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Manufactured Gold Medallists of Our Universities

I had heard that universities tend to liberate students from shackles of rote learning, but I was wrong. Instead, I witnessed an even worse...

The future of Afghanistan depends on lessons learnt from the past

The people of Afghanistan have seen turmoil for the past many decades, either at the hands of foreign powers or because of internal division...

Fatty Liver Disease from Consumption of Soft Drinks

The COVID-19 pandemic has put everything on hold and suddenly we find ourselves in the midst of a major health crisis. While keeping track...

The Quran’s encouragement, not censure, of Critical Thinking

Why would God dislike and abhor critical thinking when He himself has blessed man with this faculty and has time and again insisted on...

What does the nation need – Diamond or Oxygen?

The Madhya Pradesh Government had surveyed the Bundelkhand regions under “Bunder Diamond Project” through Australian company Rio Tinto in 2000-2005 to find out the...

LAST LESSON

On 16th of December 2014, at about five o’ clock early in the morning, my beloved father, Khazir Mohammad Sofi, breathed his last. To...

Tarazoo holds a lesson in balance

On the day of retirement, the retired person often receives some gifts from friends and relatives. I received a digital weighing machine on my...

Long Walk to Freedom: Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad’s Jail Experiences

“Give me the maximum punishment that can be awarded without hesitation. I assure you that the pain that your heart will feel while writing...

The Colonial Law of Sedition

The law of sedition has never failed to garner opprobrium from myriad quarters, ever since its enactment in the Indian legal system. Due to...

Go Gurez!

Blessed with nature’s bounty, of lush meadows and alpine forests, the gushing clear water of Kishanganga, and wonderful trekking routes, Gurez, along the ancient...

On the rising suicide cases in Kashmir

Matt Haig once aptly said: “It is very hard to explain to people who have never known serious depression or anxiety, the sheer continuous...

Qurbani is not charity, not social work

Please avoid silly arguments against the festival, for Eid ul-Azha is perfectly reasonable In human life, festivals are an important societal and recreational element. People...

Life is all about perceptions

Perception is the sensory experience of the world. It involves both recognising environmental stimuli and actions in response to these stimuli. Through the perceptual...

The tribal way of life

Kupwara, a frontier district of J&K, witnesses a huge rush of tourists during summers. People from local areas and other districts rush to the...

These are tough times for tuition/coaching centres; will the govt help?

In these times of Covid-19, as a teacher my aim should be to lift the burden from students and not to put more burdens...

National Education Policy 2020: Perspectives from Undergraduate Faculty

The National Educational Policy (NEP 2020) is all set for implementation in Higher Educational Institutions in the current academic year. The NEP has ambitious...

Know the Leopard, and fear it

Leopards are on the prowl in many districts and are frequently being spotted in apple orchards or near residential areas. Two horrible incidents that...

To live in an empty nest

When children were home, we had many things to do. It now seems there’s nothing to do When children are born, we imagine what they’ll...

End of dynasty politics in Jammu & Kashmir

There is a political buzz going around the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir regarding the announcement of elections to form a stable democratic...

The changing political dynamics in Afghanistan

A tediously protracted period of twenty longish years of fighting and combat with US-sponsored NATO war on terror is seemingly coming to a grinding...

The hard, noble life of Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (RA)

Hazrat Amir e Kabir Syed Mir Ali Hamdani is at the top of the list of those religious scholars and spiritual guides who spent...

THE QURANIC IDEA OF MAN

The Holy Qura’n has in its text many ayats that could be read for understanding the Quranic idea of man. What type of man...

A conversation with Mohammad Muneem ‘Alif’

Happy birthday (belated), Muneem. This conversation took place between us a year or two ago. I am publishing it now with the hope that...

Increase in cases of joint pain in times of Covid

The prevalence of joint pain is not new and uncommon these days, as a higher proportion of young and middle-aged population have been reporting...

A Requiem for the Environment

The 14-year-old boy, Faaz, was a great lover of nature. He would love the scene of massive, mighty mountains full of magnificent forests from...

Decoding 13 July 1931 uprising: Communal or Socialist?

The 13 July 1931 revolt marked the start of organised Kashmiris' "independence movement" against Dogra rule. It was the first time in Kashmir that...

Advanced non-invasive techniques can prevent recurrence of cataract

Clouding of the lens in the eye is known as a cataract, which leads to a decrease in vision. Cataract takes time to develop...

History of Motor Transport in J&K

If we turn the pages of history of road development in Jammu & Kashmir, we find that during Dogra period there were only three...

RBI increases ATM transaction charges, but why?

The Reserve Bank has given banks permission to charge more for cash and non-cash ATM transactions beyond the free monthly limit. With effect from...

Kashmir Saga by Dr Sheikh Showkat Hussain: Not so much a saga as a tragedy

What’s in a name?” Well, if Shakespeare were living in our times, he might reconsider his words. In our period there are some particular...

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