CULTURE: KARACHI’S MEMORY MAP

Cities hide their history in plain sight. Karachi is no different. The past of this city by the sea is not buried in books but is spoken every day by its people, and especially its bus conductors. Indeed, the names given to Karachi’s areas and localities were not set at random; they have strong links to history. From a small fishing settlement called Kolachi, from which Karachi derives its name, to the various suffixes and affixes added to its areas during the pre-colonial and post-Partition ...

By none@none.com (Muhammad Omar Iftikhar)