Past Events

November 2024

Nov 20: Baat se Baat: “Becoming a Successful Freelancer: A Step-by-Step Guide” — Altamush Khan Attish

Nov 20: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 16) — Faisal Ali

Nov 19: Baat se Baat: “Back from Bangladesh – Reflections on its Science, Society and Politics” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 17: Book Launch: “Iste’maar ki Nafsiyat” — Akhtar Ali Syed, Zaikham Khan, Usman Qazi and Waqar Sherazi

Nov 17: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 22) — Faisal Ali

Nov 16: Theater: “Arnold & Komarov Travelling Theatre’s project “Shame on You” in collaboration with Dugdugi”

Nov 16: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 21) — Faisal Ali

Nov 16: English Calligraphy for Beginners (Session 09) — Syed Iqtidar Ali Shah

Nov 16: Laughing Matters (An Interactive Improvisation Workshop) — Session: 2

Nov 15: Film Screening: “All That Breathes” (with Q+A) — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, Hasan Anwar and Siraj Ali

Nov 15: English Calligraphy for Beginners (Session 08) — Syed Iqtidar Ali Shah

Nov 14: Baat se Baat: “Ziddi Feminist Practices in Islamabad’s ‘Modern Mohalla’: Intersectionality, Community, and Resistance in Post-Independence Pakistan” — Sidra Khokhar and Qasim Ovais

Nov 14: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 15) — Faisal Ali

Nov 13: Baat se Baat: “Colors, Textures, Emotions: A Painter’s Journey” — Ahmad Habib

Nov 13: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 20) — Faisal Ali

Nov 10: Documentary Screening: Light Falls: Space, Time and an Obsession of Einstein — Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman and Shahryar Khan

Nov 10: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 19) — Faisal Ali

Nov 09: TBH One Hour Show — Guest: Yasir Javvad

Nov 09: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 18) — Faisal Ali

Nov 09: English Calligraphy for Beginners (Session 07) — Syed Iqtidar Ali Shah

Nov 09: Laughing Matters (An Interactive Improvisation Workshop) — Session: 1

Nov 08: TBH Astronomy Club: Observing the Moon and Saturn — Shahryar Khan

Nov 08: English Calligraphy for Beginners (Session 06) — Syed Iqtidar Ali Shah

Nov 07: Baat se Baat: “Umerkot: The Land of Unity in Diversity” — Romana Bashir, Harris Khalique, Jamalkori, Khurshid Nadeem, Jami Chandio and Mir Hassan Arisar

Nov 07: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 14) — Faisal Ali

Nov 06: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 17) — Faisal Ali

Nov 05: Baat se Baat: “Thar at a Crossroads: Navigating Threats and Prospects” — M. Badar Alam, Dr. Hassan Abbas, M. Sajan Choro, Dr. Majid Khan and Fiza Qureshi

Nov 04: Baat se Baat: “A Tale of Two Elections: US, Pakistan and the Future of Democracy” — Dr. M. Taqi and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 03: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Shaping America: The Revolutionary Ideals Behind US Politics” — Rashid Ali

Nov 03: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 16) — Faisal Ali

Nov 02: Baat se Baat: “Wreaths of Meaning: Carl Sagan meets Mian Muhammad Bakhsh” — Abdul Moeez

Nov 02: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 15) — Faisal Ali

Nov 02: English Calligraphy for Beginners (Session 05) — Syed Iqtidar Ali Shah

Nov 01: Baat se Baat: “Why We Lack Economic Freedom?” — Dr. Ali Salman

Nov 01: English Calligraphy for Beginners (Session 04) — Syed Iqtidar Ali Shah

October 2024

Oct 31: Baat se Baat: “The Art of Growing Up: The Evolution of Human Maturity” — Dr. Murtaza Mir

Oct 31: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 13) — Faisal Ali

Oct 30: Baat se Baat: “Judicial Reform or Control? Impact of the 26th Constitutional Amendment” — Khurram Shahzad, Hamid Rashid Gondal, Aoun Abbas Sahi and Ahmad Ijaz

Oct 30: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 14) — Faisal Ali

Oct 29: Science Club: “Metaverse Unlocked – The Future of Virtual interactions” — Sana Syed

Oct 27: Documentary Screening: The Story of Math – The Language of the Universe (Screening + Interactive LUMS Math Circle) — Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Oct 27: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 13) — Faisal Ali

Oct 26: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Pak-o-Hind ki Maqbool-e-Aam Mausiqee” — Dr. Khaleeq-ur-Rahman, Haider Farooq and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

Oct 26: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 12) — Faisal Ali

Oct 26: English Calligraphy for Beginners (Session 03) — Syed Iqtidar Ali Shah

Oct 25: Healthcare: “Mental Health Matters: Practical Steps from Awareness to Solutions” — Sachin Chitambaran and Sania Saeed

Oct 25: English Calligraphy for Beginners (Session 02) — Syed Iqtidar Ali Shah

Oct 24: Baat se Baat: “When Emotions Ignite: Understanding Social Turmoil” — Ahmad Ijaz

Oct 24: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 12) — Faisal Ali

Oct 23: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 11) — Faisal Ali

Oct 23: Healthcare: “Celebrate Red Ribbon Week”

Oct 22: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Curious Case of J.D. Salinger” — Ahmad Umar Ayaz

Oct 20: Baat se Baat: “Water is Heavier Than Oil: Pakistan’s Potential Water Economy” — Dr. Hassan Abbas

Oct 19: Book Launch: “Power of Sage: An Antithesis to Machiavellian Prince” — Waqas M. Awan and Amjad Nazeer

Oct 19: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 10) — Faisal Ali

Oct 18: Baat se Baat: “The Battle Within: Conquering Shame Through Courage” — Dr. Shehla Alvi

Oct 18: English Calligraphy for Beginners (Session 01) — Syed Iqtidar Ali Shah

Oct 17: Baat se Baat: “From Pluralism to Polarization: The Rise of Religious Extremism in Sindh” — Alya Bakhshal, Kishwar Naheed, Naseer Memon, Qasim Bughio, Sindhoo Nawaz Ghanghro and Mohsin Babar

Oct 17: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 11) — Faisal Ali

Oct 16: Documentary Screening: Eight Wonders Of Our Solar System

Oct 16: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 09) — Faisal Ali

Oct 13: Documentary Screening: “The Story of Math – The Genius of The East (Screening + Interactive LUMS Math Circle)” — Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Oct 13: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 08) — Faisal Ali

Oct 12: TBH One Hour Show — Guest: Dr. Iqbal Afaqi

Oct 12: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 07) — Faisal Ali

Oct 11: Book Launch: “Azaadi ke Baad” — Danish Irshad, Syed Safdar Gardezi, Farhan Khan and Osama Khawaja

Oct 10: Healthcare: “Healing Together: Trauma-Informed Care for Individuals, Communities, and Organizations” — Farwa Naqvi

Oct 10: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 10) — Faisal Ali

Oct 09: Science Club: “Science vs. Pseudoscience” — Qadeer Qureshi

Oct 09: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 06) — Faisal Ali

Oct 08: Book Launch: “Pakhtunkhwa main Daihi Ghareeb ki Tehreek” — Sartaj Khan, Abdul Hadi Mayar, Dr. Riaz Ahmed, Afrasiab Khattak and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

Oct 03: Science Club: “Let’s Build a Personal AI Assistant” — Rashid Saleem

Oct 03: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 09) — Faisal Ali

Oct 02: Movie Screening: “Neighbour: The Saga of Forced Conversions in Pakistan (Screening and Discussion)” — Tahira Abdullah, Peter Jacob, Farhatullah Babar, Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy and Harris Khalique

Oct 02: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 05) — Faisal Ali

Oct 01: Science Club: “From Startup to Industry Leader: My Journey with Oracle and Informatica” — Sohaib Abbasi and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

September 2024

Sep 29: Science Club: “Think Like a Scientist: The Art and Craft of the Scientific Method” — Qadeer Qureshi

Sep 29: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 04) — Faisal Ali

Sep 28: Baat se Baat: “Celebrating International Day for Right to Information: The Case of Pakistan” — Haroon Rashid, Aamir Ghauri, Azaz Syed and Dilawar Hussain

Sep 28: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 03) — Faisal Ali

Sep 27: Science Club: “Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect” — Shahryar Khan

Sep 26: Healthcare: “Together Against Cancer: Awareness, Myths, Facts and Support” — Dr. Nadir Mehmood

Sep 26: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 08) — Faisal Ali

Sep 25: Baat se Baat: “Karoonjhar Cutting Case: Environmental Devastation & Cultural Heritage Demolition” — Dileep Doshi, Lutif Ali Halo and Zarmeen Kausar

Sep 25: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 02) — Faisal Ali

Sep 25: Healthcare: “Preserving the Autonomy of Nursing and Allied Health” — Dr. Raisa Gul, Yasmeen Saggu, Zahida Parveen and Dr. Kainat Asmat

Sep 24: Healthcare: “Silent Cries: Recognizing and Responding to Suicidal Thoughts” — Dr. Usama Bin Zubair, Zafar Syed, Dr. Salahuddin Derwesh and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

Sep 22: Baat se Baat: “Multiculturalism, State and Society in Pakistan” — Amjad Nazeer

Sep 22: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Yaman (Session 01) — Faisal Ali

Sep 21: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Discussing Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)” — Dr. Tariq Banuri, Zafar Syed, Ahmad Nawaz Khan and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Sep 21: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 60) — Faisal Ali

Sep 20: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Ragas and Reflections: A Musical Evening with Moumita Mitra”

Sep 19: Baat se Baat: “Career Planning 101: The Key Concepts” — Dr. Murtaza Mir

Sep 19: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 07) — Faisal Ali

Sep 18: Science Club: “Topology – A First Foray” — Muhammad Haashir Ismail

Sep 18: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 59) — Faisal Ali

Sep 15: Baat se Baat: “The State of Democracy in Pakistan” — Farhatullah Babar, Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha, Amina Hassan Sheikh, Muhammad Zubair and Dilawar Hussain

Sep 15: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 58) — Faisal Ali

Sep 14: Documentary Screening: “The Story of Maths (The Frontiers of Space)” — Followed by Q&A session with Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Sep 14: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 57) — Faisal Ali

Sep 13: Baat se Baat: “Liberal Democracy at a Crossroads: Populism, Neoliberalism and the Future of Democracy Worldwide” — Zeeshan Hashim

Sep 12: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 06) — Faisal Ali

Sep 11: TBH One Hour Show — Guest: Muhammad Asim Butt

Sep 11: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 56) — Faisal Ali

Sep 10: Baat se Baat: “Project Leadership: Guiding Teams to Success” — Shahid Soomro

Sep 07: Movie Screening: “Saans: A Glimpse into Our Polluted Future – Short Film Screening and Panel Discussion” — Arieb Azhar, Ozma Mushtaque, Ameera Adil and Osama Malik

Sep 07: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 55) — Faisal Ali

Sep 07: TBH High School Debates: “The Ethics of Genetic Engineering and Human Enhancement (Debate # 2)”

Sep 06: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Sindhi Afsana Nigaar Jamal Abro ki Saddi” — Muhammad Qasim Mirjat, Dr. Manzoor Ali Veesrio, Dr. Saeed Ahmed Rid and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Sep 05: Healthcare: “Mastering Emotions: An Interactive Guide to Emotional Regulation” — Ramal Raja

Sep 05: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 05) — Faisal Ali

Sep 04: Documentary Screening: “Shackled: The Tragic Life of Ghulam Abbas”

Sep 04: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 54) — Faisal Ali

Sep 01: Movie Screening: “Dreams of Spring: A Cinematic Call to Action for Girls’ Education and Climate Justice” — Jamil Iqbal and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Sep 01: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 53) — Faisal Ali

August 2024

Aug 31: Baat se Baat: “Women’s Political Representation in the Pakistani Parliament: Issues, Challenges and Solutions” — Dr. Saveera Parkash, Aminah Badar Afzal, Huma Akhtar Chughtai, Shagufta Malik and Dilawar Hussain

Aug 31: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 52) — Faisal Ali

Aug 30: Book Launch: “Love and G. M. Sayed” — Khadim H. Soomro, Gulshan Laghari, Hashim Abro and Dr. Manzoor Veesrio

Aug 29: Healthcare: “Togetherness in Marriage: Counseling Before Saying YES” — Dr. Naeem Aftab

Aug 29: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 04) — Faisal Ali

Aug 28: Science Club: “Beyond the Sun’s Glow: Mysteries of Our Life-Giving Star” — Dr. Hamid Saleem

Aug 28: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 51) — Faisal Ali

Aug 26: Baat se Baat: “Ta’alluq: An Evening of Urdu Poetry Curated with Music & Performance” — Imran Nafees Siddiqui and Sameeta Ahmed

Aug 25: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Zaf Syed ki Novel Nigaari aur Taraajum” — Zaf Syed, Dr. Salahuddin Derwesh and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Aug 24: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 50) — Faisal Ali

Aug 24: Baat se Baat: “Men, Masculinity and Mental Health” — Jabran Ali Babry

Aug 24: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 49) — Faisal Ali

Aug 23: Theater: “What Good are the Arts?” — Arieb Azhar, Khanzada Asfandyar Khattak, M. Arslan, Ali O. Chaudry and Ahmad Umar Ayaz

Aug 22: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 03) — Faisal Ali

Aug 21: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 48) — Faisal Ali

Aug 20: Baat se Baat: “Unheard, Unseen but Unbroken: Breaking the Silence on Women’s Place in Pakistani Society” — Dr. Tahira Kazmi and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Aug 20: Healthcare: “Awareness Seminar for Promoting Edible Oil Fortification and Ending the Use of Loose and Used oil” — Dr. Tahira Siddique, Imtiaz Ali Shah and Mubasher Sharif

Aug 19: Documentary Screening: “Salam – The First ****** Nobel Laureate” followed by Q&A session with Zakir Thaver, the Producer

Aug 18: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Pakistan’s Constitutional Evolution: 1773 to 1973” — Rashid Ali

Aug 18: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 47) — Faisal Ali

Aug 17: Science Club: “Quantum Computing? There’s Fraud in Our Neighbourhood” — Shaheer Niazi and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Aug 17: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 46) — Faisal Ali

Aug 16: Baat se Baat: “The Journey Within – Understanding Levels of Consciousness” — Dr. Shehla Alvi

Aug 15: Baat se Baat: “Pakistan at 77 – Wo Manzil Abhi Nahi Aayi” — Dr. M. Sajid Khan, Dilawar Hussain and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

