برباد گلستاں کرنے کو بس ایک ہی الّو کافی تھا ہر شاخ پہ الّو بیٹھا ہے، انجام گلستاں کیا ہوگا جب سکول میں تھے تو ہر تقریری مقابلے میں ایک دو بار یہ شعر سننے کو ملتا تھا۔ اور میں ایک گہری سانس لے کر رہ جاتی تھی۔ کیا کہہ رہے ہیں، کیوں کہہ…
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Thought of the Day
مینجمنٹ دنیا کی واہیات ترین مخلوق ہوتی ہے۔ حکم چلاتی ہے، استحصال کرتی ہے اور آخر میں اس وقت تک آپ کی جان نہیں چھوڑتی جب تک آپ اس کے “آل اوکے؟ سائونڈز لائک آ گڈ آئیڈیا” پر ہاں نہیں کہہ دیتے۔ قیامت کے روز اللہ پوچھے گا۔ آپ سوچیں گے ایسا کیا ہوا؟…
Sunday Screed | TOMU has a new fan
I don’t check the stats often, but occasionally, I go down the rabbit hole, check every visitor, every comment, every spam. And today, I noticed this. A certain visitor from Pune, Maharashtra, got on my blog around 5:16 am and stayed on for about 45 minutes, reading a little over 50 posts from throughout TOMU…
Roundup | January 2026
In these monthly roundup posts, I list everything I accomplished in the month. This is more for me to look at and appreciate myself because otherwise I’m too hard on myself. January 2026 Reading Roundup I planned a lot of books, what with starting strong and all. It started off well, like really well, with…
Moment of the Day
My niece and I were eating, and randomly she brought up Makka. Niece: I’ll go to Makkah. Me: When? Niece: Jab Makka jaaney ke season aayega. ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon….
Reading Pile | February 2026
Intro Every month, I try to post a roundup of everything I wrote/read/watched that month. This year, I’m starting another series to post about planned reads and actual reads. Kinda like office, y’know, setup goals for the year and then year-end assessment of where I was. Just trying to be more disciplines, is all. (And…
Moment of the Day
My sister asked: You all dinnered? ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar
Reading Pile | January 2026
Intro Every month, I try to post a roundup of everything I wrote/read/watched that month. This year, I’m starting another series to post about planned reads and actual reads. Kinda like office, y’know, setup goals for the year and then year-end assessment of where I was. Just trying to be more disciplines, is all. (And…
Friday Frenzies | First of 2026
TGIF! Frenzy is absolutely justified, right? It’s Friday, the last working day. I have the weekend, followed by two days PTO. I’m super stoked. This week was crazy. Even though many team members were on vacation, my life wasn’t easy as I was supposed to finish an epic. With age, I’m becoming more forgetful about…
Thursday Thrills | Party to Banti Hai
This week was crazy. This year was crazier. Maybe, someday, when I have the time and patience, I’ll write all about it (I have notes, y’know) but not today, not for a foreseeable future. The Invitation So, I was racing against time to finish things, last day and all (for the deliverable, nothing to do…