Journey to Jerusalem
After our spiritual journey to the Old City and West Bank, the realities of life caught up to us.
1y ago
In memory of ‘Magic Uncle:’ Ulfat Kabir
I knew him by his household name, ‘Babul,’ and his friends knew him as ‘Ulfat’, but the vast majority of his viewers knew him as ‘Magic Uncle.’ Even my children called him ‘Magic Chacha’ from childhood. At that age, they did not even know how he was related to them.
1y ago
My Defeat
Life is a battlefield. Every living species fights a different battle; therefore, I can only talk about mine.
2y ago
My Childhood World
The best part of my childhood was during the late fifties, attending Dacca Cantonment Primary School at Ayub Line.
2y ago
The Twenty-Twenty-One
Today, on the first day of 2021, I open the 71st chapter of my memoir written – not sure when – probably before time. I want to read what lies ahead. There are only a few more chapters left before I happily reach the final episode.
3y ago
Reflections
In 1980 while I was pursuing PhD in the U.S.A. I stumbled into the world of philosophy. Beyond my engineering studies, I devoted myself to my new-found passion. Since that time, I have been maintaining a diary. The following episodes are based on selected journal entries.
4y ago
The Journey Back Home
During the Pakistan days my father was in the army, and we moved frequently, every few years. Soon after I finished Grade 10 in 1966, we made a big move: from Chittagong to Rawalpindi.
4y ago
October 11, 2023
Journey to Jerusalem
After our spiritual journey to the Old City and West Bank, the realities of life caught up to us.
March 13, 2023
In memory of ‘Magic Uncle:’ Ulfat Kabir
I knew him by his household name, ‘Babul,’ and his friends knew him as ‘Ulfat’, but the vast majority of his viewers knew him as ‘Magic Uncle.’ Even my children called him ‘Magic Chacha’ from childhood. At that age, they did not even know how he was related to them.
May 14, 2022
My Defeat
Life is a battlefield. Every living species fights a different battle; therefore, I can only talk about mine.
January 15, 2022
My Childhood World
The best part of my childhood was during the late fifties, attending Dacca Cantonment Primary School at Ayub Line.
June 19, 2021
My Two Worlds
Now that I am old and have time,
January 9, 2021
The Twenty-Twenty-One
Today, on the first day of 2021, I open the 71st chapter of my memoir written – not sure when – probably before time. I want to read what lies ahead. There are only a few more chapters left before I happily reach the final episode.
May 9, 2020
Reflections
In 1980 while I was pursuing PhD in the U.S.A. I stumbled into the world of philosophy. Beyond my engineering studies, I devoted myself to my new-found passion. Since that time, I have been maintaining a diary. The following episodes are based on selected journal entries.
March 21, 2020
The Journey Back Home
During the Pakistan days my father was in the army, and we moved frequently, every few years. Soon after I finished Grade 10 in 1966, we made a big move: from Chittagong to Rawalpindi.
February 1, 2020
Mirzaad
My father was in the Pakistani army, so we moved frequently, every few years. Soon after I finished Grade 10 in 1966, we made a big move: from Chittagong to Rawalpindi.
December 7, 2019
The Timeless Bond
I was so excited when my first story – “My American Dream”–appeared in The Daily Star back in 2007 that I quickly emailed the web link to all my friends. And they promptly responded with “What is Tohon?” as if the name was more important than the story itself.
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