Aug 15: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 02) — Faisal Ali

Aug 14: Baat se Baat: “Pakistan at 77: A Time for Course Correction” — Dr. Kaiser Bengali, Dr. Tariq Banuri and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Aug 14: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 45) — Faisal Ali

Aug 13: Science Club: “Viewing the Universe through the Eyes of a Programmer” — Altamush Khan Attish

Aug 11: Baat se Baat: “Celebrating the National Day of Diversity and Equal Citizenship” — Jennifer Jag Jivan, Safdar Chaudhry, Jamal Yousuf, Aakash Kumar, Sayed Gul Kalash and Amjad Nazeer

Aug 11: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 44) — Faisal Ali

Aug 10: Science Club: “The Death of Google?” — Tariq Tahir

Aug 10: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 43) — Faisal Ali

Aug 09: Documentary Screening: “Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka Beyond the Headlines” — Followed by a discussion on “Parallels with Pakistan’s Debt Trap: How can Pakistan get out of it?” — Beena Sarwar, Farhatullah Babar, Dr. Noor Fatima, Dr Ali Salman and Dr. A. H. Nayyar

Aug 08: Baat se Baat: “Strategic Procurement in Pakistan: Best Practices, Challenges and Way Forward” — Shahid Soomro

Aug 08: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Replugged) for New Students (Session 01) — Faisal Ali

Aug 07: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Forgotten English Poets of Pakistan” — Ahmad Umar Ayaz

Aug 07: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 42) — Faisal Ali

Aug 06: Hum Sab ka Pakistan: A Mushaairaah by Non-Muslim Pakistani poets

Aug 04: The Big Ideas Screening: “Does Math Reveal Reality” — Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Aug 04: Instanton Physics (A Short Course) – Lecture: 07 — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Aug 04: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 41) — Faisal Ali

Aug 03: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: “Remembering Aftab Iqbal Shamim: His Life, Work and Legacy” — Prof. Dr. Ehsan Akbar, Parveen Tahir, Dr. Saeed Ahmad and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

Aug 03: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 40) — Faisal Ali

Aug 02: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: “Remembering Kamlesh Kumar Kohli – The Son of Potohar” — Tipu Sultan, Sajjad Azhar, Dr. Sadia Mahmood, Mannu Kohli and Harris Khalique

Aug 01: Book Launch: “Sufism, Imperialism and Tribalism Among the Pakhtuns” — Dr. Himayatullah Yaqubi and Saira Sajjad

July 2024

July 31: Baat se Baat: “Rishton aur Jazbaat ki Nafsiyat” — Absar Fatima and Dr. Snobar Alaf

July 31: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 39) — Faisal Ali

July 30: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 38) — Faisal Ali

July 28: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 37) — Faisal Ali

July 27: Condolence Reference: Biyaad-e-Rashad Mahmood

July 26: Fikr-o-Falsafah: “Parenting Your Consciousness: A Journey of Self-Awareness” — Dr. Shehla Alvi

July 26: TBH Summer Camp 2024: Music Performance and Certificate Distribution Ceremony

July 26: TBH Summer Camp 2024: Science Projects Lab (Presentations)

July 25: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Hassan Dars & His Contemporaries: Reflecting Modern Poetic Tradition of Sindh” — Hassan Mujtaba, Mazhar Laghari, Rythem Hassan, Hussain Jarwar, Gulshan Laghari, Adarsh Ayaz and Roham Dars

July 24: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Exploring Life: Poetry, Travel and Healthcare with Dr. Ali Athar” — Arshad Waheed, Dr. Snobar Altaf, Irfan Ahmed Urfi, Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Ali Athar

July 24: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 36) — Faisal Ali

June 23: Healthcare: “The Burden of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Food Governance” — Dr. Tahira Siddique, Prof. Dr. Colonel (Rtd.) Shakeel Ahmed Mirza, Dr. Yusra Gillani, Dr. Lubna Naz and Zubair Faisal Abbasi

July 21: Science Club: “Beyond the Beaker: Understanding the fundamentals of Chemical Reactions” — Nasar Alam Khan Yousafzai

July 21: Instanton Physics (A Short Course) – Research Meeting — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 20: Baat se Baat: “Islamabad: A City Only for the Rich?” — Danyal Adam Khan, Hashim Zafar, Shah Rukn-e-Alam and Dr. A. H. Nayyar

July 20: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 35) — Faisal Ali

June 19: Baat se Baat: “Shielding Your Online Privacy: Preventing Man-in-the-Middle Attacks, Wiretapping and Monitoring” — Altamush Khan Attish

July 18: Baat se Baat: “Election 2024: What’s Next for Labour Party and Britain?” — Dr. Arif Azad and Ehsan ul Haq

July 14: Science Club: “The Selfish Gene: A 21st Century Look” — Ashjay Mohsin

July 14: Instanton Physics (A Short Course) – Lecture: 06 — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 14: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 34) — Faisal Ali

July 13: Baat se Baat: “Indian Election Results: Regional and International Implications” — Umar Cheema, Tahir Mehdi, Bilal Ijaz Gilani, Dr. Qamar Abbas and Ahmad Ijaz

July 13: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 33) — Faisal Ali

July 12: Mashal Reading Club: Intizar Hussain aur Aakhri Aadmi: Reading, Introduction and Analysis — Dr. Ravish Nadeem, Adil Yousaf and Dr. Snobar Altaf

July 11: Documentary Screening: “Exploring the Essence of Human Experience”

July 10: TBH Summer Camp 2024: Gupshup with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy (Session III)

July 10: Baat se Baat: “Economic Justice: Economic Inclusion for Women Living with Disabilities” — Zulqurnain Asghar

July 10: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 32) — Faisal Ali

July 09: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Post-Truth: A Philosophical Trajectory” — Dr. Sheheryar Khan

July 07: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Navigating the Global Power Shift from Unipolarity to Nonpolarity” — Rashid Ali

July 07: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 31) — Faisal Ali

July 07: Instanton Physics (A Short Course) – Lecture: 05 — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 06: Baat se Baat: “Weekly Business Insights: A Social Entrepreneurship Initiative” — Dr. M. Arif Saleem and Mubashir Akram

July 06: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 30) — Faisal Ali

July 05: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Criticism in the Spotlight: The Art and Value of Literary Criticism” — Dr. Nasir Abbas Nayyar, Safdar Rasheed, Dr. Qasim Yaqoob and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

July 05: TBH Summer Camp 2024: Gupshup with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy (Session II)

Jul 04: Fun Learning: “Craft Your Career: Expert Resume Writing Workshop” — Mehmooda Shah

July 04: TBH Summer Camp 2024: Can You Hear the Shape of a Drum? — Haashir Ismail

July 03: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: “Celebrating Karamat Ali: A Lifetime of Labour and Peace Activism” — Abdul Qadir, Nasir Zaidi, Sarwar Bari, Zia Mian and Dr. A. H. Nayyar

July 03: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 29) — Faisal Ali

July 02: Baat se Baat: “Defeating Communal Politics – Can Post-Election India Be Made Secular Again?” — Dr. Vivek Monteiro and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 02: TBH Summer Camp 2024: Psychology Hacks — Jabran Ali Babray

July 01: TBH Summer Camp 2024: Gupshup with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy (Session I)

July 01: TBH Summer Camp 2024: Welcome Session

June 2024

June 30: Baat se Baat: “Strengthening Democracy: Celebrating World Parliament Day” — Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Fawad Chaudhry, Daniyal Aziz and Dilawar Hussain

June 30: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 28) — Faisal Ali

June 29: Theater: “Celebrating 40 Years of Ajoka Theatre” — Shahid Nadeem

June 29: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 27) — Faisal Ali

June 28: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Akhtar Raza Saleemi ki Novel-nigaari: Jaagay hain Khwaab main, Jinder aur Lawaakh per Guftugu” — Akhtar Raza Saleemi, Dr. Qasim Yaqoob, Dr. Snobar Altaf and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

June 27: Theater: “Modernism in Art” — Ahmad Umar Ayaz

June 26: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 26) — Faisal Ali

June 25: Baat se Baat: “The Unfinished Agenda: Reflecting on the State of Education in Sindh” — Mahtab Akbar Rashdi, Dr. Raza Bhatti, Naseer Memon, Dr. Qasim Sodhar and Dr. Manzoor A. Veesrio

June 23: Baat se Baat: “Unlocking Foreign Scholarships: Essential Tips for Pakistani Students” — Shahid Soomro

June 23: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 25) — Faisal Ali

June 23: Instanton Physics (A Short Course) – Informal Class Discussion on Instanton Lectures 1-4 — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 22: Science Club: “Exploring AI: Ethical Dilemmas Leading Up to the Technological Singularity” — Dr. Sohail Iqbal

June 22: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 24) — Faisal Ali

June 21: Book Launch: “Paying the Price” — Muneeb Qadir, Matiullah Jan, Dr. Mehrub Awan and Amjad Nazeer

June 15: Baat se Baat: “Digital Destruction – The Systemic Harm of Social Media” — Altamush Khan Attish

June 15: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 23) — Faisal Ali

June 14: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Flute Artistry: Techniques, Gayaki Ang and Style Differences” — Ustad Muhammad Hanif, Sunny Jimmy Khan and Prof. Shahbaz Ali

June 13: Healthcare: “Understanding the Mental Health Landscape of South Asia: How Active Listening can Help Save Lives” — Sachin Chitambaran and Sania Saeed

June 12: Science Club: “Peeking Behind the Curtains of Large Language Models” — Gohar Irfan

June 12: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 22) — Faisal Ali

June 11: Book Launch: “Kahani Aik Nazm ki” — Dr. Safdar Rasheed, Dr. Safeer Awan, Dr. Qasim Yaqoob, Rashid Saleem and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

June 09: Science Club: “Abdus Salam – Setting the Record Straight” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 09: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 21) — Faisal Ali

June 09: Instanton Physics (A Short Course) – Lecture: 04 — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 08: Debate: “Pakistan’s Future is Doomed as Long as its Politics Remains Wedded with Religion”

June 08: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 20) — Faisal Ali

June 07: Science Club: “A Platter of Visual Proofs!” — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

June 06: Science Club: “A Walk Through Borges’ Magical, Mathematical Library” — Muhib Ur Rehman Farooqui

June 05: Baat se Baat: “Why Projects Fail in Pakistan – Challenges, Causes and Solutions” — Shahid Soomro

June 05: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 19) — Faisal Ali

June 04: TBH Mentorship Program – Session: 02

June 04: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 18) — Faisal Ali

June 02: Documentary Screening: “Forgotten Memories – The Parsis of Rawalpindi”

June 02: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Surr ka Safar” with Dr. Amie Maciszewski and Ustad Qamar Babar

June 02: Instanton Physics (A Short Course) – Lecture: 03 — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 01: Science Club: “P is for Paradox – A Trek Through the Landscape of Confusions” — Shahryar Khan

June 01: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 17) — Faisal Ali

May 2024

Mar 31: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Sarangi and Classical Music: A Discussion and Performance” — Dr. Taimur Khan and Sarfraz Khan

May 30: Baat se Baat: “Quest for Equality: Minorities and Minoritization in India and Pakistan” — Amjad Nazeer

May 29: Healthcare: “Why You Gain Weight and How to Fix it Without Dieting or Exercise” — Dr. Samia Altaf

May 29: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 16) — Faisal Ali

Mar 28: Fikr-o-Falsafah: “Stoic Wisdom for Healthy Relationships: Applying Philosophy to Romance” — Altamush Khan Attish

May 26: Healthcare: “Sexual Health: Myths, Facts and Diversity” — Dr. Haris Burki and Dr. Ibrahim Ahmad

May 26: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 15) — Faisal Ali

May 19: Instanton Physics (A Short Course) – Lecture: 02 — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 25: Science Club: “From Sets to Multisets: A New Perspective on Numbers” — Dr. Mukhtar Ullah

May 25: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 14) — Faisal Ali

May 24: Baat se Baat: “What Economists Often Get Wrong” — Raja Rafi Ullah and Abbas Moosvi

May 24: Healthcare: “Empowering Our Community: A Polio-Free Pakistan” — Dr. Sheraz Khan, Yashal Rathore, Dr. Fawad Khalid Khan, Kamran Khan, Atif Khan and Moatasim Rahim

Mar 23: Movie Screening: “Spookiz”

May 22: Baat se Baat: “The CPEC Journey: Economic Growth and Environmental Challenges” — Dr. Agnieszka Nitza-Makowska, Dr. Kerry Longhurst, Muhammad Asim Khan and Osama Malik

May 22: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 13) — Faisal Ali

May 22: Healthcare: “Ashes to Ashes: Breaking the Smoking Cycle in Pakistan” — Dr. Sajid Iqbal and Abbas Khan Kakakhel

May 21: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Enlightenment Principles in the USA and Pakistan Constitutions: A Comparative Analysis” — Rashid Ali

May 20: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 12) — Faisal Ali

May 19: Book Launch: “Siyasat, Cinema, Samaj” — Aamir Raza, Akmal Shahzad Ghumman and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

May 19: Instanton Physics (A Short Course) – Lecture: 01 — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 18: Baat se Baat: “Election 2024: Voters ke Rawaiyye main Tabdeeli! Lamhaati ya Pa’idaar?” — Ahmad Ijaz

May 18: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 11) — Faisal Ali

May 17: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: “Rasool Bux Palijo: Life, Struggle and Legacy (1930-2018)” — Rehana Shaikh, Dr. Muhammad Azeem, Dr. Farzana Bari, Syed Manzoor Gillani, Abdul Qadir Ranto and Abid Mir

May 16: Movie Screening: “My Grandfather’s Demons”

May 16: Movie Screening: “Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light”

May 15: Baat se Baat: “Locked in the Digital Cage: Global Legislation’s Impact on Freedom of Expression” — Dr. Muhammad Arif, Dr. M. Farooq Wasiq and Javeria Younes

May 15: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 10) — Faisal Ali

May 14: Science Club: “Evolution of the Germ Theory of Disease” — Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Rashid Sherkoti

May 12: Baat se Baat: “Advancing Political Participation: Transgender Rights Movements in South Asia” — Dr. Mehrub Awan, Dr. Aqsa Shaikh, Dilawar Hussain and Dr. Snobar Altaf

May 12: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 9) — Faisal Ali

May 11: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: “Celebrating Eqbal Ahmad on his 25th Death Anniversary” — Dr. Nasreen Rehman, Hajra Ahmed, Dr. A. H. Nayyar and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 11: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 8) — Faisal Ali

May 10: Healthcare: “The Economic Power of Care: International Nurses day 2024” — Dr. Nafisa Iqbal, Huma Rubab, Tahir Iqbal and Farhana Khan

