Life off the Clock · Khurram Iftikhar
Father of two. Reader. Chess player. Vienna fan.
Outside work I’m a father of two, a reader, a chess player, and a Pakistani who fell in love with Vienna. This is the part of me that doesn’t fit on a CV.
About me
The parts that don’t fit on a CV
Moments
Me, off duty
Snow days, reading corners and the odd tree that makes a good office.
Books
My top ten, plus a few honourable mentions
People keep asking for recommendations, so here they are. Mostly short books on different topics, in no particular order.
Quotes
Lines I’ve underlined
More than a hundred lines from writers, poets, leaders, scientists and chess players who shaped how I think.
Roots
Where it all started
I grew up in a very small village in Punjab, Pakistan. Vienna is home now, but Punjab is where it all started.
دیکھ مگر پیار سے Look, but with love. The line painted on the back of so many trucks in Pakistan.
Vienna
Vienna, my love
Came for an MSc in 2014, stayed for everything else. The places I keep going back to.
Looking for the professional side?
Work, CV, writing and talks.