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Sapuri*D is Khurram A. Siddiqi, refusing to grow up- because “you’re only young once, but you can be immature forever”.

I was born in Lahore, and was raised in both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia (my dad taught architecture in Jeddah and Dhahran). I went to school at Purdue and the University of Southern California where I studied electrical engineering, and English. After grad school I went to work at Cypress Semiconductor in Northern California , from where I returned to Lahore in 2009 to take the plunge back into my Pakistani roots- which seemed to be getting weaker and weaker with every day I spent abroad on an H1-B. I float in and out of mad love for the city I was born in – Lahore, because it’s given me all I ever needed. It gave my parents all they ever needed to make their way forward in life, and this is why I thought I had to forsake all the goodies and comforts that came with California living, to uncover Lahore’s urban beauty, since it’s been hurting a lot over the last few years.

I now teach at FAST-NU in Lahore, and work on photography, music, video and interactions on my own time, and am actually always looking for people to collaborate with on design, technology and teaching.

Please remember, all the content here is copyright, and it’s all stuff I produce and share with the world. All of the pictures here are mine, with the exception of those in the ’1978′ series, which were taken by my mother and father back in, surprise surprise, 1978.

You can reach me at ksiddiqi at gmail.

Thanks for visiting.

17 Comments »

qalandar said:

great new website! Congratulations,
Q.

# 3 April 2010 at 6:05 am

Sapuri (author) said:

Thanks, Q

# 3 April 2010 at 9:52 am

Raza Rumi said:

Great…truly worth the wait. I hope that you have been working on the ‘idea’
Let me know please!!!
Best, Raza

# 3 April 2010 at 4:49 pm

Zeeshan Agha said:

Dude, Just came across the website. Very nice work.

# 21 April 2010 at 8:13 pm

Sapuri (author) said:

Thanks dude- it’ll always be a work in progress! Just like our country

# 22 April 2010 at 11:32 am

Zafar Mahmood said:

Thanks for creating this site. Im currently in Austin Texas (in US since 1986)and visit lahore almost every year (last vist March a day after RA bazaar and Iqbal Town). Your picture make me feel nostalgic about US even while I am still here!

-Zafar

# 27 April 2010 at 3:17 am

zf said:

Hello. So how are you finding the circuit theory workshop so far?

# 23 December 2010 at 9:59 pm

Sapuri (author) said:

it’s been excellent.

# 26 December 2010 at 8:56 pm

Raghda said:

We in MasterPeace were amazed with your blog and all this human insights… we really hope that you would join us and now we are inviting you to voluntary use our platform and publish some of your blog posts or re-publish some of them that was already run … anything related to Peace from within-out and to share it with the world.

Here is our blog http://www.masterpeace.org/blog
Waiting your response and really appreciate your answer.
Best regards,
Raghda El-Halawany

# 2 January 2011 at 2:56 pm

Emm said:

Hey. Are you the same Sapuri who used to RJ for city FM 89 way back in 2006-2007?
If so, I grew up loving Trance from your show. I hope you’re the same Sapuri.

Regards.

# 28 October 2011 at 3:58 am

Sapuri (author) said:

Hello Emm,

yes I used to do and electronic show back in the day as well! Glad you like the music. Are you still into electronica?

Thanks for looking out!
K

# 28 October 2011 at 12:54 pm

Emm said:

OH MY GOD it IS really you!!

awesome!! i was listening to this track and it reminded me of you and i randomly googled “sapuri” and voila lucky me. you never told us your real name till your last show. I remember that day too. It was our final exam and my friend & I were listening to your last show because you had announced you’d be telling your real name then. and you did. towards the last five minutes of your show. worth it i say.

YES, very much. Like I said I fell in love with trance because i used to be up 10-12 listening it on your show. and then radio went dull. haha.

cant believe you’re back. good times. good surprise.

Keep up the good work!!

Emm.

# 29 October 2011 at 1:30 am

Sapuri (author) said:

Thank you Emm! You can check out old mixes at http://www.mixcloud.com/sapurisessions or facebook.com/sapurisessions

# 29 October 2011 at 8:16 pm

Karim K said:

This is simply amazing Sapuri… Bravo…with your beautiful work / excellent music and photos. Wow. You will be always young. Keep it up.

# 29 October 2011 at 11:46 pm

Emm said:

Oh great, will check!

Though, do you still do a live show on 89?? when??

# 31 October 2011 at 1:28 am

Tariq said:

I have seen your QILLA GUJAR SING MOVIE WITH YOUR FAMILY….
Salaam,
My name is Tariq where you are visiting in Qilla Gujar Sing Hakeem building at late Ishaq barber shop, this Building name was (Hakeem Building) and I am the grandson of this building owner. There was one more building own by my grandfather which was apposite of this building was called (Hakeem Manzil). Now I live in London UK my contact detail 0044 743 6025077 and tariqjib@yahoo.com.
Hope you will reply me.
Allah Hafiz

# 21 January 2012 at 6:48 am

Abdussami Tayyab said:

Great site Sir! Great

# 28 April 2012 at 9:11 pm