May 09: Baat se Baat: “Gendered Impact of 2022 Pakistan Floods: Building Future Resilience” — Muhammad Ali Rauf, Dr. Kishwar Naheed, Zahra Hassan, Uzma Yaqoob and Gulnaz Shaikh

May 09: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Journey Through Balochi Literature: Searching for the Core” — Munir Ahmed Badini, Panah Baloch and Dr. Zia Baloch

May 08: Book Launch: “Dandelion Blooms: The Evolution of Islamabad” — Saud Mukhtar and Aisha Sarwari

May 08: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 7) — Faisal Ali

May 07: TBH Mentorship Program – Session: 01

May 05: Baat se Baat: “Finance – Devil’s Workshop or a Key to Progress” — Dr. Jamshed Uppal and Abbas Moosvi

May 05: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 6) — Faisal Ali

May 04: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Muqaami Daanish aur Takhleeqi Jihaat (A Dialogue with Rifat Abbas)”

May 04: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 5) — Faisal Ali

May 03: Science Club: “A Stroll through Cantor’s Paradise!” — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

May 02: Baat se Baat: “The Key to Healthy Relationships” — Ramal Raja

May 01: Baat se Baat: “1st May: Progressive Movements and Democracy” — Amar Lal Amar

May 01: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 4) — Faisal Ali

April 2024

Apr 29: Science Club: “Codes, Ciphers and Other Mysteries: A Mathematical Odyssey” — Dr. Imran Anwar, Dr. Adnan Anwar and Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Apr 28: Baat se Baat: “New Education Policy in the Offing: Proposed Apriori Measures” — Amjad Nazeer and Dr. A. H. Nayyar

Apr 28: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 3) — Faisal Ali

Apr 27: Baat se Baat: “How Parliament Works? Equipping Healthcare for Policymaking” — Sikandar Zaman, Waqas Ramzan, Aamna Sardar and Dilawar Hussain

Apr 27: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 2) — Faisal Ali

Apr 26: Baat se Baat: “Politics of Inclusion” — Neelam Kumari, Naveed Aamir, Mahinder Pall Singh and Dilawar Hussain

Apr 25: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “G. M. Syed’s Ideology and Today’s Pakistan” — Abdul Khalique Junejo

Apr 24: Baat se Baat: “Election 2024: Why was it Different from the Previous General Elections?” — Ahmad Ijaz

Apr 24: Eastern Classical Vocal Training: The Magic of Raag Bhairavi (Session 1) — Faisal Ali

Apr 23: Baat se Baat: “Adapting an Entrepreneurial Mindset” — Haris Ayaz Ammad

Apr 21: Baat se Baat: “How Fat-Shaming Affects Our Mental Health” — Dr. Faraz Talat

Apr 20: Baat se Baat: “Can Entrepreneurship Address Critical Global Challenges?” — Rohma Labeeb and Saifullah Nasar

Apr 19: Baat se Baat: “Understanding Pakistan: Through the Lens of Cricket” — Safa Baig and Hasan Saeed

Apr 18: Theater: “Deconstructing 4.48 Psychosis: The Theatre of Sarah Kane” — Ahmad Umar Ayaz

Apr 17: Baat se Baat: “Representation: A Study of Gender Quotas in the National Assembly of Pakistan” — Dr. Ameena Zia and Wajahat Malik

Apr 14: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Politics of Nationalism and the Indus Valley Civilization” — Dr. Saeed Ahmed Rid

Apr 13: Documentary Screening: “The Story of Maths (To Infinity and Beyond)” — Followed by Q&A session with Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Apr 12: Science Club: “Classical and Quantum Fields in Physics'” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Apr 08: Bookshelf Spotlight: Chand Likhaari, Chand Kitaabain — Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Apr 07: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Israel’s Genocidal War on Gaza: UN and Human Rights System (Inherent Flaws and Failures)” — Amjad Nazeer

Apr 06: Documentary Screening: “High Anxieties – The Mathematics of Chaos” — Followed by Q&A session with Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Apr 05: Baat se Baat: “Paradoxes of Democratic Governance: A Critique on the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973” — Ahsan Chaudhary and Dilawar Hussain

Apr 04: Baat se Baat: “Climate Resilience in Pakistan: Unpacking the National Adaptation Plan” — Dr. Sofia Khalid and Qasira Sadeeq

Apr 03: Science Club: “Turing Machines and the Halting Problem” — Muhammad Haashir Ismail

Apr 02: TBH Astronomy Night — Shahryar Khan

March 2024

Mar 31: Science Club: “Science Communication in Urdu: Insights from ‘Science ki Duniya'” — Fasi Malik, Jarrar Jafri, Qadeer Qureshi, Rimza Khaliq and Pervez Hoodbhoy

Mar 30: Baat se Baat: “Breaking the Cycle: Hate Speech in Pakistani Education” — Zeeba Hashmi

Mar 29: Baat se Baat: “The Enigma of Medium of Instruction: The Case of Pakistan and India” — Amjad Nazeer

Mar 28: Baat se Baat: “Sisterhood with Nature: Women’s Connection to the Environment” — Sadaf Raza and Qasira Sadeeq

Mar 27: TBH One Hour Show — Guest: Dr. Akhtar Rasool Bodla

Mar 26: Fikr-o-Falsafah: “Conquer Your Mind with the Power of Stoicism” — Altamush Khan Attish

Mar 24: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Exploring India’s Past: From Al-Beruni to Marco Polo and Ibn-Battuta” — Namit Arora and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Mar 23: Documentary Screening: “Dangerous Knowledge” — Followed by Q&A session with Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Mar 22: Theater: “The Theatre of Samuel Beckett” — Ahmad Umar Ayaz

Mar 21: Baat se Baat: “Beyond the Bin: Transforming Household Waste into Resources” — Hamidullah and Qasira Sadeeq

Mar 20: TBH One Hour Show — Guest: Aamir Raza

Mar 17: Science Club: “Race, Genetics and Eugenics” — Moeez Ahmed Khan

Mar 16: Movie Screening: “Longing for Paradise – Map Shawl of Kashmir” — Zafeer Butt and Sidra Khawaja

Mar 15: TBH One Hour Show — Guest: Dr. Shahid Iqbal Kamran

Mar 14: Baat se Baat: “The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973: Constitutional Principles and Why Do They Matter” — Dilawar Hussain

Mar 13: Baat se Baat: “The Silent Killers: Psychological Trauma and Your Physical Health” — Jabran Ali Babry

Mar 12: Fikr-o-Falsafah: “From Chaos to Calm: Applying Stoic Principles for a More Fulfilling Life” — Altamush Khan Attish

Mar 09: The Black Hole: Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary

Mar 09: Baat se Baat: “Reason in the Post Truth Age” — Syed Muzammil Shah

Mar 08: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Exploring Music History and the Punjab Gharana of Tabla” — Prof. Shahbaz Ali, Mujtaba Haider and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

Mar 07: TBH Astronomy Club: Observing the Moon and Jupiter — Shahryar Khan

Mar 07: Baat se Baat: A Seminar on Digital Media and Fake News

Mar 06: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Bias in History Writing: Lessons From The Indian Subcontinent” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy and Ramachandra Guha

Mar 06: Science Club: “Science, Our Society, and Where do We Stand” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Mar 05: Book Launch: “Selector Se Selected Tak – Sanghasan Par Kon?” — Mazhar Abbas, Farhatullah Babar, Taj Haider, M. Shoaib Shaeen and Dilawar Hussain

Mar 05: Diabetes: Understand it to Reverse it — Dr. Samia Altaf

Mar 03: A Storytelling Theatre on Dastaan-e-Sahir-o-Amrita — Abu Bakr Sabir and Kaleem Akbar

Mar 03: Book Launch: “Poori Kahani, Sahafion ki Zabani” — Nuzaira Azam, Nasir Zaidi, Dr. Saeeda Iqbal and Dr. Sadia Kamal

Mar 02: Science Club: “Island Universes: An Introduction to Galaxies” — Shahryar Khan

Mar 01: Baat se Baat: “Mental Health and Green Zone Philosophy: A Discussion with Dr. Khalid Sohail”

February 2024

Feb 29: Science Club: “The Evolution of Sex” — Moeez Ahmed Khan

Feb 28: Baat se Baat: “Afghanistan’s Girls – Denied a Life but Still Fighting” — Sola Mahfouz and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Feb 27: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Durand Line: Historical, Political and Legal Perspectives” — Dr. Himayatullah Yaqubi

Feb 25: Science Club: “Repurposing an Alien Technology: Synthetic Biology” — Moeez Ahmed Khan

Feb 25: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Negotiating Identities: An Anthropological Journey in Azad Kashmir” — Komal Raja

Feb 24: Science Club: “The Philosophy of Space and Time” — Shahryar Khan

Feb 23: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Nationalism, its Origin and implications in Contemporary Times – Revisiting the Issue in South Asian Context” — Amjad Nazeer

Feb 22: TBH Entrepreneurship Program: Empowering Youth for Financial Independence — Umair Javed and Arshad Mahmood

Feb 21: Book Launch: “Lauz Ganj – A Multilingual Dictionary of Balochi Language” — Panah Baloch, Dr. Zia Baloch and Bevarg Baloch

Feb 20: Baat se Baat: “Mastering Martial Arts: Insights From a National Karate Champion and Coach” — Hania Naqeeb and Adnan Aslam

Feb 18: Baat se Baat: “Who Elects and How? Explaining the Puzzles of the Senate Elections” — Azaz Syed and Dilawar Hussain

Feb 16: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Unheard Voices – Exploring Silence in History” — Daniyal Khurshid

Feb 15: TBH Astronomy Club: Exploring the Orion Constellation — Shahryar Khan

Feb 14: Baat se Baat: “People vs. Politics – Examining Political Disconnect” — Abdul Sattar

Feb 13: Baat se Baat: “The Hinduization of India” — Harsh Mander and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Feb 11: Film Screening: “A Thin Wall” — Mara Ahmed and Osama Malik

Feb 06: Baat se Baat: “Elections 2024 and the Political Scenario in Sindh” — Abdullah Dayo, Dr. Qasim Sodhar, Dr. Saeed Ahmed Rid and Adv. Dileep Doshi

Feb 04: Science Club: “Digital Foundations: The Force Driving Google, Amazon, Pokémon GO, and Netflix” — Dr. Salman Toor and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Feb 04: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 12)

Feb 03: Baat se Baat: “Fair Fights, Fair Rights – Why Level Playing Field is Critical for Credible Elections” — Sarwar Bari

Feb 02: Science Club: “Mathematics of Maps – Coloring Maps is Some Serious Fun!” — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

Feb 02: TBH High School Debates: “Terraforming Minds: Crafting a Model Colony on Mars (Debate # 1)”

January 2024

Jan 31: Documentary Screening: Salam – The First ****** Nobel Laureate

Jan 30: Baat se Baat: “What Should You Vote for? PIDE’s Priorities for Feb 8 Elections” — Dr. Nadeem-ul-Haque and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Jan 28: Science Club: “The Science Behind the Art of Storytelling” — Waqas Manzoor

Jan 28: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 11)

Jan 27: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: “Lenin at 100: Impact and Legacy” — Afrasiab Khattak, Abdul Sattar and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Jan 27: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 10)

Jan 26: Baat se Baat: “Pakistan’s Youthful Majority: Hopeful Future or Destined for Dystopia?” — Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar and Fatima Shahzad

Jan 25: Baat se Baat: “Secrets of Best Emerging Content Creators” — Noor Sheikh, Syeda Kulsoom Murad, M. Yousaf Saeed and Syed Ommer Amer

Jan 24: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “What is an Author? Philosophy, History, Theory” — Dr. Sheheryar Khan

Jan 23: TBH Astronomy Club: Observing the Moon and Jupiter — Shahryar Khan

Jan 21: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Shaam-e-Ghazal with Ustaad Khalid Waris”

Jan 21: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 09)

Jan 20: Book Launch: “A Lifetime of Dissent (A Memoir) by I. A. Rehman” — A. H. Nayyar, Harris Khalique, Nasir Zaidi, Sadia Bokhari and Nasreen Azhar

Jan 20: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 08)

Jan 14: Science Club: “New Physics of Time in the light of Assembly Theory” — Rashid Saleem

Jan 18: Mashal Reading Club: A Critical Analysis of Abdullah Hussain’s Novel “Udaas Naslain” — Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Jan 17: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: “G. M. Sayed: Life, Politics, & Struggle (1904-1995)” — Aijaz Mahar, Naazir Mahmood, Qasim Mirjat, Tarique Siyal and Gulshan Laghari

Jan 16: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Sindhi Adab ke Jadeed Rujhanaat – Noor-ul-Huda Shah ke Saath Guftugu” — Dr. Naazir Mahmood, Zubaida Birwani and Noorul Huda Shah

Jan 14: Science Club: “CERN Chronicles: Inspiring Teen Scientists for Tomorrow’s Discoveries” — Markus Joos and Ahsan Hayat

Jan 13: Baat se Baat: “Songbirds of Islamabad” — Kamran Saleem, Riaz Muhammad, Zahran CR and Khalid Malik

Jan 13: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 07)

Jan 12: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Jadeed Balochi Shaayeri – Gul Khan Naseer se Mubarak Qazi tak” — Dr. Zia Baloch, Abid Mir and Habib Kareem

Jan 11: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Historical Golden Age and Contemporary Crisis in the Muslim World” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Jan 10: Fun Learning: “Mastering Error-Free English Writing and Speaking” — Shakil Chaudhary

Jan 09: Science Club: “Eco-Anxiety – Exploring Mental Health in a Melting World” — Jabran Ali Babry

Jan 07: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Raag Rang – Raag, Ghazal aur Geet ki Bandish” — Ustad Ghalib Shah and Saleem-ur-Rasool

Jan 07: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 06)

Jan 06: Baat se Baat: “From Art to De-Art: Aik Fikri Behas” — Dr. Salahuddin Derwesh

Jan 06: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 05)

Jan 05: Science Club: “Sperner Lemma, Cake Cutting, Rental Harmony, and the Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem” — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

Jan 05: Science Club: “An Invitation to Algorithmic Market Design: An Exciting Interplay between Mathematics, Economics and Computer Science” — Prof. Haris Aziz and Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

Jan 04: Freelance Mastery: Conquering Anxiety, Procrastination and Dread with Stoicism — Altamush Khan Attish

Jan 04: Movie Screening: “Michael the Brave” — Pakistan Romania Friendship Association

Jan 02: Science Club: “AI’s Impact on Humanity – From Cradle to Coffin” — Dr. Naweed Syed and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

