Category Archives: Desi Totkay

There Used To Be A Sage In Gujranwala, Punjab

This article is about the former province of British India (1849-1947). For other uses, see Punjab Province (disambiguation). Punjab was a province of British India. Most of the Punjab region was annexed by the British East India Company on 29 March 1849, and declared a province of British rule; it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British control. In 1858, the Punjab, along with… Read More »

A Woman Asked Sheikh Muhammad Ravi a Question

That’s fascinating, and I well remember that question, John. And, of course, I’ve had a lot of sessions in the Middle East and I’ve enjoyed being there. Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, you know, Egypt and all of those countries, open forums in Jakarta, Indonesia, or in the Islamic University of Malaysia, and so on. They’ve been very cordial when… Read More »

Local people! Just think – how long will this spooning and flattery last

Gulliver’s Travels, written in 1726 by Jonathan Swift, is a satire that explores the theme of human nature framed by a fictional traveler’s account (this being very popular genre at the time). It follows a protagonist, Lemuel Gulliver, who is the narrator; he explains a bit about his life as a preamble and informs readers that he is… Read More »