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Blaze Of Glory

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BLAZE OF GLORY Most of us would relate to the title ‘Blaze of Glory’, for it’s a popular track by singer Bon Jon Jovi (my personal favourite). But today, here, I find it an apt title for this post because it throws open a question to you and may set you thinking — Is it right to celebrate life when there’s chaos all around you? Does it seem right to party on when your neighbour’s mourning his family’s torture? Or is it all right to let go of the gory details and concentrate on what’s bright and cheery. In fact, why not invite your mourning neighbour to join the revelry by way of fashionable ways... And so, recently in the beginning of November, the terror-ridden state of Pakistan — our influential nuclear-arms-equipped neighbouring country, celebrated the Fashion Pakistan Week (yeah! Not Pakistan Fashion Week). The Week began with an opulent ceremony. The music to this was militant violence, I would say. However, some peppy music did play during the ramp walk. The event was sans