December 2023

Dec 31: Baat se Baat: “Impact of Turkish Aggression on Syrians” — Waqas Sheikh and Usman Qazi

Dec 31: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 04)

Dec 30: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Music Album Launch: SAWAIN-E-HAINEIN (Mountain Melodies)” — Azeem Hunzai and The Northern Band

Dec 30: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 03)

Dec 29: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Ayaz, Youth and Resistance” — Huda Bhurgri, Manzoor Ali Veesrio, Fiza Qureshi and Dileep Doshi

Dec 28: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Book Discussion: Aadhay, Adhooray Khwaab” — Dr. Humera Ishfaq, Dr. Qasim Yaqoob and Dr. Shahid Siddiqui

Dec 27: Science Club: “Listening to Cosmic Symphony: Investigating Gravitational Waves with Pulsar Timing Arrays” — M. Irfan Saeed

Dec 26: Science Club: “Quantum Entanglement – Quantum Computers, Cryptography and Teleportation” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dec 26: Science Club: “From Quarks to Humans – An Overview from the Big Bang to the Beginning of Life” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dec 24: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Afsaana Nigaari: Funn aur Takhleeqi Amal” — Irfan Ahmed Urfi, Dr. Snobar Altaf, Usman Aalam and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

Dec 24: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 02)

Dec 23: Science Club: “Physics Beyond Space and Time” — Dr. Mir Faizal and Shahryar Khan

Dec 23: How to Paint and Draw Beautiful Portraits (Session: 01)

Dec 22: Science Club: “Factors and Drivers of Evolution – Environment and Geography” — Dr. M. Ibrahim Rashid Sherkoti

Dec 21: Science Club: “Unveiling Cosmic Mysteries: JWST Data Suggests the Universe’s Age Could Be Twice as Old” — M. Irfan Saeed

Dec 20: TBH Astronomy Club: Observing the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn — Shahryar Khan

Dec 17: Baat se Baat: “Literary Festivals in Sindh: Successes, Failures and Possible Revival” — Gulshan Laghari, Munawar Memon, Maqsooda Zahoor Solangi, Dileep Doshi and Halar Nawaz

Dec 16: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Have We Learned any Lessons from 1971?” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, Sajjad Azhar, Shakil Chaudhry and Farnood Alam

Dec 15: Baat se Baat: “Beneath the Surface: Decoding the Depths of Depression” — Dr. Ejaz Ahmed, Absar Fatima and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

Dec 14: Baat se Baat: “Mind Matters – Dispelling Mental Health Myths” — Dr. Shahid Latif

Dec 12: Baat se Baat: “Unmasking the Lifetime Cost of Public Servants in Pakistan” — Ajmal Khan Kakar and Shahid Mehmood

Dec 11: Baat se Baat: “Pakistan – The Roads Not Taken” — Shehzad Ghias Shaikh

Dec 10: Baat se Baat: “Is a Sustainable Islamabad Possible without Local Government?” — Danyal Adam Khan and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dec 10: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 11)

Dec 09: Science Club: “Neuroscience for Beginners” — Dr. Mriganka Sur and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dec 09: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 10)

Dec 08: Book Launch: “Pakistan: The Reckoning Begins” — Arslan Shahid, Khaleeque Kiani, Mehtab Haider and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Dec 07: Baat se Baat: “Why Love Matters: The Transformative Power of Affection” — Dr. Shehla Alvi

Dec 06: Movie Screening: “A Thousand Cuts” (Followed by Panel Discussion and Q&A) — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, Sadia Bokhari, Nasir Zaidi and Munizae Jahangir

Dec 04: Baat se Baat: “From PTV to BBC: Western Media’s Impact on Developing Societies (A Conversation with Arif Waqar)” — Akmal Shehzad Ghumman, Dr. Naazir Mahmood, Mazhar Arif and Arif Waqar

Dec 03: Baat se Baat: “Crisis Connections: Intersections of Climate and Gender-based Violence” — Sana Rasool, Zoya Ali Khan, Jawad Sharif and Sajeela Adnan

Dec 03: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 09)

Dec 02: Science Club: Fun with Science — Arvind Gupta and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dec 02: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 08)

Dec 01: Baat se Baat: “Beyond UN Vetoes: A Vision for Future of Humankind” — Dr. Tariq Mustafa

November 2023

Nov 30: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “National Resistance, Settler Colonialism and Palestinian Dispossession in Gaza and West Bank” — Dr. Arif Azad and Arshad Waheed

Nov 29: Book Launch: “Heer Doshi (Muqaddama Kedu Banaam Waris Shah)” — Rana Saeed Doshi, Dr. Ravish Nadeem, Mashkoor Ali, Azam Khan, Imdad Akash, Ittefaq Butt, Tariq Bhatti and Athar Zia

Nov 28: Baat se Baat: “The Cost of Conflict: Navigating the Horrors of War” — Abdul Sattar

Nov 26: Science Club: An Organized Strategy of STEM Problem Solving — Dr. Mukhtar Ullah

Nov 26: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 07)

Nov 25: Baat se Baat: “Indian Muslims and Rising Hindu Nationalism” — Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 25: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 06)

Nov 24: Baat se Baat: “The Economics of Transforming a Nation” — Dr. Atif Mian and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 23: Movie Screening: “JUREK” — Followed by discussion with director Pawel Wysoczanski and Pakistani legendary mountaineer Nazir Sabir

Nov 22: Fikr-o-Falsafah: “The Universal Quest for Meaning: How Different Civilizations Asked and Answered the Big Questions of Life” — Jamshed Iqbal

Nov 21: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “100 years of Modern Turkey: from Secularism to Democracy” — Farrukh Sohail Goindi

Nov 19: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 05)

Nov 18: Science Club: Meet Musa Jehanghir – Inventor of the World’s First Digital Video Phone — Musa Jahanghir and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 18: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Shaikh Ayaz at 100: Bard of Sindh” — Raza Naeem

Nov 17: Book Launch: “Ishq Nama (Shah Hussain)” — Akmal Shahzad Ghumman, Dr. Naazir Mahmood, Harris Khalique and Farrukh Yar Khan

Nov 16: Movie Screening: “Inside Einstein’s Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time” (followed by discussion)

Nov 15: Movie Screening: “Fractals – Hunting the Hidden Dimension” (followed by discussion)

Nov 14: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Digital Eh’d aur Shaae’ri – Zahid Imroz se Guftugu” — Dr. Snobar Altaf, Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Zahid Imroz

Nov 12: Baat se Baat: “Export or Perish – Looking Beyond Economics” — Dr. Jamshed Uppal and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 10: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Bosnia-Herzegovina – Lessons for Pakistan” — Prof. Dr. Shahab Yar Khan

Nov 09: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Flute’s Melodic Notes: A Tribute to Ustaad Babar Ali” — Qasira Sadeeq, Salman Adil and Ustaad Babar Ali

Nov 09: Baat se Baat: “Language Teaching Challenges in Pakistan” — Dr. Zakia Sarwar and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Nov 08: Science Club: Exploring the Universe Through Simple Astrophysical Math — Zain Mobeen

Nov 07: Book Launch: “Siyaah Heeray” — Humayun Iqbal, Dr. Naazir Mahmood and Samina Nazir

Nov 04: Baat se Baat: “Awaiting Modernization in Pakistan: Roadblocks & Solutions” — Syed Muzammil Shah

Nov 03: Movie Screening: The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space?

Nov 02: Book Launch: “Halqa-e-Zanjeer mei’n Zabaan” — Ayub Malik, Naazir Mahmood, Nasir Zaidi, Senator Tahir Bizenjo, Ramzan Memon and Shahina Ramzan

Nov 02: Science Club: Fun, Games and Mathematics – Math Circles in Pakistan — Dr. Imran Anwar, Dr. Adnan Anwar and Dr. Naqeeb-ur-Rehman

Nov 01: Baat se Baat: “Transforming Education – Ensuring Safe and Healthy Schools in Pakistan” — Dr. Afaque Durrez, Naila Sadaf, Syed Ommer Amir and Dr. Afshan Huma

October 2023

Oct 30: Science Club: Empowering Pakistan’s Tech Future: Private Sector’s Role in Driving Innovation — Abid Kabir Cheema

Oct 29: Theater: Mantorama — Swaang Theatre Group

Oct 29: Mastering Raag Yaman: A Vocal Journey (Session 2)

Oct 28: Book Launch: “Urdu Lisaaniyaat aur Mustashriqeen” — Dr. Shahid Iqbal Kamran, Dr. Ravish Nadeem, Dr. Naeem Virk and Dr. Sajid Javed

Oct 28: Mastering Raag Yaman: A Vocal Journey (Session 1)

Oct 26: Movie Screening: Journalism for Democracy through Decades in Pakistan (Followed by a Panel Discussion) — Dr. Ravish Nadeem, Nasir Zaidi, Sajjad Azhar, Dr. Wajid Zulqarnain and Mazhar Arif

Oct 26: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 18) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 25: Baat se Baat: “Cost-Effective Healthcare with Smart Medical Devices” — Zia Banday

Oct 25: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 17) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 24: Baat se Baat: “The Unseen Crisis: Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation” — Haji Raz Muhammad, Hassan Khan, Sajjad Azhar and Afrasiab Khattak

Oct 24: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 16) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 22: Movie Screening: Jalavaan (Followed by Q&A Session with Wajahat Malik)

Oct 22: Movie Screening: Gaza Fights For Freedom (followed by Poetry Of Resistance)

Oct 21: Book Launch: “Tarar’s Fragile Times (The Work of Mustansar Hussain Tarar)” — Dr. Safeer Awan, Dr. Sibghatullah Khan and Rashid Saleem

Oct 19: Book Launch: “Pakistani Siyasat (Fauj aur Nokarshahi ka Kirdar)” — Dr. Riaz Sheikh, Ayub Malik, Nasir Zaidi and Farhatullah Babar

Oct 19: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 15) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 18: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Arab-Israeli Conflict (A Historical Perspective)” — Abdul Sattar

Oct 18: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 14) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 17: Theater: “Laughing Matters: Improvisation and Mental Health” — Qasim Ovais, Fizza Hasan and Dr. Jim Robinson

Oct 17: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 13) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 15: Science Club: Making Sense of Quantum Theory — Hamza Waseem

Oct 13: Science Club: The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics — Hamza Waseem

Oct 13: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 12) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 12: Baat se Baat: “Israel’s Brutal Attack on the World’s Largest Open Air Prison” — Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar and Fatima Shahzad

Oct 12: Book Launch: “Pothohar: Khitta-e-dil-rubaa” — Dr. Shahid Siddiqui and Dr. Qasim Yaqoob

Oct 11: Baat se Baat: “From Script to Screen – Tracing the Fall of Pakistani Cinema” — Dr. Ahmer Sohail Basraa and Akmal Shahzad Ghumman

Oct 11: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 11) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 10: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 10) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 09: Open Mic Session: Love — A Four-Letter Tale of Endless Stories

Oct 08: Movie Screening: Shadowlands – Screening and Producer’s Insights — Nida Kirmani and Zehra Abid

Oct 07: Movie Screening: Feminist – Stories from Women’s Liberation — Screening and discussion with Jennifer Hall Lee

Oct 06: Science Club: “Top Trading Cycle – An Introduction to Algorithmic Game Theory” — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

Oct 05: Baat se Baat: “Online Disclosure Practices of NGOs/INGOs” — Dr. Ayesha Nazuk

Oct 05: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 9) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 04: Science Club: “Zahid Ayub – Thermo Pioneer from Texas” — in Conversation with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Oct 04: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 8) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 03: Baat se Baat: “Navigating Education: Schooling, Non-Schooling, and Homeschooling” — Dr. Muhammad Babur, Nadeem Rashid and Dr. Afhsan Huma

Oct 03: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 7) — Faisal Jailani

Oct 01: Theater: “The Acting Class Showcase” — Theatre Wallay

September 2023

Sep 30: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison” — Prof. Ahmet T. Kuru and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Sep 30: Book Launch: “Pakistan, Taaleem aur Ikkisween Saddi” — Dr. Shahid Siddiqui and Dr. A. H. Nayyar

Sep 28: Baat se Baat: “Embedded Reporting: Journalism as War” — Dr. Syed Irfan Ashraf, Aurangzaib Khan and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Sep 28: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 6) — Faisal Jailani

Sep 27: Science Club: Let’s Meet Sal Khan (founder of the Khan Academy)

Sep 27: Science Club: “How to Discover Asteroids? A Hands-on Workshop” — Rehmoz Ayub

Sep 27: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 5) — Faisal Jailani

Sep 26: Baat se Baat: “Bridging Communities and Cultures: Composite Heritage Through Language and Literature” — Amjad Nazeer

Sep 26: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 4) — Faisal Jailani

Sep 24: Baat se Baat: “Entrepreneurial University – Lessons for Pakistan” — Dr. Nasir Hussain Bukhari

Sep 23: Science Club: “Reviving Scientific Education In Pakistan – A Roadmap” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy and Dr. Sadia Manzoor

Sep 22: Science Club: “The Road to Enlightenment – Tracing the Evolution of Scientific Thought” — Shahryar Khan

Sep 21: Baat se Baat: “Charting a Path Forward: Solutions for Pakistan’s Socio-Economic Challenges” — Abdul Sattar

Sep 21: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 3) — Faisal Jailani

Sep 20: Baat se Baat: “Constitution in Crisis: The Judiciary’s Role in Upholding the Constitution” — Salman Akram Raja and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Sep 20: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 2) — Faisal Jailani

Sep 19: Eastern Classical Vocal Training (Session 1) — Faisal Jailani

Sep 17: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Dictatorships in Chile and Pakistan in the 1970s” — Harris Khalique and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Sep 17: Baat se Baat: “Jaranwala – What Happened There?” — Dr. Yaqoob Khan Bangash and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Sep 17: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 04)

Sep 16: Science Club: “Black Holes, White Holes and Warp Drives” — Dr. Viqar Husain and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Sep 16: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 03)

Sep 14: Baat se Baat: “Social Media per Fard ki Gumm hoti Shanaakt” — Dr. Sohail Taj and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Sep 13: Mashal Reading Club: “Digest Writing and Ahmed Iqbal: Eh’d, Rujhaan aur Yaad-Daashtain” — Dr. Sara Ali, Shahsawar Khan and Ahmed Iqbal

Sep 12: Science Club: Journeying Through Limits – Unveiling Mathematics from an Analytical Perspective — Qasim Mahmood Raja

Sep 10: Science Club: Animal Cognition – Perception & Reality — Rashid Saleem

Sep 10: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 02)

