Year 2001

» February:
Wrote and directed a TV serial on honour killings which was telecast in July-September 2001

» April:
New Play "Bulha" (based on the life and works of Punjabi Sufi poet "Bulleh Shah"), which was staged in Lahore, Pakistan for a mixed Pakistani and Indian audience.
Click on Bulleha Shah to know more

» May-December:
• Came to Los Angeles as Feuchtwanger/Pen/Getty scholar. Wrote plays, organized play readings, gave talks at campuses and interacted with artists during stay in US. More info in the CV.
• Wrote "Border-Border", a play on peace for children, which was performed by Pakistani and Indian children in India in June 2001.
• New play on women's empowerment "Let us go the Fair". Performed in various urban and rural locations during the year.

Year 2002

» TV drama serial on violence against women "Taaqub" (The Chase) telecast on prime TV Channel in Pakistan.

» Came to the US to give a talk at the University of California Irvine, San Diego, Riverside, LA, Berkley, Stanford and attend International Conference at UC Irvine.

» Organized and directed a dramatic reading of my play "Black are My Robes" at

» Lark Theatre, New York and give talks at universities of Columbia , Pen State and Philadelphia .

Year 2003

» Wrote and directed TV drama serial "Khushallpura" (The Prosperity Town) which is being shown on Geo TV since July 2003.

» Wrote and directed telefilm on the jehadi phenomenon, "Mujahid" (The Holly Warrior), which was screened in Pakistan during the year.

» Wrote and directed "Jawaz" (the Excuse), a play on honour killings, shown on Geo TV and Kara Film Festival in December 2003.

PROPOSED ACTIVITIES DURING STAY AT UCI

» Work on English translation of my new play "Dara Shikoh" and direct a staged reading of the play with the help of South Asian actors and UCI students.

» Give talks at UCI on topics including:
(a) Sufism as a cultural and spiritual bridge between India and Pakistan,
(b) Performing Arts and Islamic Fundamentalism in Pakistan and
(c) Censorship and Pakistani media.

» Speak at various universities and South Asian American meetings.

» Work on a staged reading of play on sufi poet Bulleh Shah,"Bulha", in LA with a LA theatre group.