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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Why Mahmoud Abbas is seeking new ‘powerful’ sponsors To judge US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel and Palestine as a ‘failure’ in terms of activating the dormant ‘peace process’ is simply a misnomer. For this statement to be accurate, Washington would have had to indicate even a nominal desire to push for negotiations […]
I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library: Jorge Luis Borges A library, as we know, is a powerhouse of knowledge and ideas. The Maulana Azad Library of AMU in Aligarh is not just that; it is also a springhead of inspiration, hope, liveliness, wisdom, secularism and many other intangible things. […]
What shall I call you my dears? You are beautiful and fragrant flowers Your fragrance I smell, everywhere I go You are bright stars in the sky I see, Twinkling at dark nights, gladdening me. You are beautiful birds, with sweet voice like of a canary, Utterly captivating! Every time, my grieved heart yearns to […]