Bee Gul Ke Jawab ~ You Asked She Answered
As a student I remember being told over and over again that writing is akin to a mirror that does not and will not lie, and for writing to leave an impact, to […]
Bee Gul Se Sawal ~ You Ask She Answers
Talkhiyan and Pehchan ~ Two serials beloved by us here at Desi Rants N Raves. New visitors to the blog would have to be forgiven if they thought Bibi, Apo, Janu Baba, Zoey, Jugnu, Kuku, Laila, […]
Pehchan ~ Episode 20 ~ Finale ~ Review
Illusions ~ those sweet and not-so-sweet lies we tell to convince others of our happy, neat and perfect lives – [main] bohot khush hoon, wrote Kuku to Khurram… Delusions ~ those sweet and not-so-sweet […]
Pehchan ~ Episode 19 Review
Up until yesterday every time I watched one of our mazloom surat aansoo bahati heroines, putting up with her abusive in-laws and/or living in abject misery with her naam nehad sar[ka]taj, I would always […]
Pehchan ~ Episode 18 Review
Chaar diwari ~ four walls forming the boundary line of a house; meant to keep outsiders at bay and protect insiders from that which goes on on the outside. Though made of brick and […]
Pehchan ~ Episode 17 Review
Pehchan ~ With knowledge and self-discovery, with recognition and identification, with knowing who you are, with pehchan comes pain and hurt. A pain that much more intensified because it is inflicted […]
Pehchan ~ Episode 16 Review
Laila, tum kya karogi ab? Unlike her daughter who has no problems sleeping, poor Mummy ji is at her wit’s end: What is this that her daughter has done? Walking out on […]
Pehchan ~ Episode 15 Review
Apney aap sey milne ka waqt ~ Khud ko pehchanney ka waqt ~ Main se mujh tak ka safar taey karney ka waqt ~ What does main mean for women in our culture? […]
Pehchan ~ Episode 14 Review
Ever since the begining I have been raving about the fabulousness that is Pehchan. For the past thirteen weeks, episode after episode, we have been compelled to face up to our hypocrisies, our […]
Pehchan ~ Episode 13 Review
To Kuku: Aaj tum khafa ho, naraz ho, ghussey mein ho magar laut kar mere paas hi aaogi. Haan tum bohot stable ho independent ho, isliye asani se dhakey dey kar […]
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