Meet Marvia Malik — Pakistan’s first transgender newscaster

“I knew I was different ever since I was four years old,” says broadcast journalist Marvia Malik, 21, who grew up in a conservative joint family in Lahore, Pakistan. “Before I even turned 10, I wanted to express what I felt inside. So, I began calling myself a girl. But my family was strict and wanted me to behave like a boy,” she says, admitting that she has only visited them twice… Continue reading Meet Marvia Malik — Pakistan’s first transgender newscaster

This unique museum preserves precious memories of the Indo-Pak Partition

Childhood friends Navdha Malhotra and Aanchal Malhotra’s online museum makes memorabilia of old, forgotten objects that carry family secrets and memories of the Indo-Pak Partition.  ELLE: What made you want to start the Museum Of Material Memory? Aanchal Malhotra: While conducting interviews for my book [Remnants Of A Separation (HarperCollins India), which studies the Partition… Continue reading This unique museum preserves precious memories of the Indo-Pak Partition

10 talking points from Pakistan Fashion Week(s)

Best of Pakistani fashion at Anhad

Unless you have a shopping trip to Karachi coming up soon, Anhad (Urdu for ‘without boundaries’) is your best bet for running into cutting-edge Pakistani design. Launched in Delhi, at DLF, Saket, this multi-designer brand is hoping to do more than just stock upcoming and popular labels from the country; if all goes to plan,… Continue reading Best of Pakistani fashion at Anhad

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