Sweltering summers have begun & spring has ended, but its charms always remain🌼🌹

Many have written on Spring as a symbol of blooming love, but Faiz's بہار آئی is different as for him, despite fresh hopes, spring also opens old wounds of injustices, regrets & separation🧵


Forever immortalised by the mesmerising voice of Tina Sani, بہار آئی is an ode to cycle of love, friendships, & nature.

'Spring is here,
all the forgotten dreams and youthful years are back,
Which had died upon the touch of your lips,
And came back to life again each time'

Rajasthan in Karachi.

A palace built by a husband out of love for his wife. Not the tale of Taj Mahal, but Mohatta Mahal.

The final residence of Fatima Jinnah & the centre of politics in 60s.

A 🧵 on the fascinating history of love, partition & politics in Mohatta Palace.



Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta was a successful businessman frm Rajasthan. His wife suffered frm a grave illness & the doctors said tht the refreshing winds of the sea would cure his wife. So, in 1927, he had the Palace built by the sea side of Karachi out of love for his wife.

History of Pakistani Jews - The lost tribe. 🧵

It may come as surprise to many but Pakistan used to be home to a thriving Jewish community whose history dates back to the 19th century. The first recorded migration of jews to Pakistan puts them around mid 19th century, when Pakistan used to be a part of United India. Most of the Jewish families fled Persia and settled in this land, while some moved from Afghanistan and Central Asia too.(Photo 2:Chaim Teitler)