Sep 09: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: “Bacha Khan’s Timeless Wisdom: His Relevance in the Present Era” — Dr. Khadim Hussain and Mehran Wazir

Sep 09: Cartoon Drawing and Character Design Course (Session: 01)

Sep 08: Theater: “People’s Theatre and Habib Tanvir” — Safeerullah Khan and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Sep 07: Baat se Baat: “Hamaray Samaaj ka Bunyaadi Masla kia hai?” — Aamir Raza, Akmal Shahzad Ghumman and Dr. Qasim Yaqoob

Sep 06: Theater: “Zindagi Tamasha: A Candid Conversation” — Tariq Bhatti, Safeerullah Khan, Ahmad Umar Ayaz, Dr. Snobar Altaf and Sarmad Khoosat

Sep 05: Book Launch: “Rawal Raaj” — Sajjad Azhar, Hameed Shahid, Dr. Ravish Nadeem, Zafar Syed and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Sep 03: Science Club: Series – Pakistani AI Pioneers — Rafiq Mohammadi

Sep 03: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 13)

Sep 02: Baat se Baat: “The Problems of The Global South: Could Reparation be a Way Forward?” — Abdul Sattar

Sep 02: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 12)

Sep 01: Science Club: Prime Time! Want a Challenge? Study Prime numbers! — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

August 2023

Aug 29: Documentary Screening: The Bit Player

Aug 27: Science Club: Chandrayaan-3 – India reached the Moon. Where’s Pakistan? — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Aug 27: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 11)

Aug 26: Science Club: Atiq Raza – Silicon Valley’s Trailblazer

Aug 26: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 10)

Aug 25: Baat se Baat: “Review of Parliamentary Performance (2018-2023)” — Adnan Rehmat, Naazir Mahmood, Sehar Kamran and Zafarullah Khan

Aug 24: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “What’s Wrong with the Teaching of History in Pakistan?” — Shakil Chaudhary and Dr. A. H. Nayyar

Aug 23: Baat se Baat: “Transforming Pakistan: from Poverty to Prosperity” — Dr. Manzoor Ahmad

Aug 22: Baat se Baat: “Voices from Prison – The Plight of Women in Pakistani Jails” — Barrister S. Jugnoo Kazmi and Hafsa Azid

Aug 20: Open Mic Session: Hamaray Heroes – Aap kia Kehtay hain?

Aug 19: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “75th Anniversary of the Babrra Massacre and Khudai Khidmatgar Movement” — Afrasiab Khattak, Naazir Mahmood, Khadim Hussain anf Mannan Momand

Aug 19: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 09)

Aug 18: Science Club: “Shedding Light on Light: From Antiquity to Quantum Wonders” — Usman Rafiq

Aug 17: Baat se Baat: “Pakistani Media between Curves, Curbs and Free Expression” — Dr. Arif Azad and Arshad Waheed

Aug 16: Baat se Baat: “Afghan Refugees without any Refuge in Pakistan: A Human Issue Not to be Overlooked” — Mohammad Tahseen and Farnood Alam

Aug 15: Baat se Baat: “42-Year Journey of a Photographer: A Conversation with Gulraiz Ghouri” — Gulraiz Ghouri and Dr. Awab Sibtain

Aug 13: Baat se Baat: “76 Years of Independence – Where do we Stand?” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, Shakil Chaudhary, Nasreen Azhar and Dr. A. H. Nayyar

Aug 13: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 08)

Aug 12: Book Launch: “The Dark Side of Journalism – The Culture and Political Economy of Global Media in Pakistan and Afghanistan”— Dr. Irfan Ashraf, Afrasiab Khattak and Matiullah Jan

Aug 12: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 07)

Aug 11: Baat se Baat: “Echoes of Exclusion: The Plight of Religious Minorities in Pakistan” — Harris Khalique, Shoaib Suddle, Samuel Bashir, Jayaa Jaggi and Dr. A. H. Nayyar

Aug 10: Science Club: “Ikhtalaaf-e-Zubaan-o-Rang: Irtaqa se Mutaliq Afsaanay aur Aitrazaat” — Dr. M. Ibrahim Rashid

Aug 09: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Celebrating the Art of Poetry – A Reading Session with Michael Cirelli

Aug 08: Baat se Baat: “Farmer Suicides in India: A Humanitarian and Agrarian Crisis” — Ehsan Jabbar

Aug 06: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Re-imagining Tarar’s Bahao as Sorrows of Sarasvati” — Dr. M. Safeer Awan, Shujaat Hussain, Abdul Majeed, Dr. Snobar Altaf and Rashid Saleem

Aug 05: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Chaar Nazm Nigaar: Taaruf, Qir’at aur Guftugu” — Dr. Waheed Ahmad, Saeed Ahmad, Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Khaleeq-ur-Rahman

Aug 04: Baat se Baat: “Why Do People Fall in Love? Exploring Schopenhauer’s Essay ‘Metaphysics of Love'” — Mian Talha Zahid

Aug 03: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Urdu Tanqeed: Kirdaar, Masaai’l aur Tanaazi’aat” — Dr. Salahuddin Derwesh, Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Snobar Altaf

July 2023

July 30: Science Club: “Uncovering the Mysteries of Particle Physics: A Journey through Accelerators and a Pakistani Triumph” — Muhammad Akhtar Tarar, Ahsan Hayat, Team Particular Perspective and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 30: Baat se Baat: “The Poverty of Imagination: Mainstream Economics and Our Unending Economic Crisis” — Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar and Dr. Aqdas Afzal

July 27: Baat se Baat: “Healing the Wounds – Understanding the Cause and Effect of Domestic Violence” — Daniyal Khurshid

July 26: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Taraqqi-pasandi: Taaruf, Tajziya aur Challenges” — Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Snobar Altaf

July 25: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Unbearable Weight of Dissidence: Milan Kundera and the art of laughter, irony and memory in the face of power” — Dr. Arif Azad, Dr. Shehryar Khan and Arshad Waheed

July 23: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Historiographical Analysis of Student Resistance in Pakistan” — Dr. Qasim Sodhar and Dileep Kumar Doshi

July 23: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 06)

July 22: Science Club: “The Do’s and Don’ts of the Scientific Method” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 22: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 05)

July 21: Science Club: “Introduction to Graph Theory via a Counting Problem in Geometry” — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

July 19: Baat se Baat: “Why is Pakistan Failing?” — Zahid Hussain and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 18: Science Club: “Quantum Reality, Non-locality and Wigner’s Friend Paradox” — Dr. Faheel Hashmi

July 16: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Rediscovering Hemu Kalani (1923-1943): The Bhagat Singh of Sindh” — Raza Naeem

July 16: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 04)

July 15: Open Mic Session: Shaayeri Sach Bolti Hai!

July 15: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 03)

July 14: Baat se Baat: “Future of Democracy and Independent Media in Pakistan” — Afrasiab Khattak, Absar Alam, Imaan Mazari and Ailia Zehra

July 13: Melodies of Love: Honoring the Legacy of Hassan Dars, the Poet of Young Hearts — Aadrish, Iqbal Rind, Hussain Jarwar, Gulshan Laghari, Ashfaq Chandio and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

July 13: Fikr-o-Falsafah: “Algeria Honours Eqbal Ahmad” — Dr. Brahim Romani (Algerian ambassador in Pakistan) and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 12: Novel and the Mapping of Human Existence: “The Magical Art of Storytelling” — Arshad Waheed and Dr. Waqas Masood

July 11: Fikr-o-Falsafah: “Marxism Today – Assessing its Contemporary Relevance and Impact” — Abdul Sattar

July 09: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Kahani Suno (Screenwriting Workshop)” — Shoaib Khaliq

July 09: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 02)

July 08: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: “Silver Screen Legend: Celebrating the Cinematic Genius of Waheed Murad” — Dr. Abdul Nadir and Umair Chaudhry

July 08: Nature’s Canvas: A Journey into Landscapes (Session: 01)

July 07: Baat se Baat: “Pentagon Papers and Freedom of Expression” — Dr. Naazir Mahmood and Matiullah Jan

July 06: Science Club: “From Mind to Brain: Bridging the Gap in Understanding Consciousness” — Jabran Ali Babry

July 05: Science Club: “Chronicles of Eternity – Unveiling the Tapestry of Time from Big Bang to Prebiotic Earth” — Shehryar Zeeshan and Saljuq Zeeshan

July 05: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Unlocking the Past: Why Should One Study History?” — Daniyal Khurshid

July 04: Movie Screening: The Fabric of the Cosmos – Universe or Multiverse?

July 04: The Summer Camp: “The Strange World of Infinity” — Shahryar Khan

June 2023

June 27: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Urdu Novel ka Irtaqa aur Shaukat Siddiqui” — Dr. Naazir Mahmood and Naushaba Shaukat

June 25: Baat se Baat: “Overseas Migration of Pakistanis: Big Successes and Abject Failures” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 25: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 12)

June 24: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Raag Rang – Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali ka Taaruf” — Ustad Ghalib Shah and Saleem-ur-Rasool

June 24: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 11)

June 23: Baat se Baat: “Diabetes: Tareekh, Tashkhees aur Elaaj” — Dr. Ejaz Malik and Dr. Ahsan Qurban

June 22: Baat se Baat: “Safeguarding Rights – Exploring the Protective Role of the Constitution in Pakistan” — Dr. Naazir Mahmood and Farhatullah Babar

June 21: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Novel and the Mapping of Human Existence” — Arshad Waheed and Dr. Waqas Masood

June 20: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Urdu Filmi Mausiqee: Taa’ruf-o-Tajziya” — Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Khaleeq-ur-Rahman

June 18: Big Challenges for Science — “Schrodinger’s Kittens – How Real is Reality?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 18: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 10)

June 17: Science Club: “AgriTech: Panacea for the Agriculture Sector in Pakistan?” — Dr. Fuad Imran Khan

June 17: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 09)

June 16: Science Club: “Can Karatsuba Help Prof. Arthur Benjamin?” — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

June 15: Baat se Baat: “Disorder of Gut Brain Interaction: Unravelling the Mystery behind Digestive Symptoms” — Dr. Abdul Nadir

June 14: Science Club: “The Many Faces of Polar Curves – From Flowers to Seashells and Beyond” — Qasim Mahmood Raja and Sajjad Akbar

June 13: Movie Screening: A Trip to Infinity

June 12: Baat se Baat: “Can Philosophy Help Us Overcome Climate Crisis?” — Bilal Zahoor and Aziz Ali Dad

June 11: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 08)

June 10: Baat se Baat: “Health and Disease: What Works, What Doesn’t” — Dr. Samia Altaf

June 10: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 07)

June 09: Baat se Baat: “Sadakaari: Technique, Asloob aur Fann” — Safeerullah Khan, Dr. Athar Qaseem, Haider Farooq and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

June 08: Baat se Baat: “Unveiling the Pillars of Justice: Exploring the Rule of Law in Pakistan” — Faheem Koreshi

June 07: Science Club: “Beyond the Veil – Exploring Quantum Mysteries and the EPR Paradox” — Qasim Mahmood Raja

June 06: Book Launch: “1971: A People’s History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India”— Anam Zakria and Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

June 04: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “From Inception to Today: 50 Years of the 1973 Constitution” — Zafarullah Khan and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

June 04: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 06)

June 03: Movie Screening: Even Mice Belong in Heaven

June 03: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 05)

June 02: Baat se Baat: “Beyond Art and Culture – How Creative Industries Shape the Future” — Sana Noor

June 01: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Rethinking History – Constructing the Past in the Present” — Mazhar Arif

May 2023

May 31: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Shaam-e-Mausiqee” — Shahsawar Khan (Rubab Player), Alishah Khan (Vocals), Irfan Gulab (Rubab Player) and Amoos Khan (Tabla)

May 30: Baat se Baat: “Should You Take a Gap Year Before University?” — Dr. Zunaira Saqib

May 28: Science Club: “Are Living Systems Machines?” — Ashjay Mohsin

May 27: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Saaz-o-Awaaz: Youthful Harmonies with Rising Stars of Music” — Faisal Jailani, Jamshaid Rehmat and Athar Zia

May 26: Science Club: “A Layman’s Guide to Quantum World” — Dr. Faheel Hashmi

May 25: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Misrepresentation in Colonial Texts – Racial and Spatial images of the Colonized” — Dr. Gulzar Jalal

May 24: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Humanism – Taa’aruf aur Tajziya” — Dr. Salahuddin Derwesh

May 23: Condolence Reference for Historian Gul Hassan Kalmati — Munawar Hassan, Inam Shaikh, Panah Baloch, Harris Khalique, Zubaida Birwani, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro and Dr. Naazir Mahmood.

