Erum Naqvi on 02 21, 2012 | 20 Comments
“WHAT on the earth has happened to you, larrki?” My aunt exclaimed in a scandalous voice. “You were so “normal”! Such was the severity of her reaction seeing my head covered with a dupatta, ...
Erum Naqvi on 12 31, 2011 | 29 Comments
Roti..kaprra aur makaan ... the very famous mantra. Nobody ever promised us fuel and energy anyways. Right? Standing in my kitchen, trying to sauté the onion to a perfect golden colour for biryani, I...
Erum Naqvi on 12 19, 2011 | 3 Comments
Preventing suicide?? If this was discussed amongst a group of psychiatrists or even within a group of laymen, we would except to hear a plethora of ways and suggestions but hardly anyone would include...
Erum Naqvi on 11 12, 2011 | 5 Comments
If Shakespeare lived in today’s world, he would surely have reworded the oft- quoted line as ‘Vanity, thy name is women’. And I am sure he would be more tired than I am today, of hearing the con...