigration and Syriza
- VIDEO: A glimpse into the life of a Pakistani truck driver and tradition of truck art
- Portrayal of the morbid: Naimat Khana by Khalid Javaid – Novelist Khalid Javaid excels at exploring the dark aspects of life as evident in his second novel
- Astonishing Christmas-themed Mughal miniatures from the courts of Akbar and Jehangir – Jesuits came to the Mughal court hoping to convert the emperors. Instead, the Indian rulers used Christian images for their own royal propaganda.