May 21: Book Launch: “Nigaah-i-Aaina Saaz Mai’n” — Dr. Jaffar Ahmed, Harris Khaliq, Ayub Malik, Fakhr-e-Alam and Rashad Mahmood

May 21: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 04)

May 20: Science Club: “Are We Prepared for AGI?” — Shahryar Khan and Rashid Saleem

May 19: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 03)

May 19: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Surr, Sangeet, Bansuri – with Salman Adil” — Moderator: Qasira Sadeeq

May 18: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: Jaun Elia: Eham She’ri Jihaat tak Risaa’i — Dr. Sheheryar Khan

May 17: Science Club: “Multitudes, Magnitudes and Numbers” — Dr. Mukhtar Ullah

May 16: Baat se Baat: “Making Sense of the Stalemate in India Pakistan Peace Process” — Dr. Saeed Ahmed Rid

May 14: Book Launch: “Kaalay Nihang (The Black Whales” — Razi Haider Gilani, Dr. Waheed Ahmad, Abid Sial, M. Yamin and Dr. Snobar Altaf

May 14: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 02)

May 08: Journey through The Black Hole: Celebrating the First Anniversary

May 07: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Raag Rang – Ustaad Ghalib Shah ke Sang” — Ghalib Shah and Saleem-ur-Rasool

May 07: Fantasy Creature Drawing Series (Session: 01)

May 06: Baat se Baat: “The Return of the Taliban – Afghanistan After the Americans Left” — Dr. Hassan Abbas and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 05: Science Club: “Aperiodic Tilings and the Search for the Elusive Einstein” — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

May 05: Science Club: “Reclaiming the Night – Economic Benefits of Pakistan’s Starry Skies” — Rayan Khan

May 04: Baat se Baat: “Why do We Need a Southasia Union or Region with Soft Borders” — Beena Sarwar and Dr. A.H. Nayyar

May 03: Baat se Baat: “Where is the Working Class? Reflections on Class Politics in the 21st Century” — Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

May 02: Baat se Baat: “The Challenges Confronting Pakistan’s Pharmaceutical Industry” — Shahid Mehmood (PIDE)

April 2023

Apr 30: Science Club: “Of Particle Accelerators and Colliders: An Introduction to CERN” — Dr. Muhammad Ansar Iqbal

Apr 29: Baat se Baat: “Dialogue: How to Help a Friend at Risk of Self-harm” — Dr. Faraz Talat

Apr 28: Baat se Baat: “Neoliberalism and Pakistan’s Rentier Economy” — Abbas Moosvi

Apr 27: Baat se Baat: “Pakistani Education Cannot be Reformed” — Dr. Anjum Altaf

Apr 26: Baat se Baat: “Are Muslim Attitudes Tuned For Economic Progress?” — Dr. Jamshed Uppal

Apr 20: Movie Screening: Life of Pi

Apr 19: Baat se Baat: “The Battle for the Soul of Islam: Where is the Muslim World Heading?” — Dr. James Dorsey

Apr 18: Baat se Baat: “Autism Guide for Caregivers” — Salma Khurshid

Apr 16: Baat se Baat: “Sociologists: Architects and Engineers of the Human Society” — Fayyaz Somro

Apr 15: Science Club: “Understanding Chance – And How it Changed the World” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Apr 14: Baat se Baat: “The Economy: Is a Crash Coming?” — Dr. Ijaz Nabi and Dr. Pervez Hoobhoy

Apr 13: Baat se Baat: “The Cold War and Sports” — Daniyal Khurshid

Apr 12: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Trappings and the Suits of Woe: Philosophical and Cultural Context of Tragedy as an Art Form” — Dr. Sheheryar Khan

Apr 11: Baat se Baat: “Film-making as a Catalyst for Social Transformation” — Jawad Sharif

Apr 09: The Magic of Differential Calculus: A GeoGebra and ChatGPT Adventure — Dr. Ashraf Iqbal

Apr 09: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 10) — Sajjad Akbar

Apr 08: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 9) — Sajjad Akbar

Apr 07: Baat se Baat: “Reducing Competition and Enhancing Collaboration with Cooperative Learning” — Dr. Afshan Huma

Apr 06: Book Launch: “Environmental Ethics – Life Narratives from Kashmir & Palestine” — Dr. Rabia Aamir and Dr. Uzma A. Ansari

Apr 05: Science Club: “Neurophilosophy 101” — Dr. Amjad Sohail

Apr 04: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Meer Taqi Meer Turns 300” — Amir Jafri, Shahzad Sharjeel and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Apr 02: Maktab-e-Ishq: Sufi Shoa’ra ka Ehtaraam-e-Insaaniyat — Dr. Ravish Nadeem, Sohail Ahmad and Athar Zia

Apr 02: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 8) — Sajjad Akbar

Apr 01: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: Bertrand Russell – Philosopher and Activist — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Apr 01: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 7) — Sajjad Akbar

March 2023

Mar 31: Baat se Baat: “Rozmarrah Tibbi Masaail aur Hamara Rawaiyyah” — Dr. Ejaz Ahmad Malik

Mar 30: Baat se Baat: “The State and Challenges to Quality Education in Government Colleges” — Sehrish K. Saddozai and Dr. A.H. Nayyar

Mar 29: Science Club: “The Matrix and Perception Management” — Dr. Zulfqar Hyder

Mar 28: Baat se Baat: “Enhancing the Quality of Board Exams: Why Essential? Why Difficult?” — Dr. A.H. Nayyar

Mar 26: Baat se Baat: “Indus Water Treaty: Past, Present and Future” — Dr. Hassan Abbas

Mar 26: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 6) — Sajjad Akbar

Mar 25: Big Challenges for Science — “Three New Physics Controversies” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Mar 25: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 5) — Sajjad Akbar

Mar 22: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Epilogue: A Multi-civilizational World Order” — Syed Sardar Ali

Mar 21: Baat se Baat: An Insider’s View of the Pakistani Media Industry — Akmal Shahzad Ghumman and Sohail Ahmad

Mar 20: Baat se Baat: Gynae Feminism: Kia aur Kyun? — Dr. Tahira Kazmi

Mar 20: Baat se Baat: Nursing Profession in Pakistan: The Past, Present and Future Perspective — Dr. Raeesa Gul and Mumtaz Jahan

Mar 19: Andar Shehr: Dramatic Reading of Short Stories by Ahmad Umar Ayaz — Qissa Khwani Theatrics

Mar 19: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Classiki Mausiqee ki Mashriqi Rawayaat” — Ghalib Shah and Saleem-ur-Rasool

Mar 19: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 4) — Sajjad Akbar

Mar 18: Baat se Baat: The Rise of Suicide Cases in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral — Inayat Baig, Zafar Ahmad, Afshan Shah and Farnood Alam

Mar 18: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 3) — Sajjad Akbar

Mar 17: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: “Surr, Taal ki ek Shaam” with Fulbright Specialist and Renowned Sitarist Dr. Amie Maciszewski and Ustad Qamar Babar

Mar 17: Science Club: Dividing without Dividing, the Bakhshali Manuscript, some Babylonian Mathematics, and the Newton-Raphson Method — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

Mar 16: Baat se Baat: Power Sector: An Enigma with No Easy Solution — Afia Malik

Mar 15: Mashal Reading Club: “Iblees ki Majlis-e-Shura: Tajziya-o-Tafheem” — Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Mar 14: Barzakh: A Monologue Play — Pattan Lok Natak

Mar 12: Science Club: “Corona Virus and Darwin: Coronavirus ki Nayi Iqsaam ka Intakhaab Kon Karta Hai?” — Dr. M. Ibrahim Rashid

Mar 11: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 2) — Sajjad Akbar

Mar 11: Sureelay Sur Baansuri ke: The Art of Flute Playing with Afzaal Masih

Mar 11: Learn to Draw from Nature (Session 1) — Sajjad Akbar

Mar 10: Baat se Baat: Faizi ki Kahani, Faizi ki Zubaani — Faizi and Sohail Ahmad

Mar 10: Book Launch: “Waba te Wasaib” by Nain Sukh — Shazia Cheema, Tariq Bhatti, Akmal Shehzad Ghumman and Nain Sukh

Mar 09: Science Club: “The Simplest Impossible Problem in Mathematics” — Sajjad Akbar

Mar 08: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Sequence of Reforms: How Pakistan can Catch up with the West?” — Syed Sardar Ali

Mar 07: Baat se Baat: “Youth, Social Constructionism and Governance” — Muhammad Anwar and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Mar 05: Big Challenges for Science — “Five Famous “Failed” Physics Experiments” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Mar 05: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 16) — Sajjad Akbar

Mar 04: Mehfil-e-Mausiqee with Alisha Khan

Mar 04: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 15) — Sajjad Akbar

Mar 03: Science Club: “Machine Learning Vs Human Understanding” — Rashid Saleem

Mar 03: Baat se Baat: “Basant ke Rung: From Festivity to Controversy” — Agha Iqrar Haroon and Sohail Ahmad

Mar 02: Baat se Baat: “Silicon Valley – My Experiences” — Faruq Ahmad and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Mar 01: Book Launch: “Pakistan – Mazhabi Inteha-pasandi ka Ubhaar” — Dr. Riaz Sheikh, Ayub Malik and Dr. Naazir Mehmood

February 2023

Feb 28: Mashal Reading Club: “Critical Analysis of a Novel “Aag ka Darya” by Qurat-ul-Ain Haider” — Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Feb 26: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: A Dialogue with Ustad Ashraf Sharif Khan — Moderator: Prof. Shahbaz Ali

Feb 26: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 14) — Sajjad Akbar

Feb 25: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 13) — Sajjad Akbar

Feb 24: Aik Shaam Zia Mohyeddin ke Naam: A Conversation with the Students of Zia Mohyeddin — Qissa Khwani Theatrics

Feb 23: Science Club: “Space Weather and its Impact on Technology” — Dr. Kamran Mukhtar

Feb 22: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Democracy vs. Authoritarianism: Non-Western Nations at the Crossroads” — Syed Sardar Ali

Feb 21: Mashal Reading Club: “Jaun hona koyi Mazaaq Nahi (Jaun Elia ki Ghazal Goyi ka Jaa’iza)” — Rashid Saleem, Abdul Sattar, Afaq Nayyar and Dr. Ravish Nadeem

Feb 19: Baat se Baat: “Reviving Pakistan – Back to Our Roots” — Amin Hashwani and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Feb 19: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 12) — Sajjad Akbar

Feb 18: Science Club: “How A Star is Born: The Never-ending Story of a Star and Our Connection with the Cosmos” — M. Irfan Saeed

Feb 18: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 11) — Sajjad Akbar

Feb 17: Baat se Baat: “Reflections of a Physician” — Dr. Naseem Salahuddin, Perveen Malik and Mazhar Nisar

Feb 16: Baat se Baat: “Reform in Pakistan: Charter of Economy (Now or Never)” — M. Shaaf Najib, Saddam Hussein and Dr. Ahmed Waqar Qasim

Feb 15: Mashal Reading Club: “Hasan Koozagar: Tajziya-o-Tafheem” — Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Feb 14: “Pakistan @ 75 – A Commemoration” — Dr. Venkat Iyer, Dr. Naazir Mahmood and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Feb 13: Book Launch: “Big Capital in an Unequal World: The Micropolitics of Wealth in Pakistan” — Dr. Rosita Armytage and Dr. Simbal Khan

Feb 12: Baat se Baat: “A Discourse on Contemporary Theater in Pakistan: Trends, Trajectory, and Terminology” — Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Fizza Hasan and Kanwal Khoosat

Feb 09: A Conversation on the Book “Hamare Jism, Tumhari Marzi?” — Noshee Butt and Sohail Ahmad

Feb 08: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “What is Modernization? (Reason, Humanism, Progress)” — Syed Sardar Ali

Feb 07: Baat se Baat: “Breaking the Chains of Thought: Why Student Unions are Needed” — Sanaa’i Muhammad, Ikram ullah Maseed and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Feb 05: Documentary Screening: Crossing The Lines: Kashmir, Pakistan, India (Q&A Session)

Feb 05: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 10) — Sajjad Akbar

Feb 04: Science Club: “Will ChatGPT Turn Out to be a Storm in a Teacup?” — Rashid Saleem

Feb 04: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 9) — Sajjad Akbar

Feb 03: Mashal Reading Club: “A Panel Discussion on the Novel “Other Days” by Arshad Waheed” — Arshad Waheed, Waqas Masood and Shazia Cheema

Feb 02: Baat se Baat: “Pakistan ka Muaashi Bohran: IMF ka Kirdaar, Challenges aur Mumkina Hall” — Umair Javed

Feb 01: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role in History” — Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

January 2023

Jan 31: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Pakistan Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011)” — Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed, Dr. Naazir Mahmood and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Jan 30: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed” — Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed and Dr. Naazir Mahmood

Jan 29: Baat se Baat: “The Educational Chaos and the Role of the SNC” — Elaine Alam, Zeeba Hashmi, Waqas Khan and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Jan 29: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 8) — Sajjad Akbar

Jan 28: Big Challenges for Science — “Five Common Misconceptions in Physics” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Jan 28: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 7) — Sajjad Akbar

Jan 27: Baat se Baat: “Why should Privatization be Declared Illegal in Pakistan” — Abdul Sattar

Jan 26: Baat se Baat: “The Plight of the Hazara Community” — Amjad Nazeer and Sohail Ahmad

Jan 25: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Reactions to Modernity (Revolutions, Reforms, and Repression) — Syed Sardar Ali

Jan 24: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Roots of Fundamentalism: The Case of Pakistan” — Farooq Sulehria

Jan 23: Mashal Reading Club: “Shireen Bayan – Syed M. Jafari — Shakhsiyat aur Shaae’ri” — Dr. Hamid Jafari

Jan 22: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 6) — Sajjad Akbar

Jan 21: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 5) — Sajjad Akbar

Jan 19: Book Launch: “Governance of Islam in Pakistan: An Institutional Study of the Council of Islamic Ideology” — Dr. Sarah Holz

Jan 18: Mashal Reading Club: Bano Qudsia ke Novel “Raja Gidh” per aik Mukaalima — Dr. Ravish Nadeem and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Jan 17: Science Club: How Many Oranges Can One Fit in a Room? — Imran Parvez Khan

Jan 15: Hatak: Introduction, Analysis And Film Screening — Dr. Ravish Nadeem, Aamir Raza and Danyal Rasheed

Jan 15: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 4) — Sajjad Akbar

Jan 14: Fun Learning: Street Smart: An Interactive Workshop to Improve Your Street Photography — Dr. Awab Sibtain

Jan 14: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 3) — Sajjad Akbar

Jan 13: Lohri: The Festival of Punjab — Tariq Bhatti, Warda Shehzadi and Arieb Azhar

Jan 13: Mashal Reading Club: “Seminar: Readistan – Mission Read Pakistan” — Shah Rukh Nadeem

Jan 12: Science Club: Why did the Indus Valley Civilization Adopt the Binary System? — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

Jan 11: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Turkey: Ottoman Caliphate to Constitutional Republic — Syed Sardar Ali

Jan 10: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “A Tale of Pakistan’s Electoral System” — Sarwar Bari

Jan 09: Baat se Baat: “Interfaith Harmony in Youth” — Usama Khilji

Jan 08: Science Club: Envisioning Exoplanets – Discovering, Exploring and Understanding Alien Worlds in the Cosmos — M. Irfan Saeed

Jan 08: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 2) — Sajjad Akbar

Jan 07: Big Challenges for Science — “Demons and Devils in Physics” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Jan 07: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing (Session: 1) — Sajjad Akbar

Jan 06: Science Club: Human Voluntary Actions and Free Will — Rashid Saleem

Jan 05: Baat se Baat: “Challenges of Studying Abroad and How to Overcome Them” — Ujala Nazir

Jan 05: Baat se Baat: “Diagnosing Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Challenge” — Daniyal Khurshid and Salma Khurshid

Jan 04: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Heer Waris Shah (History and Recitation) — Taimur Afghani and Tariq Bhatti

Jan 03: Science Club: Mushrooms and Mycelium – The Hidden World of Fungi — Ammar Mahdi

Jan 01: Notes to Nihilism — Written & Directed by Ahmad Umar Ayaz

Jan 01: Learn to Draw and Paint (Session: 9) — Sajjad Akbar

December 2022

Dec 31: Mausiqee ke Rang — Shahsawar Khan and Alisha Khan

Dec 31: Learn to Draw and Paint (Session: 8) — Sajjad Akbar

Dec 30: Book Launch: “Jaley Huye Aasman Kay Prinday” — Zahid Imroz

Dec 29: Book Launch: “Stones Hold Water” — Zakia Rubab Khwaja

Dec 28: Baat se Baat: Capitalism and Exploitation — Abdul Sattar

Dec 27: Science Club: Islam’s Quantum Question – Reconciling Muslim Tradition and Modern Science — Dr. Nidhal Guessoum

