Book Review: The Luminous Life of Jackie Chan Edited by Shyam Dua

When I was in school I remember watching Jackie Chan’s amazing movies. After reading this book I get an idea about Jackie’s struggles in the movie world. He surely did not become a star overnight. Jackie Chan’s real name is Chan Kong-Sang. Born to underprivileged parents in Hong Kong he gets admission at Peking Opera School. Here students are taught traditional Chinese arts of performing, singing, acting, acrobatics and martial arts. He...

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Book Review: Iqbal As I Knew Him by Doris Ahmed

This book is a first-hand account of a German lady who lives in Dr. Muhammad Iqbal’s house. She comes to his house after the death of his wife Sardar Begum. Doris looks after Allama Iqbal’s children and manages his house. In the book the author mainly talks about Iqbal and the people around him. Doris discusses Iqbal’s daily routine, his clothes, servants, his house, children and his friends. The last five headings of the book are dedicated...

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Book Review: Lahore in the Time of the Raj by Ian Talbot and Tahir Kamran

This is an amazing book which provides an account of the interesting colonial period in Lahore. It gives the reader an insight to Lahore’s importance in South Asia. Various connections/ networks of Lahore with other important cities of United India have been explored in this book. This connection includes Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay and Karachi. It does not end there. Areas such as Afghanistan, Arabia, Europe and North America have also had relations...

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