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Razya Kirmani

Echoes in an Empty Room

BOOK REVIEW — THE EMPTY ROOM | SADIA ABBAS

5 min readDec 15, 2023

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Razya Kirmani

Strumming towards a richer brain.

Could learning to play the piano or the tuba or the violin make you smarter? (No other instrument is being disrespected in the writing of…

2 min readNov 20, 2023

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Strumming towards a richer brain.

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Razya Kirmani

Read widely. Think deeply. Write clearly. Imagine bigly.

Can something that makes your spirit soar – a magnificent fusion of ancient qawwalis, a haunting choir and epic orchestral arrangements…

2 min readJun 13, 2023

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Razya Kirmani

Pakistan’s soul needs some air

We in Pakistan are disconnected with our soul — in more ways than one. We need to connect to our history, our politics, our literature.

4 min readMar 23, 2023

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Razya Kirmani

When good friends go bad, or a bit sour.

BOOK REVIEW

4 min readFeb 7, 2023

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Razya Kirmani

What’s your Mission?

[… ] “Stern said that when you have a partnership disagreement, you look at your mission statement.” What mission statement, Will asks…

2 min readMar 26, 2022

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Razya Kirmani

Does the world need polymaths?

Well, does it?

4 min readFeb 24, 2022

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Razya Kirmani

Music Matters

Memories are strange creatures. Memory triggers, stranger still. Particularly musical ones.

4 min readFeb 10, 2022

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Razya Kirmani

The Persona and the Frontal Adverbial

When William Zinsser became editor of the Yale Alumni Magazine, it was to satisfy his curiosity. It was an opportunity to get to know the…

2 min readFeb 9, 2022

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Razya Kirmani

Pandas and Punctuation

When is a comma a splice?

2 min readJan 21, 2021

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Razya Kirmani

Razya Kirmani

I love the Red Queen, the Selfish Giant and the Happy Prince. I have only two house rules: Brush Your teeth; Go READ. Foreplay is an elegant turn of phrase.

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