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A letter to His Excellency, DSEK, on the cruelty of coaching centres

Honourable Sir, I'm not used to the format of addressing highly dignified personalities openly in the public. I respect the seat your worthy self holds...

The Burden of Breath

The purpose of life is to find a mode of being that's so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer...

Order and stability is the law of nature

Chaos is neither basic nor permanent, but it works as a restraint on disorder, instability and chaos itself. The pain it inflicts serves as...

UNSC’s Reforms and India’s Ambitions

The United Nations (UN) was set up 75 years ago with the aim of maintaining world peace and security. However, the 21st century world...

Private coaching centres need to be taught some lessons

Education has been virtually outsourced to private tuition/ coaching centres in Kashmir, without any checks and balances A few days ago I had to visit...

The great lesson of Bait-ul-Hikmah: Knowledge is Universal

In 750 CE the Abbasids took over from the Umayyads (661-750 CE) as rulers of the Muslim territories. While the reign of Khulfa-i-Rashidin ended...

Happy retirement to the amazing Majeed sahib

Every teacher deserves respect, and one comes across many teachers in the course of one’s learning, but some teachers are remembered for ages to...

America’s self-serving hegemonic discourse in crisis

‘American exceptionalism’, a rare meeting point between Democrats and Republicans, is facing its greatest challenge since its coinage sometime in the mid-17th century History is...

That perfect rhythm of Kanz and Mohul

The mortar (Kanz) was made of a hollowed-out wooden block and the pestle (Mohul) of light hard wood, especially of the hawthorn (Posh Hatb)...

Mohammad and Aisha: The love that is truer than epics

Tabish Khursheed A human being is born with psychological and emotional impulses to respond to the things around him, and so is his impulse of...

Season of Political Shenanigans in Kashmir

On the face of it not much may seem to be happening on the political scene in Kashmir, but even the volatile turn that...

Finding hope in a bookstore

A society is what it reads. Reading and understanding is a must for any society to sustain its very existence. Reading becomes especially important...

Parents as teachers in times of pandemic

A vast majority of schools simply passed the buck. As a result, the burden of teaching shifted on to parents Ever since the Covid pandemic...

Fearing the Palestinian Narrative: Why Israel Banned ‘Jenin Jenin’

Israel’s true power - but also Achilles heel - is its ability to design, construct and shield its own version of history. Even meager...

KIWI OR CHINESE GOOSEBERRY

Add this Chinese origin fruit to your diet for boosting immunity Kiwi fruit or Chinese gooseberry is also knownas mihoutauand has originated from china. A...

The Embargo on 4G Internet in J&K

Recently, when I deboarded at Delhi airport, I received a message on my phone asking me to use 4G services. This message felt like...

The greatest secret: Destiny

The relativity of time is such that a period appearing to us to be billions of years in duration may last only a second...

Importance of Quality Control in Clinical Laboratory

The reliability of the test reports of a patient depends on Quality Control in the diagnostic laboratory. What exactly is this Quality Control? Don’t...

Stem the surging tide of commercialisation

Advertisements and banners are now seen at every nook and corner. All is well when it comes to commercial establishments like hotels and restaurants,...

‘Force and Fraud’: Is this the end of the US Democracy Doctrine?

In an interview with the British newspaper, The Times, in 2015, former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld vehemently denied that exporting democracy to Iraq...

Sakhi (friend) for distressed women in Jammu and Kashmir

Women in Jammu and Kashmir have been in the midst of constant violence. The Union Territory has witnessed a steep rise in crimes against...

More trust, less conflict, in the doctor-patient relationship

The role of a doctor in treating patients has two important aspects: the medical and the humane. Suffering in the form of any illness...

Privacy and Surveillance

SHABIR AHMAD WhatsApp has announced that it will delay its new privacy policy till May 15 after the backlash it received worldwide. The policy update...

Visibly Invisible: The Third Gender

We need to understand and accept that humans are diverse.  Hijras require understanding and support of the government, healthcare professionals, general public, as well...

Child Marriages: A curse for humanity

In most countries, marriage before 18 years is strictly prohibited as it violates the natural rights of children. It is a malpractice that denies...

Maulana Maududi’s vision of the Islamic university

Syed Abu A’la Maududi was born in Aurangabad in the Deccan on Rajab 3, 1321/ September 25, 1903, in a respectable family known for...

Greatness of Mother

Though there are many relations in the world, and every relation has its own importance, the relation with one’s mother is unlike any other....

Stress is a teacher of many arts and disciplines

Our biological system is equipped with some stress alarms that are essential for survival and allow us to function effectively in many situations While science...

Students and problems, like peas in a pod

From lack of transport to lack of electricity and internet, the difficulties that students face in Kashmir are legion In Kashmir there is always one...

The Various Covid-19 Vaccines

Most vaccines have been in use for decades, with millions of people receiving them safely every year. As with all medicine, every vaccine must...

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