Dec 26: The Black Hole’s Winter Camp: Welcome Session

Dec 25: Science Club: History Of Computer (from Thoughts to Atom) — Usman Rafiq

Dec 25: Learn to Draw and Paint (Session: 7) — Sajjad Akbar

Dec 24: Baat se Baat: History, Origin and Development of Family Laws in Pakistan — Gulbaz Mushtaq

Dec 24: Learn to Draw and Paint (Session: 6) — Sajjad Akbar

Dec 23: Baat se Baat: Chess is Everything: Art, Science and Sport — Hanif Qureshi

Dec 22: Science Club: Space R&D and the Intellectual Capacity Building Loop — Dr. Aquib Moin

Dec 21: Movie Screening: The Man Who Knew Infinity

Dec 20: Baat se Baat: Pakistan and its UK Diaspora – Global Challenges and Opportunities — Prof Jawwad Arshad Darr

Dec 18: Baat se Baat: Clipping HEC’s Autonomy, One Amendment at a Time — Dr. Tariq Banuri, Dr. A.H. Nayyar and Dr. Ayesha Razzaque

Dec 18: Learn to Draw and Paint (Session: 5) — Sajjad Akbar

Dec 17: Big Challenges for Science — “Why is a Mouse Stronger than an Elephant? Physics Meets Biology” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dec 17: Learn to Draw and Paint (Session: 4) — Sajjad Akbar

Dec 16: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Saaniha-e-Mashriqi Pakistan – Kia Hum ne Tareekh se kutch Seekha? — Abid Mir, Farnood Alam and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dec 16: One on One – QAU students with Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dec 15: Baat se Baat: The Polyglots of Dardistan — Zubair Torwali

Dec 14: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Egypt – Napoleon Brings the Bitter Gift of Modernity — Syed Sardar Ali

Dec 13: How to Communicate with Clients, and Close Deals as a Freelancer — Altamush Khan Attish

Dec 11: Shaam-e-Ghazal with Athar Zia (Singer) with Yousuf Masih (on Tabla)

Dec 11: Learn to Draw and Paint (Session: 3) — Sajjad Akbar

Dec 10: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Maahir-e-Faiziyat Ashfaq Hussain se aik Mulaqaat — Mehboob Zafar, Rahat Saeed and Dr. Shahid Iqbal Kamran

Dec 10: Learn to Draw and Paint (Session: 2) — Sajjad Akbar

Dec 09: Book Launch: “Bioscope (1) – Filmi Mubahis, Tabsray, Mukalmay” by Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi — Dr. Naazir Mahmood, Abid Mir and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Dec 08: Movie Screening – Nasser’s Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt

Dec 08: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Myths about Urdu — Dr. Tariq Rahman

Dec 07: Book Launch: Pakistan’s Wars – An Alternative History — Dr. Tariq Rahman

Dec 06: Movie Screening: Two Poets and a River — Richard K. Wolf

Dec 04: Science Club: Pakistan’s Space Program – Early Days — Dr. Tariq Mustafa

Dec 04: Learn to Draw and Paint (Session: 1) — Sajjad Akbar

Dec 03: Big Challenges for Science — “Alien Worlds and Exoplanets” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dec 03: Constructive Drawing (Session 14: Drawing Architecture) — Sajjad Akbar

Dec 02: Fun Learning: The Art of Photography: 10 Tips to Shoot Even Better — Dr. Awab Sibtain

Dec 02: Book Launch: “Grieving for Pigeons” by Zubair Ahmad

Dec 01: Baat se Baat: Classiciyat aur Urdu Sha’yeri — Akhtar Usman

November 2022

Nov 30: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Rise of Modern China – Lessons and Questions — Syed Sardar Ali

Nov 29: Baat se Baat: How does Multiple Meaning Occur? — Dr. Qasim Yaqoob

Nov 27: Constructive Drawing (Session 13: Drawing Doric and Pillars) — Sajjad Akbar

Nov 25: Science Club: Consciousness – a Mystery? — Anum Nawaz

Nov 25: Baat se Baat: Healthcare Industry – Commercial Aspect — Dr. Ejaz Ahmad

Nov 24: Mushahir-e-Fikr-o-Fann: Ali Abbas Jalalpuri: Hayat, Tasneefaat, Tasawurrat — Dr. Ravish Nadeem, Dr. Salahuddin Derwesh and Dr. Snobar Altaf

Nov 23: Movie Screening: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap

Nov 22: Science Club: Problem Formulation Using the Three Worlds Strategy — Dr. Mukhtar Ullah

Nov 21: Baat se Baat: Pakistan’s Economy – Problems and Prospects — Dr. Miftah Ismail and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 20: Constructive Drawing (Session 12: Creating Dynamic Objects Using Constructive Method) — Sajjad Akbar

Nov 19: Where Does Consciousness Come From? — Rashid Saleem

Nov 19: Constructive Drawing (Session 11: Simplifying Everyday Objects in Simple Geometric Forms – Part 2) — Sajjad Akbar

Nov 18: Science Club: The Science of Rainbows and Sunsets — Shahryar Khan

Nov 17: Baat se Baat: Religious Militancy in Pakistan – Causes and Cures — Amir Rana and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 16: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Meiji Restoration: How Japan Became First Non-Western Super Power — Syed Sardar Ali

Nov 15: Book Launch: “Culinary Tales From Balochistan” by Nilofer Afridi Qazi

Nov 14: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee: Har Taan hai Deepak — A Sitting with Prof. Shahbaz Ali

Nov 13: Movie Screening: Gulzar

Nov 13: Constructive Drawing (Session 10: Simplifying Everyday Object in Simple Geometric Forms) — Sajjad Akbar

Nov 12: Big Challenges for Science — “When Stars Collide with Stars” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 12: Constructive Drawing (Session 9: Cityscapes in Perspective) — Sajjad Akbar

Nov 11: Baat se Baat: Kia Digital Samaaj Adab aur Sahaafat ke liye Khatrah hai? — Farnood Alam and Wusatullah Khan

Nov 10: Baat se Baat: Apnay Paayu’n per Kulhaari — Dr. A.H. Nayyar

Nov 09: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Muslim Modernism in South Asia (1857 to 1947) — Dr. Akhtar Rasool Bodla

Nov 08: Science Club: Homeopathy: Science or Illusion — Dr. Javed Akhter and Ali Warisuzzuman

Nov 06: Baat se Baat: Theater kyun Zaruri hai? — Safeerullah Khan

Nov 06: Constructive Drawing (Session 8: Drawing in Perspective – Aerial Perspective) — Sajjad Akbar

Nov 05: Constructive Drawing (Session 7: Drawing in Perspective – 3 Point Perspective) — Sajjad Akbar

Nov 04: Baat se Baat: From SNC to NCP: Playing with the School Curriculum — Dr. Ayesha Razzaque, Dr. A.H. Nayyar and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Nov 03: Mashal Reading Club: “Sahir Ludhianvi: A Public Intellectual” — Ali Warisuzzaman

Nov 03: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Human Development and History Lessons from Science Museums — Dr. Ahmad Shibli

Nov 02: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Bolshevik Revolution: Class Struggle or Russia’s Quest to Catch Up with the West — Syed Sardar Ali

Nov 01: Baat se Baat: The Culture of Punjab – the Indian Side — Dr. Ranjit Powar

October 2022

Oct 31: Science Club: How to See the Universe in Your Backyard — Umair Asim

Oct 31: Book Launch: “A Love Letter to Men and Women” by Huma Price

Oct 30: Big Challenges for Science — “The Future of War” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Oct 30: Constructive Drawing (Session 6: Drawing in Perspective (1 and 2 Point Perspective – Part II) — Sajjad Akbar

Oct 30: Bacho’n ki Dunya: A Storytelling Session by Kids

Oct 29: Tehreema Mitha: 35 Years of Amazing Experiences in Classical & Contemporary Dance

Oct 29: Constructive Drawing (Session 5: Drawing in Perspective (1 and 2 Point Perspective – Part I) — Sajjad Akbar

Oct 28: Science Club: Breast Cancer: Myths, Facts, Do’s and Don’ts — Dr. Humera Naz Altaf and Dr. Sehrish Latif

Oct 27: Akkisween (21st) Sadi main Urdu ki Tadress — Romeena Kureishy

Oct 26: Movie Screening: OFFSIDE

Oct 25: Science Club: Conquering the Physics GRE — Shahryar Khan

Oct 23: Baat se Baat: “Sailaab Guzarnay ke Baad bhi Sindh Zair-e-Aab Kyun?” — Dr. Hassan Abbas

Oct 23: Constructive Drawing (Session 4: Drawing from Memory) — Sajjad Akbar

Oct 22: What does ‘Meaning’ Mean? — Rashid Saleem

Oct 22: Constructive Drawing (Session 3: Drawing from Reference) — Sajjad Akbar

Oct 20: Baat se Baat: “The Rise and Fall of Pakistan’s Aviation Industry” — Mamoon Rashid

Oct 19: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Modernization, Industrialization, Democratization: How the West Became Rich — Syed Sardar Ali

Oct 18: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Awara-gard ki Shaa’eri — Hussain Abid

Oct 18: Baat se Baat: “Bachchay ka Muqadamma” — Waqar Ahmed Malik

Oct 16: Movie Screening: “Small-Time Cinema: — a film by Priya Naresh, Ali Haider and Ghania Siddique

Oct 16: Constructive Drawing (Session 2: Basics of Constructive Drawing) — Sajjad Akbar

Oct 15: Big Challenges for Science — “Time: How To Stop It And What Will Happen?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Oct 15: Constructive Drawing (Session 1: Introduction to Constructive Drawing) — Sajjad Akbar

Oct 15: Teacher Training Workshop (Sukkur IBA University): Concepts in Science for High School Teaching — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Oct 14: Mashal Reading Club: “Kia Faiz Outdated hai?” — Dr. Fakhra Noreen, Dr. Abid Sial and Dr. Humera Ashfaq

Oct 13: “Expedition Indus” with Wajahat Malik

Oct 12: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Rana Saeed Doshi ki Kitaab Zamee’n Takhleeq karni hai per Guftugu

Oct 11: Jacques Derrida for Beginners

Oct 08: Big Challenges for Science — “How Constant are the Constants of Nature?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Oct 08: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 10)

Oct 07: Book Launch: Atif Tauqeer aur “Radd”

Oct 06: Science Club: How did Human Language Evolve? — Rashid Saleem

Oct 05: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Understanding the Pakistan Puzzle in Light of Big History” — Syed Sardar Ali

Oct 04: Baat se Baat: “Happily Single” — Dr. Afshan Huma

Oct 02: Baat se Baat: “Kia Mazeed Dams Faida-mand Hain?” — Dr. Hasan Abbas, Shakil Durrani and Wussat-ullah-Khan

Oct 02: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 09)

Oct 01: Big Challenges for Science — “Asteroid-Earth Collisions – How To Prevent?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Oct 01: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 08)

September 2022

Sep 30: Mashal Reading Club: “Ghuss Baithia” by Asad Muhammad Khan — Narration and Critical Analysis

Sep 29: Baat se Baat: “Samaaj mai’n Aurat ka Biyania” — Dr. Qasim Yaqoob

Sep 28: Film Screening: My Octopus Teacher

Sep 27: Acting Class by “Theatre Wallay”: Closing Event

Sep 25: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 07)

Sep 24: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 06)

Sep 22: Baat se Baat: “Producing Disaster: The Political, Economic & Ideological Underpinnings of the Climate Crisis” — Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

Sep 21: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “West vs. Rest: The Great Divergence (Solving the Pakistan Puzzle)” — Syed Sardar Ali

Sep 21: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Children of the Cold War” — Daniyal Khurshid

Sep 20: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Rawalpindi ke Fasaadaat jinhon ne Taqseem ki Taareekh Badal di” — Sajjad Azhar

Sep 20: Understanding Reasoning and Logic (Session 5) — Dr. A.H. Nayyar

Sep 18: Launch of Gentle Visitations (Literary Magazine for English Writings)

Sep 18: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 05)

Sep 17: Science Club: Cosmic Inflation (An Update to the Big Bang Theory) — Shahryar Khan

Sep 17: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 04)

Sep 16: Science Club: Can Our Memories be Hacked? — Rashid Saleem

Sep 16: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 14)

Sep 15: Baat se Baat: How to Manage Stress when the Sky is Falling — Marium Rauf

Sep 15: Science Club: Hunting a Sequence in its Natural Habitat — Sajjad Akbar

Sep 14: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “The Pakhtuns Tribal Settlements in Pakhtunkhwa” — Dr. Himayatullah Yaqubi

Sep 14: Mashal Reading Club: “Toba Tek Singh” by Manto — Narration and Critical Analysis

Sep 13: Science Club: The Three Worlds: Physical, Conceptual and Formal — Dr. Mukhtar Ullah

Sep 13: Understanding Reasoning and Logic (Session 4) — Dr. A.H. Nayyar

Sep 11: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 03)

Sep 10: Big Challenges for Science — “Is Our World Actually 10-dimensional?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Sep 10: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 02)

Sep 09: Science Club: The Glowing Universe — Dr. Fariha K. Vardag

Sep 09: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 13)

Sep 08: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Pakistan at 75 — Nadeem-ul-Haque and Pervez Hoodbhoy

Sep 07: Baat se Baat: Islamabad main Khakrobo’n ki Jabri Rukhsat: Zimmaydaar kon?

