The Wise Elders: Let us follow their path

The Wise Elders: Let us follow their path

Staying young, wild and free is a blessing that doesn’t last forever. Growing and aging is a natural process that every individual experiences. As we grow, we encounter various negative and positive experiences that change our perception of life. Older members of a family bring wisdom, calm, dependability and unconditional love that frame the views […]

Are history books telling the truth about Mashriqi, Jinnah & Gandhi?

Are history books telling the truth about Mashriqi, Jinnah & Gandhi?

Part 1 People around the world have been made to believe that M.A. Jinnah created Pakistan, that M.K. Gandhi was the champion of India’s freedom, and that the British crushed Allama Mashriqi’s Khaksar Movement. The reality is that Allama Mashriqi was a uniter working to keep India together, whereas Jinnah and Gandhi’s politics played into […]

Living in the moment

Living in the moment

If I were to foregather people suffering psychologically, and given a chance to provide them with a way out, I would make them aware of what the present moment has to offer. Sufferings that have made our life a hell have little to with the present moment and more to do with the past or […]

Hussain, the Hero of Karbala

Hussain, the Hero of Karbala

Pages of history bear witness to the fortitude, courage and determination of scores of warriors and fighters who have left indelible marks on the canvas of bravery. Alexander the great, Genghis Khan, Ashoka and many others are remembered for their unprecedented gallantry exhibited in battlefields. But one man stands so tall in the queue of […]

Why I love Abul Ala Maududi (RA)

Why I love Abul Ala Maududi (RA)

When the world used to believe that Islam is just a set of rituals like other religions, a man came and crushed this idea with his writings and vision. Aurangabad, the oft-celebrated town in the former Indian princely state of Hyderabad, has become noted for being the birthplace of the remarkable champion of Islam and […]

Impact of Global Warming on Jammu and Kashmir

Impact of Global Warming on Jammu and Kashmir

Temperature of the region has increased by 1.2 degree Celsius over the last century, higher than the global average of 0.8 to 0.9 degree Celsius Global warming is the long-term warming of the planet’s overall temperature. Though this warming trend has been going on for a long time, its pace has significantly increased in the […]

Why Resistance Matters: Palestinians are Challenging Israel’s Unilateralism, Dominance

Why Resistance Matters: Palestinians are Challenging Israel’s Unilateralism, Dominance

Until recently, Israeli politics did not matter to Palestinians. Though the Palestinian people maintained their political agency under the most demoralizing conditions, their collective action rarely influenced outcomes in Israel, partly due to the massive discrepancy of power between the two sides. Now that Israelis are embarking on their fifth election in less than four […]

The emerging retail market in India: A robust, revolutionary sector

The emerging retail market in India: A robust, revolutionary sector

India is one of the most promising and developing marketplaces in the world. There is a great deal of desire among multinational corporations to take advantage of the consumer base in India and to enter the market first. Due to India’s wealth of resources, availability of labour at relatively low costs, and special investment wages […]

Road Accidents: Response as bystander and as society

I have no trouble remembering the worst day of my life as I write this. I didn’t lose my job, split up with my partner, or forget to get tickets for my favourite vacation destination on that day. Despite belonging to a generation that embellishes as frequently as we breathe, I can state without hesitation […]

Depression: The Emotional Sinkhole of Life

Depression: The Emotional Sinkhole of Life

Freud began his well-known exploration of depression and its link to aggression in “Mourning and Melancholia”. He theorised that in response to the experience of a loss, the individual internalises the lost object as a way of holding on to it. Depression is used to refer to a melancholic state of mind of an individual. […]