Keep the fire burning – by Zakia Sarwar

He believed in the equality of men and women in the true sense of the word. And this meant that rules of equality were the same for him as for his wife and daughters. I never had to seek his ‘permission’ to do something, so implicit was his trust in my judgement as an equal human being. Living with him I was able to explore my space and find my potential. And he took pride in my successes and achievements, never once making the traditional complaints that I was neglecting either him or the children or the house

Continuing Stories: Social Action and Change – Ruqaiya Hasan

If such reflection could lead to constructive actions, this could become a positive continuation of the story begun in the1950s by the community of young thinkers and social actors to which Sarwar belonged and which he served so well. It is some such sequel to the present story that one looks forward to.

Taking forward Dr Sarwar’s legacy (meeting note)

A Facebook group for Dr Sarwar; need to organise an event on Jan 8, 2010 to commemorate the students movement and its relevance today

Remembering those who have passed on

On special occasions like Eid or Navratri, we especially remember those who have passed. A note from Sehba in Houston relating a conversation with her daughter Minal who turns five years old on Sept 21

Ali Sardar Jafri, Ismat Chughtai and friends, Karachi, 1980 (?) – Photos by S.M. Shahid

Photos by the photographer and musicologist S.M. Shahid, taken at the Arts Council in 1980 or so, when Ali Sardar Jafri and Ismat Chughtai visited Pakistan. Also photographed is the late poet Suroor Barabankvi, the prominent jurist Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim along with Dr M. Sarwar and Zakia Sarwar. The well-known television anchor Mujahid Barelvi is visible in one of the photos.

Pioneer of progressive student unionism remembered

“The farmers thought that there would be an abundance of water for their fields and countless resources. But a boy from Allahabad travelled all the way to Karachi and became busy in thinking about building the future of the country. His name was Dr Sarwar and he dedicated his whole life to the purpose” – I.A. Rehman

Celebrating Dr M. Sarwar: Student movement revisited – Aug 8 Lahore event

Dr Sarwar’s Reference at the HRCP on Aug 8 was very well attended thanks to the passion, commitment and hard work of Dr Farrukh Gulzar, and also the involvement of Husain Naqi and Zaman Khan of HRCP and Ammar Ali Jan of the Labour Party Pakistan

Reference for student leader – press release

A Reference for the pioneering student leader Dr. Muhammad Sarwar will be held here at HRCP’s Dorab Patel Auditorium on Saturday August 8 at 5 p.m.

Reference for Dr Sarwar, Aug 8, 5.00 pm, HRCP Lahore

A Reference for the pioneering student leader Dr Mohammad Sarwar will be held in Lahore on Aug 8 at the Dorab Patel Auditorium in Lahore, organized by friends and admirers of Dr Sarwar

‘This wonderful Doc’ (2) – by Beena Sarwar

Sarwar practiced as a general physician for nearly fifty years from his modest clinic in a low-income area, consciously charging low fees and treating struggling workers, journalists, artists and writers for free. He was contemptuous of doctors who charged high fees, prescribing costly tests and medicines where less expensive ones would do