The ongoing invasion on Ukraine by Russia and the continuing use of force on different illegally occupied regions of the world has exposed children to deteriorating and devastating situations. Education always remains at stake, while psychological disturbances, sexual abuses and harassments deepen the hostile environment they are constrained to live in. Conflicts have led to […]
Through the withered carcasses of the trees, which have been rendered lifeless and colourless by winter, a fresh life emerges. The earth is covered in a new thin layer of green fleshy coat. Everywhere you look, life is reviving. The mountains appear clear in the distance. On top of them, a light coating of […]
India has achieved a milestone in exports with $418 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal, crossing $400 billion for the first time in history. This figure is expected to further increase in the years to come, especially in view of tree trade agreements (FTA) with UAE and Australia, where 96% of Indian products will have zero-duty […]
Much has been said and written about media bias and double standards in the West’s response to the Russia-Ukraine war, when compared with other wars and military conflicts across the world, especially in the Middle East and the Global South. Less obvious is how such hypocrisy is a reflection of a much larger phenomenon which […]
The Nilamatapurāna is one of the Purānas written with the endeavour to Brahmanise the Kashmiri society and to connect the land of Kashmir with a broader north Indian Brahmanical discourse A few years ago I began my study of ancient Kashmir from secondary sources before moving to the primary ones, as per the training we […]
Cancer is a global burden and as per latest GLOBOCAN 2020 report, over 19.3 million new cases and 10 million deaths occurred in 2020. Female breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer (11.7%), followed by lung cancer (11.4%), colorectal cancer (10 %), and prostate cancer (7.3%). When we talk about […]
Nowadays there are millions of medicines being manufactured for patients with different ailments. Self-medication is okay for many of us. It is just a Calpol or some ‘safe’ antibiotic we believe we are ingesting, as going to the doctor can be time-consuming and expensive. But there are side-effects to this and very harmful ones at […]
Being associated with the teaching fraternity, it is indeed very unfortunate to come to know about a serious scuffle between two senior professors at Kashmir University over a petty issue that landed the duo in the nearby police station for lodging FIRs against each other. Such incidents are not only shocking but also discouraging to […]
“The water is back,” one family member would announce in a mix of excitement and panic, often very late at night. The moment such an announcement was made, my whole family would start running in all directions to fill every tank, container or bottle that could possibly be filled. Quite often, the water would last […]
Taqwa is derived from wiqaya, which means self-defence and avoidance. Sufis define it as protecting oneself from God’s punishment by obeying His commands and observing His prohibitions. Besides its literal and technical meanings, in religious books we find the meanings of piety and fear used interchangeably. In fact, taqwa is a comprehensive term denoting a […]