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Ostracism of Watals in Kashmir

Inherited caste identity is an important determinant of life opportunity for a fifth of the world’s population, but is not given the same significance...

Being a Class Representative

Representatives from each batch or class of students in an educational institute serve as mediators between teachers and students. They work to enhance communication...

Democracy as Precondition for Human Development

Democracy in ancient Greece served as one of the first forms of self-rule in the ancient world. The word “democracy” comes from two Greek...

The Progress of Islamic Knowledge

Written by Sir Syed in Urdu as ‘Tarqi Uloom’ The progression of knowledge among Muslims has taken an unusual path. After the battle of Yamama,...

Degradation of values in our educational institutions

What is the point of providing only bookish knowledge when a student is unable to differentiate between what is and what ought to be? By...

Rantings of a middle-born

No social injustice is felt more deeply than that suffered within one’s own family The story of sibling differences is the story of parental investment...

What the Queen meant to Britishers

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving monarch of Great Britain, died on 08-09-2022 at the age of 96. The news of her demise was...

World Suicide Prevention Day

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with World Health Organization (WHO). It...

The memories of childhood

Adults are the only ones who can comprehend the true worth of childhood “When I look back at that freedom of childhood, which is in...

The Need to Get Married

There are certain requirements without which it’s impossible to live: air, food, sleep. And, in the same way, copulation constitutes a fundamental part of...

Monarchial Hangover of Colonial Legacies

The United Kingdom mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth's tenure as head of state has been marked by major political events....

Neglected crops can pave the path to nutritional security

Food-based approaches that address malnutrition, especially micronutrient deficiencies, have to be connected with the current agricultural production system The world continues to suffer from hunger,...

Integrating Technology and Literacy

We are living in a world where technology is more prominent than ever, and whilst technology brings a wealth of information and benefits, yet...

Our elders in distress

The trend of leaving our elders at the mercy of God and doing our jobs outside, irrespective of what happens to them, has reached...

Animals and Humans

This little attractive creature, born a few months ago, was shocked to learn that his parents were going to be slaughtered with a honed...

We are to blame for what happened on 7th September 2014

I am Kashmiri and it’s my birthright to show that I am a victim September 7 is a date when people in Kashmir are reminded...

Mikhail Gorbachev, Reformist USSR Leader

“My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.” – Gorbachev Introduction Mikhail S. Gorbachev has passed away in Moscow. His ascent to...

Studying MBBS abroad in wake of new NMC rules

All of us are aware of the National Medical Commission (NMC) replacing the erstwhile MCI (Medical Council of India) in September 2020. The NMC...

How to combat drug abuse

What is it that tricks a normal being into abusing drugs? Even after realising its cartloads of pernicious effects, why isn’t one able to...

Teachers’ Day: To my teachers

They don’t know it but they held my hand when I was at my worst, showed me light when all I could see was...

The honour of the teacher

There is a Chinese proverb that if you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees;...

Great teachers of India

Teachers’ Day is celebrated in India in the honour of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, born on 5th September 1888 in Tiruttani, Tamil Nadu. He was...

  A case study of Juvenile Justice Board & Lone Observation Home in Kashmir

 “Children are like buds in garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the nation and the citizens of tomorrow” --...

Answering Robert Spencer on Islam and Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

Spencer cited my article published in Kashmir Reader with the title “No Place for Xenophobia and Violence in Islam”   Kashmir Reader published my article with...

Dear parents, you are the first teachers

Parents need to understand that raising well-behaved children requires a deep understanding of how their children's behaviour is related to theirs A teacher is someone...

Rights of non-Muslim minorities: An Islamic perspective

An Islamic state is governed by Islamic laws and an individual who considers himself/herself above from these laws comes under what is called “non-Muslim”...

The Changing Dynamics of Student-Teacher Relationship

History has witnessed some great student-teacher duos, like Chandragupta Maurya and Chanakya, JJ Thomson and Ernst Rutherford, Guru Dronacharya and Eklavya. Teachers have been...

The Prime Source on the History of Pampore

Book Review Book: Jami’ Tarikh ‘Alaqah Pampur Author: Engineer Mir Nazir Ahmad Pampori Publisher: Shah-i-Hamadan Memorial Trust, Pampore Year of publication: 2022 Pages: 668, ISBN: 9788189437299   Engineer Nazir Ahmad Mir...

Begum Hazrat Mahal of Awadh

A revolutionary Indian queen buried in Kathmandu Early Life On the occasion of the 75th year of Independence, let me remember this Muslim woman, Begum Hazrat...

Opportunity vs Fate

There are two kinds of people living around us. One are those who yield to fate and demonstrate a firm belief to be directed...

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