The law of sedition has never failed to garner opprobrium from myriad quarters, ever since its enactment in the Indian legal system. Due to its iron-fisted nature, coupled with historical and socio-legal intricacies, it has been termed by many as a colonial vestige, a draconian device that arms the government to cripple any dissent. Interestingly, […]
Blessed with nature’s bounty, of lush meadows and alpine forests, the gushing clear water of Kishanganga, and wonderful trekking routes, Gurez, along the ancient Silk Route which connected Kashmir Valley with Gilgit, before continuing further to Kashgar, is the most beautiful and safest place to visit for tourists in Kashmir. A valley between high snow-capped […]
Matt Haig once aptly said: “It is very hard to explain to people who have never known serious depression or anxiety, the sheer continuous intensity of it. There is no off switch.” This statement best summarises the sorry state of affairs in Kashmir today. The continuous rise in suicide cases in Kashmir is a most […]
Please avoid silly arguments against the festival, for Eid ul-Azha is perfectly reasonable In human life, festivals are an important societal and recreational element. People of different nations, ethnicities and religions celebrate different kinds of festivals. It doesn’t take a genius to understand that in the observance and celebration of these festivals lie numerous benefits. […]
Perception is the sensory experience of the world. It involves both recognising environmental stimuli and actions in response to these stimuli. Through the perceptual process, we gain information about the properties and elements of the environment that are critical to our survival. Perception not only creates our experience of the world around us but also […]
Kupwara, a frontier district of J&K, witnesses a huge rush of tourists during summers. People from local areas and other districts rush to the soothing valleys of Lolab, Bangus and others to celebrate the pristine glory of nature. The upper reaches of the district are abode to a transhumance population who almost spend six months […]
In these times of Covid-19, as a teacher my aim should be to lift the burden from students and not to put more burdens on them, either psychologically or financially. I am not alone in thinking so; teachers in thousands of government and private schools and in coaching centres are performing their duties with a […]
The National Educational Policy (NEP 2020) is all set for implementation in Higher Educational Institutions in the current academic year. The NEP has ambitious expectations from Higher Educational Institutions. For many years, problems, ambiguities, and anomalies of higher education were being discussed on various platforms but remained confined to round table discussions. After years of […]
Leopards are on the prowl in many districts and are frequently being spotted in apple orchards or near residential areas. Two horrible incidents that recently occurred in two districts (Budgam & Ganderbal) have caused panic among people and also made us realise that children are vulnerable to attacks by leopards. All wild animals which live […]
When children were home, we had many things to do. It now seems there’s nothing to do When children are born, we imagine what they’ll be like when they grow up. What we do not imagine is what we’d be like when they do. As our twenty-something son flies over his (Cuckoo’s) nest, we’re suddenly […]