Prof Shakil Ahmad Wani
Smallest bits of life
Viruses are the smallest living entities known to mankind with one exception of Prions. Their size is too...
Ashraf Amin
Conventionally, the phrase “composite culture” has been used to describe the symbiosis and syncretism between Hindu and Muslim cultural traditions in the medieval...
Shahid Akhtar
“War is an instrument entirely inefficient towards redressing wrong and multiplies, instead of indemnifying, losses.”
—Thomas Jefferson
Before the onset of civilisation, there may have...
Dr Muhammad Muzamil
Viruses are infamous for their morbidity. But despite having such a bad reputation, these tiny creatures can sometimes be very friendly to...
Syed Suhail Yaqoob
There was a time when Bollywood ‘nationalistic’ or ‘patriotic’ movies stereotyped the Muslim male as savage, conservative, and altogether a villain, while...
Suraya Haidar
Among various precautions that need to be taken against the novel coronavirus, maintaining “social distance” has been chiefly advised. This has become a...
Bilal Ahmad Dar
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception. – Carl Sagan
The corona pandemic – which defies not only diagnosis but also medication...
Asyia Qadir
Shedding fluffy cotton-like seeds in the spring season, the Female Russian poplar, with botanical name Populus deltoids, is a tree that dots the...
Arbeena
Prisoners of Paradise' is a beautiful novella written by young Kashmiri author Asif Khan. This 120-page love story was published in 2018 by Notion...
Shabir Ahmad Lone
Various conspiracy theories have emerged regarding the origin of Covid-19. On both social media and news channels, such theories are being discussed....
Dr Shamweel Ahmad Naqash
In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as...
Mohammad Ishfaq Mir
From the layman's perspective when we think about a civilised society, certain values like egalitarian, personal freedom, justice, integrity, and compassion definitely...
SARTAJ AHMAD SOFI
The times we live in are called “post-modern”. It is undoubtedly the age of science and ultra-rationality, the end result of which...