Aaniya Aizaz

Types of Kites in Pakistan Basant skies are never homogenous, each kite distinct in its path. In Lahore and across Punjab, people do not just fly “a kite.” They fly a type, and the type tells you how it’ll dance and claim the skies as its own: whether it will jerk with the flick of your wrist, or stand firm and steady in the face of the wind or whether it is meant for close fights — ab akhir kisi ki kaatni tou hei . That specificity is part of what makes Basant feel like its own world....

Some notes on how Nature was painted at Jahangir's court

The Glossy Board: Ludo, Pachisi, and the Games That Raised Us.