Live from Lahore. There's way too much going on in Lahore- good and bad; but mass journalism never does its true flavor any real justice; hence this little spot on the web.

I'm from Lahore, went to engineering schools in West Lafayette and Los Angeles, and have finally moved back home after a stint in Silicon Valley.

This is my dumping ground for all sorts of audio clips, video clips and pictures relating to Lahore (and at times, other parts of the country)- basically an attempt at sharing the intense sensory stimulation Lahore will provide any visitor and resident alike. And when I say stimulation, I mean it. That's why I'm sharing all sorts of media here; to get you as close as possible to Lahore without being here.

This is a beautiful city, with beautiful people, and beautiful ideas. Every city has its ugly side- physical, and social. I just think that despite all the odds, Lahore continues to thrive like no other city, especially in the South Asian subcontinent.

Thanks for tuning in,

Khurram Siddiqi
(Sapuri)
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Wednesday 9/9/2009

What: In Ramadhan, people who play the dhol, the typical drum in bhangra music, switch to playing it early in the morning to wake people up for Sehri- before sunrise. I neither condone nor condemn it, but the drummer came by the other night to collect ‘his dues’. I caught him on audio, performing for the kids of my street.

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