Sep 06: Baat se Baat: Rethinking Curriculum for Sustainable Development — Dr. Afshan Huma

Sep 06: Understanding Reasoning and Logic (Session 3) — Dr. A.H. Nayyar

Sep 05: Baat se Baat: Pakistan ka Mua’ashi Bohran – Asbaab, Nataai’j aur Imkaanaat — Umair Chaudhry

Sep 04: Film Screening – Borderlands

Sep 03: Big Challenges for Science — “Why is the Universe Flat?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Sep 03: Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life (Session: 01)

Sep 02: Science Club: The Story of Pi (π) — Usman Rafiq

Sep 02: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 12)

Sep 01: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Feminism and the Struggle of Sindhiani Tehreek” — Dr. Qasim Sodhar

August 2022

Aug 31: Book Launch: “Kainat ke Backyard se” by Dr. Snobar Altaf

Aug 30: Baat se Baat: Animal Cruelty in Pakistan: Rescue, Care and Beyond — Dr. Sajid Hussain

Aug 30: Understanding Reasoning and Logic (Session 2) — Dr. A.H. Nayyar

Aug 28: Science Club: Neurology of Language — Rashid Saleem

Aug 28: Learn how to Draw with Sajjad Akbar (Class 13)

Aug 27: Big Challenges for Science — “Flying into the Sun” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Aug 27: Learn how to Draw with Sajjad Akbar (Class 12)

Aug 27: Baat se Baat: Fascism and Media in Contemporary Pakistan — Syed Muzammil Shah

Aug 26: Book Launch: “Meer Jaan” by Amir Rana

Aug 25: Science Club: The Wonder of Materials and Nanotechnology — Prof. Jawwad Darr

Aug 25: Baat se Baat: Enablers & Barriers: Lived experiences of Pakistani women who are working in the UK Higher Education

Aug 24: Baat se Baat: Sarmaayadaari – aik Khoobsurat Muaashi Nizaam — Ali Warisuzzaman

Aug 23: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Mazhab aur Siyasat (Taareekh se Mukaalma)” — Jamshed Iqbal

Aug 23: Understanding Reasoning and Logic (Session 1) — Dr. A.H. Nayyar

Aug 21: Improv Kar Magar Pyar Se — Theatre Wallay

Aug 20: Big Challenges for Science — “Modifying Earth’s Climate: Can It Be Done?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Aug 19: Baat se Baat: Agar Hum Transgenders hotay — Rubina Shaheen

Aug 18: Baat se Baat: Musalsal Hijrat ke 75 Saal — Farnood Alam

Aug 18: Book Closing Event: “My City, My Home”

Aug 17: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Rise and Fall of the Left Politics in the First Decade After Independence (1947-1957)” — Dr. Himayatullah Yaqubi

Aug 14: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “75 years of Pakistan: A Status Report” — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, Hashir Ibne Irshad and Rubina Shaheen

Aug 13: Science Club: The Game of Life and Free Will — Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Aug 12: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Babarra Massacre: The Unique Chapter of Nonviolent Resistance” — Hayat Roghaani, Dr. M. Sohail Khan and Farnood Alam

Aug 11: Baat se Baat: Pakistan’s Religious Minorities – Past, Present, Future — Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, Bishop Samuel Azariah (Director Christian Study Centre), Pritam Das Rathi (President Islamabad Hindu Panchayat)

Aug 07: Fun Learning: How to Start a Freelancing Career? — Altamush Khan Attish

Aug 06: Science Club: Story of Algebra — Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

Aug 05: Science Club: Are Computers Just Simple Machines? Dogmas, Fallacies, Pitfalls — Dr. Waqar Hussain

Aug 05: Science Club: The Demon Haunted World — Meekal Jamil

Aug 04: Book Launch: “Riyaazi – Kainaat ki Zubaan” by Usman Rafiq

Aug 04: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “How Fragile Democracy Affects Federalism in Pakistan” — Dr. Saeed Ahmed Rid

Aug 03: Book Launch: “Autism and Behavioural Science” by Saima Akram

Aug 02: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Pakistan ke Nizaam-e-Adl ka Irtaqa” — S.A. Mahmood Khan Saddozai

July 2022

July 31: Science Club: Quantum Computing and Linguistics — Hamza Waseem

July 30: Science Club: How to Draw Quantum Physics — Hamza Waseem

July 29: Baat se Baat: Karl Popper: Science, Philosophy and Open Society — Hamza Waseem

July 29: Baat se Baat: The Reko Diq Fiasco and the Politics of Agreements in Baluchistan — Dr. Shaukat Hameed Khan

July 28: Melodies of Hope by Afghan Girls

July 27: Baat se Baat: Plotistan will not Grow — Dr. Nadeem ul Haque

July 26 Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Zubaan kia hai?” — Dr. Qasim Yaqoob

July 26: Baat se Baat: Media and Critical Consciousness — Mazhar Arif

July 24: Science and Society — “Chinese and Indian Science – How Advanced?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 24: Learn how to Draw with Sajjad Akbar (Class 11)

July 23: Book Launch: “Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life” by Prof. Saleem H. Ali

July 22: Book Launch: “Kinaar-e-Aab ka Khwaab” by Khurshid Hasanain

July 21: Baat se Baat: Corporate Media main Mazdoor ka Aks — Amer Raza

July 20: Baat se Baat: Fikri Rawayat aur Muqaami Fikr-o-shanaakt ka Muqaddama — Jamshed Iqbal

July 19: Book Launch: “Derrida Haraamdaa” by Julien Columeau

July 19: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Adab ki Zarurat kyun?” — Dr. Ravish Nadeem

July 18: EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine War and the Future of Europe — Guests: Markian Chuchuk (Ambassador of the Ukraine), Tomas Smetanka (Ambassador of the Czech Republic) and Riina Kionka (Ambassador of the European Union)

July 17: Science and Society — “The Long-Term Future of Humanity” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 17: Learn how to Draw with Sajjad Akbar (Class 10)

July 16: Grand Questions of Science — “Why is the Universe Mathematical?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 15: Taaleemi Idaaro’n main Zombies ki Paidawaar — Hashir Ibne Irshad

July 15: Learn How to Make a Video Game Using Unity (Basic 2D Space Shooter) — Altamush Khan Attish

July 14: Open Mic Night: Aik Shaam Jaun Elia ke Naam

July 14: Cold War Viewed through the Medals and Propaganda Literature — Hussain Qazi

July 13: Pakistan’s News Media: A Critique — Shakil Chaudhary

July 07: Managing Work Stress and Anxiety — Dr. Afshan Huma

July 07: Developing Methods & Techniques for Capturing 25th Oct Solar Eclipse — Dr. Shoaib Ahmad

July 06: Women Empowerment: Kyun? Kahan tak? aur Kaisay? — Rubina Shaheen

July 05: Pakistan ki Siyasat main Mazhab ka Kirdaar — Dr. Akhtar Rasool Bodla (Part I, Part II)

July 05: Initial Introduction of Telescope and Making a Simple and Cheap Galilean Telescope — Dr. Shoaib Ahmad

July 03: Science and Society — “Is Science Making the World Better or Worse?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

July 02: Grand Questions of Science — “Does Outer Space have Water?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 2022

June 30: Book Launch: “Marx se Khaa’if Log” by Amer Raza

June 29: Open Mic Night: Aik Shaam Parveen Shakir ke Naam

June 28: Summer Night Jam

June 26: “Process of Being Funny” by Comedy Square Pakistan

June 26: Science and Society — “The Selfish Gene” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 25: Grand Questions of Science — “Can Anti-matter Fuel Your Car?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 24: A Dramatic Reading of the Play “A Cup of Tea” — Usman Ali

June 23: Science and Religion: A Philosophical Comparison — Junaid Alam

June 22: Tashaddud ki Nafsiyaat: Pakistan ki Siyaasi Tehreekon ke Tanaazur main — Dr. Naazir Mahmood

June 21: Everything You Need to Know About Computer Viruses and Malware — Altamush Khan Attish

June 21: Book Launch: “Pakistan main Media ka Bohraan”

June 19: Grand Questions of Science — “How to See Inside the Earth?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 17: Pakistan ki Zawaal shuda Aaeeni Jamhuriyat ka Mustaqbil? — Raza Rumi

June 16: Baat se Baat: Siyasat, Cinema aur Samaaj — Amer Raza

June 15: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: “Sir Syed Tehreek se Taraqqi Pasand Tehreek tak – Fikri Tabdeeliyon ka Mutaali’a” — Dr. Ravish Nadeem

June 14: Book Launch: “Thinkers, Dreamers and Doers” by Dr. Arif Azad

June 12: Learn how to Draw with Sajjad Akbar (Class 9)

June 12: Science and Society — “Is a Scientific Understanding of Society Possible?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 12: Peace Within You — Community Seminar

June 11: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab: Rindana Evening of Satire and Mirth — Shahzad Sharjeel

June 11: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 11)

June 11: Grand Questions of Science — “Is the Brain Quantum Mechanical?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 10: Movie Screening: Indus Blues

June 09: Baat se Baat: Siyasi Band-o-bast: Deeni ya Secular? — Hashir Ibne Irshad

June 08: Baat se Baat: Bachcha aur Ustaad — Rubina Shaheen

June 07: Book Launch: “The Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan” by Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

June 07: “Tools for Critical Thinking” with Afshan Huma

June 05: World Environment Day Commemoration

June 05: Learn how to Draw with Sajjad Akbar (Class 8)

June 05: Science and Society — “Is Science Compatible with Islam?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 04: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 10)

June 04: Grand Questions of Science — “How to Detect Scientific Fraud?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 03: Movie Screening: Dastakt — a film by Sikandar Vincent Khan

June 03: About Men and Masculinity — Dr. Kamran Ahmad

June 02: Peace Writing Seminar by and for the Hazara Community

June 02: Baat se Baat — “Taaqat aur Samaaj” with Dr. Qasim Yaqoob

June 01: Astronomy as a Time Machine: Can We Find the very First Galaxies in the Universe? — Dr. Salman Hameed

June 01: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab — “Muzaahimat aur Samaaj” with Dr. Ravish Nadeem

May 2022

May 31: A Classical Music Night with Dania Adil Khan and Ustaad Ahmed Khan Niazi

May 29: Book Launch: “The Arrow of Time — From Big Bang to here and Eternity” by Awais Iqbal

May 29: Learn how to Draw with Syed Iqtidar (Class 7)

May 29: Science and Society — “Is Science an Invention of Greeks and Muslims?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 28: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 9)

May 28: Grand Questions of Science — “How do Stars Produce Gold?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 27: Come and Show Your Talent @ Open Mic Night

May 27: Hindustani Mausiqee main Ghazal Gaa’iki ke Ghinaayi Asaaleeb — Prof. Yasir Iqbal

May 24: Braids and Knots in Mathematics — Dr. Naqeeb ur Rehman

May 22: “Yes, And…!” – An introduction to improvisation! with Casim Ovais and Team

May 22: Learn how to Draw with Syed Iqtidar (Class 6)

May 22: Science and Society — “Is Science the Way to Know the World?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 21: The Digital Self: Our Digital Identities on the Information Superhighway — Saad Waqas

May 21: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 8)

May 21: Grand Questions of Science — “Could Darwin be Wrong?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 20: How to Create Theater – the Process & Sau Baras ki Story

May 19: Movie Screening: Shehr-e-Saraab (The Mirage City)

May 19: “Future of Art in Pakistan” with Mansoor Rahi and Hajra Mansoor

May 18: Book Launch — “Pen and Politics: Resistance in Pakistan” by Dr. Naazir Mahmood

May 17: Baat se Baat: “Insaani Huqooq aur Aksariyat ka Ijaarah” with Farnood Alam

May 15: Learn how to Draw with Syed Iqtidar (Class 5)

May 15: Justuju — “What is Chaos?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 14: Afghan-Pakistan People’s Solidarity Through Music

May 14: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 7)

May 14: Pehla Qadam — “Darwin for Beginners” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 13: Digital Culture: Pros and Cons and how Much We are Loving it — Saad Waqas

May 12: “Chvatal’s Art Gallery Theorem” — Dr. Sarmad Abbasi

May 11: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab — “Hindustani Musalmanon main Jadidiyat ke Fikri Rujhanaat” with Dr. Ravish Nadeem

May 10: Movie Screening — The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time

May 08: Learn how to Draw with Syed Iqtidar (Class 4)

May 08: Justuju — “What is a Quantum Computer?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

May 07: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 6)

May 07: Pehla Qadam — “Chandrashekhar for Beginners” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

April 2022

April 27: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 5)

April 24: Learn how to Draw with Syed Iqtidar (Class 3)

April 24: Justuju — “What is Teleportation?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

April 23: Pehla Qadam — “Abdus Salam for Beginners” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

April 22: Movie Screening: The Quantum Indians

April 21: Faqeer Sein ke Saath She’ri Nashist

April 17: Learn how to Draw with Syed Iqtidar (Class 2)

April 17: Justuju — “What is Dark Matter and Dark Energy?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

April 16: “Yes, And…!” – An introduction to improvisation! with Casim Ovais and Team

April 16: Pehla Qadam — “Boltzmann for Beginners” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

April 14: Baat se Baat: “Emerging new international alliances and Pakistan’s choices” with Mobarak Haider

April 13: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 4)

April 12: Baat se Baat: “Pakistani Democracy Sans Democratic Culture” with Zafarullah Khan

April 10: Learn how to Draw with Syed Iqtidar (Class 1)

April 10: Justuju — “What is a Black Hole?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

April 9: Pehla Qadam — “Feynman for Beginners” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

April 8: Movie Screening: Natari followed by a discussion and the Q&A session with the director and co-producer

April 7: Baat se Baat — Stereotyping in the Digital Age and How to Make Social Media Inclusive for Women” with Irfana Yasser

April 3: Justuju — “What is the Big Bang?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

April 2: Pehla Qadam — “Schrodinger’s Cat for Beginners” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

April 1: Baat se Baat — “Science and Engineering of James Webb Space Telescope” with Dr. Mansoor Ahmed

March 2022

March 31: Baat se Baat — “Siyasi-o-Samaaji Irtaqa: Samaaji Zaraye Iblaagh ka Kirdaar” with Farnood Alam

March 30: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 3)

March 29: Pehla Qadam — “Einstein for Beginners” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

March 28: Baat se Baat — “Pakistan’s Higher Education: Problems and Solutions” with Dr. Tariq Banuri

March 27: Justuju — “What is Matter?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

March 25: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee — A Musical Evening with Bilal Khan

March 24: Movie Screening: Pakistan’s Hidden Shame

March 20: Justuju — “What is Infinity?” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

March 18: Mehfil-e-Shair-o-Mausiqee — Aik Shaam Anwar Masood ke Naam

March 16: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 2)

March 15: Open Mic Night — Come and Show Your Talent

March 13: Movie Screening: Among the Believers

March 10: Bazm-e-Tareekh-o-Adab — “Manto ke Afsanon main Muzahmat aur Ehtajaaj” with Dr. Ravish Nadeem

March 08: Pehla Qadam — “Newton for Beginners” with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

March 05: The Black Hole — Launching Day

February 2022

February 24: Baat se Baat — “Kitaab Khwaani aur Aap ke Sawaal” with Husnain Jamal

February 18: Fun Learning with Dr. A.H. Nayyar (Lecture 1)

February 12: Open Mic Night — Come and Show Your Talent

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