Review: Nadeem Omar Tarar (2022) The Colonial and National Formations of the National College of Arts, Lahore, circa 1870s to 1960s: De-scripting the Archive. Anthem Press, New York-London.

Abstract

From my point of view, a great book is the result of a simple recipe: a great story, happy writing, a brilliant mind that can see what we readers would not have been able to see. The human capacity behind this book – a great book, which every scholar of Pakistani studies should have on his/her bookshelf – was a Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies at the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore, currently affiliated with the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. One of his specialisations is the history and development of the print culture of South Asia.