All the rooms and pavilions of the Mohatta Palace Museum buzzed with activity as a major exhibition showcasing the history of Karachi got under way on Wednesday.

Organized by the Mohatta Palace Museum in collaboration with the Dawn Group of Newspapers, the 90-day exhibition is titled Jewel in the crown: Karachi under the Raj 1843-1947.

The exhibition was first held as part of Dawn’s All about lifestyle show last year. In October 2004, a sneak preview of the exhibition was held which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. The organizers held a private viewing of the exhibition on Nov 24 which was attended by Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur of Khairpur.

I am a person of limited intelligence , but even some one who’s not as bright as I am can see that men are definitely better then women. Being a deeply religious person I keep thinking of the fact that Muhammad (May peace be upon him) was a man. In fact, all the prophets were men. Why did God, so infinite in his mercy, wisdom, and greatness did not ever think of making women a prophet. Is it because men are better human beings? From a woman’s point of view there are things that bother me about the female sex. For instance one thing that I’ve come across time and time again is that women always take care on men but they rarely take care of other women. To women a man will be of utmost, importance whether it is her son, husband, boyfriend or brother. She will always favor the guy to the girl, ironic isn’t it? There are very few women in this world who actually care about other women. Men on the other hand are more sensitive towards women, maybe that’s what makes women gravitate towards them. Men have a sense of brotherhood which deserves respect, but women don’t know the meaning of that word. It is true that men often cheat on women and make them miserable but on the whole I feel that a man’s heart is much bigger than that of a woman. Most women are vain, petty and will stoop to any level to make sure that the woman next to her does not succeed.