The brave journey of Greg Healey Narration by: Shariq Ali Greg was alone in his temporarily erected tent in the first base camp to Mount Everest. He was still awake that night in his sleeping bag which was placed higher… Read More »A passion to give the Mount Everest

I was woken up suddenly by a knock at the door of my cottage in Jinja, a small town close to the source of river Nile and not far from the shores of lake Victoria. It’s about seventy-five kilometres from… Read More »Along the Nile, in search of a civilised world By Shariq Ali

“Why do you stay in prison, when the door is so wide open” This 14 minutes Urdu podcast explores the Sufi Way of Jalaluddin Rumi and his spiritual master Shams Tabrizi Please click below to listen Rumi, the whirling dancer… Read More »Rumi, the dervish dancer, Urdu/Hindi Audio Podcast about Jalaluddin Rumi

This 12 minutes audio podcast is the result of a recent (20th November, 2011) telephone conversation with a legend of Pakistan television, Mr Kamal Ahmed Rizvi (KAR) KAR is the creator of popular comedy serial Alif Noon and many outstanding… Read More »Conversation with a legend, Alif Noon creator Kamal Ahmed Rizvi by Shariq Ali

Dear Everyone, This urdu audio podcast is a literary review and a tribute to an extremely talented writer and natural actors in the history of Pakistan television. Alif noon, still remains the most popular Urdu comedy series of all times. Thanks to youtube… Read More »A comedy about the tragedy, ALIF NOON Urdu Podcast By Shariq Ali

Dear Everyone, This Urdu Podcast  KHUSH GUZARAN-e-SHEHAR-e-GHUM commemorates my brief personal encounter with three eminent poets of our time, Jaun Elia, Perveen Shakir and Dilawar Figar Listening time for this audio Podcast is about 12 minutes. Click the link below to listen Khush Guzaran-e-Sheher-Ghum… Read More »Tribute to Jaun Elia, Perveen Shakir & Dilawar Figar, Urdu Podcast (Khush Guzaran-e-Sheher-e-Ghum)

[slideshow] “Ladies and Gentlemen! This is your pilot speaking. Because of the heavy rainfall and clouds causing reduced visibility, this is our third and last attempt to approach the Sao Paolo Airport . If we do not succeed this time, this… Read More »Brazil, a dream world of rainforest

Dear Everyone, How vast is our Universe? a kind of question that stops the breath. Is there a wall out there with a sign post STOP! No Entry. No one is allowed to go beyond this point? Is it only a universe and… Read More »Cosmic bubble bath, Urdu/Hindi Podcast HUMARI KAINAAT

The CBEC Forum is an informal group of CBEC faculty, students, alumni and invited guests, that meets over tea on Friday afternoons. A wide range of issues, national and international, are selected for discussion with one of the Forum members… Read More »Why Socrates a hero? A literary evening in Karachi