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Government teachers, enrolment drives, and BPL parents

Education and the department of education are always hot news in Kashmir. In recent days, there have been three trending topics with regard to...

Why I am a parent in a private school

Umpteen times there have been speculations as to why government-employed teachers send their children to study in private institutions. That is because a government...

New means and aims of education

There can be no better time than now for a realistic assessment of India’s education system. Let us evaluate where we stand as a...

My 2020 Booklist: Some Disappointment, Much Revelation

If I'm asked about my booklist of the year 2020, the year hasn't been that productive for me. Went through a very less number...

OIC: Challenges and Opportunities

On 21 August 1969, an Australian-born Christian, Dennis Michael Rohan, attempted to set fire to the ancient Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The fire he...

Honeybee venom as cure of cancer

Honeybee venom is a colourless, acidic liquid. Bees excrete it through their stingers into a target when they feel threatened. It contains both anti-inflammatory...

Spinal problems and new cures

With the advent of winters, when extra efforts are required to avoid the worsening spiral of immobility and increasing pain, patients especially with spinal...

Onion: Peel it to uncover its health benifits

Onion is native to southwestern Asia but presently is grown throughout the world, mostly in the temperate zones.Onion is among the world’s oldest cultivated...

Alternatives to the Indian Electoral Model

Democracy will only be strengthened by representing more groups in terms of their population and candidates who obtain more than 50% of the votes...

One’s own world and Allah’s

Who am I, where am I, why I am here?" These questions were at a time unanswerable for me. One would certainly not deny...

The Undeclared War against Private Schools in Kashmir

Education is guaranteed by the Constitution but in Kashmir it continues to sink amid political turbulence. The major stakeholders in the education system in...

Adieu 2020, Welcome 2021

2020 set many new paradigms, which may be the norm in the coming years, too Perhaps no other year’s end has been awaited so eagerly...

China: Predator Disguised As Partner

Colonies are not established overnight. It takes years of meticulous planning, plenty of money and muscle power. The British Raj in India began with...

Crime Against Women Growing With Spread of Internet

Every day newspapers and TV news apprise us of the menace of crime against women in India. This is rapidly increasing in spite of...

Dawn of a new Kashmir?

Surprising it may seem but in today’s tumultuous world, when a deadly pandemic is on the rampage and most democracies are in ferment, whether...

Those that 2020 took from us

Another year has passed but unlike every year, 2020 has nothing substantial to be remembered for for any good reason. Rather, it may be...

Some Primary Lessons from Covid-19

As we enter the eight month of our confrontation with the pandemic of Covid-19, it’s time to brush up on some primary lessons we...

Towards a gender-neutral law of sexual harassment

Sexual harassment includes a range of actions from verbal transgressions to sexual abuse or assault. The use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including...

Women as leaders: The exemplary Safeena Beigh

Women have shaped the course of history with their wisdom, strength, and leadership, but patriarchy and restrictive cultural laws continue to be firmly rooted...

Hazrat Sheikhul Aalam (RA), the most revered saint of Kashmir

Hazrat Sheikul Aalam Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani (RA), popularly known as Nund Reshi, is the most revered saint of Kashmir. He is known as Alamdar-e-Kashmir...

The classroom is too important, let the schools be open

When I was a high school student, whenever any dignitary would visit our school, it would usually be told that the guest had studied...

DANDELION (HANDH): Your Backyard Herb That Is Packed With An Unbelievable Health Formula

Dandelion is a flowering plant and a weed that grows in many parts of the world. Its greens have been often used in Kashmir...

The Deception that is Democracy

If democracy is being presented as the only way in which to thrive in the age of globalisation, then that argument or belief is...

Beware of Coronavirus Mutations with ‘Transmission Advantage’

Almost a year has passed since the first outbreak of Covid-19 and the world is eagerly waiting for good riddance. Several vaccines are on...

‘In places like these, no film has ever been shot. I am in love with Central Asia and the Silk Route’

Girish Malik talks about his film ‘Torbaaz’ for which he found two Kashmiri children to play the leading part in a team of young...

How Nargis Majid fought with the structure of criticism

Women play a major role in all spheres of today’s world, be it science, literature, business, or arts. The subject I'm writing about may...

The colour of food must not blind us to its effects

Have you ever thought of eating through your eyes? In Kashmir there is a phrase, “Aechowseetkheoun”, which means “You eat with your eyes”. The...

Liver Diseases: A serious health issue

Cirrhosis is currently the 11th most common cause of death globally and liver cancer is the 16th leading cause of death. Combined, they account...

The Great Divider: Covid-19 Reflects Global Racism, Not Equality

The disease is another terrible reminder of the deep divisions and inequalities in our societies The notion that the COVID-19 pandemic was ‘the great equalizer’...

Ten years since the Arab Spring

The past week marked the tenth and the first anniversary of two different events, both of which started off as a protest against the...

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