Kitab Ghar Lahore

Kitab Ghar Lahore is offering a short course titled Contemporary Kashmiri Literature this spring. Find out more information through the link in our bio!

As part of the short course, we will be reading the themes of resistance and defiance, oppression and optimism in the Kashmiri poems and memoirs that have emerged in the last century and this one. By engaging with this literature, this short course aims to foster in its students a nuanced comprehension of the historical, emotional, and socio-political landscapes of Kashmir. The course is designed to develop an enhanced awareness of the intricacies of collective struggle that define Kashmir as we know it today. The poets covered are: Mahjoor, Amin Kamil, Zareef Ahmad Zareef, Agha Shahid Ali, Ather Zia, and Nighat Sahiba. The memoirists are Basharat Peer, Anjum Zamrud Habib, Farhana Qazi, and Farah Bashir.

This course will be facilitated by Ammar Ahmed, a student of literature at the Lums - School of Humanities. He has been privately tutoring young learners for the past five years. Presently, Ammar works at Sight: an Ngo working in the domain of healthcare and education. He is also a member of the Progressive Students Federation (PrSF). Ammar loves books and the occasional sight of rainbows in Lahore’s rather grim skies.

Registration Fee: Rs 5,000
Starting Date: 1st February, 2026.
Short course open for: FSc/A-Level/IBDP students only

Picture credit: Kamran Yousaf (thefunambulist.net/editorials/the-funambulist-correspondents-31-in-indian-held-kashmir-a-fathers-last-wish-is-to-see-his-sons-body-buried)

Join us for a discussion on the Palestine Solidarity Movement in Pakistan, featuring a panel of activists who were not merely observers but active participants in the movement. The session will reflect on experiences, key phases of the movement, its mistakes and limitations, and explore practical possible measures for contributing meaningfully to the Palestinian cause.

We are thrilled to welcome the team of Action Research Collective (ARC) and Chiraagh Ghar this Saturday to learn about their community work!

Join us as we learn from the team about how public health, environmental justice, skill development, and animal welfare are not separate or unrelated concerns, but actually belong together in an ecosystem of care.

ARC has been working in all these fields and more, and through this panel we will find out more about the work they do!

Please join for a reading of Ifti Naseem's Narman by Kitab Ghar (Zara Mannan and Muhammad Maaz) tonight at 6 pm 🌸

Kitab Ghar is delighted to welcome Ahmed Hasan for a reading of notes from the Sukkur chapter of Daryapanth, with a layered soundscape that carries the presence of the river and its people

Sunday, Dec 28
6 PM
Kitab Ghar, Lahore

Join us as we welcome Raza Haider Tirmizi and the amazing team over at Dostana Male Health Society for a lecture + discussion on how to safely, sensitively, and meaningfully work on community health and public outreach on socially taboo issues (such as HIV/AIDS healthcare). Raza and his team have years of experience on navigating the public health scene in Lahore despite censorship, hostility, and roll-back on rights and resources. We are excited to learn what strategies help them stay both safe and operational — join us!

Saturday, 27th December
2-4 PM

PUFFBALL CINEMA

Join us for this exciting showcase of films by Puffball Studios this FRIDAY at 8 PM!

We are excited to be joined in conversation by Kanwal Khoosat, Pakeezah, and Zara Mannan for a panel on life and art under conditions of violent censorship and oppression. We welcome you to join us in thinking through the approaches, contentions, and backlash encountered in our responses to these conditions.

Friday, Dec 26
4 pm
Ticket Rs 300, all proceeds directly support Kitab Ghar, a public library

Join us to workshop ⁠strategic and important ways to use social media as individuals, students, and community organizations in our current political moment. We will also be discussing the needs and issues of communities and collectives using social media.

This Friday at 6 PM, zoom link in bio!

We are excited to be joined in conversation by Kanwal Khoosat, Pakeezah, and Zara Mannan for a panel on life and art under conditions of violent censorship and oppression. We welcome you to jojn us in thinking through the approaches, contentions, and backlash encountered in our responses to these conditions.

Join us for a screening of Kanwal Khoosat’s teleplay Gidh this Friday at 2 pm!

‘Saleema (Raasti Farooq) receives a mysterious guest, Saima (Sana Jafri) and their tense chai conversation slowly unravels secrets neither can escape.’

Directed and written by Kanwal Khoosat
Starring Sana Jafri, Raasti Farooq, and Adeel Afzal

ہم دیکھیں گے 🌹

Dear patrons, open mic starts at 7 pm tomorrow! All art forms are welcome, please DM with any questions!

Tickets at the gate & no registration required!