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Reform, Resilience, And Resolve: India’s Economy In 2025

From simplified taxes and labour laws to SHANTI and MSME growth, PM Modi's political capital is being spent on institutional quality—the true bedrock of...

Why Kashmir’s Teacher Training Needs Iqbal, Mehjoor, and Rahi

Dedicated winter training sessions are needed to bridge NEP 2020 with the wisdom of Allama Iqbal, Mehjoor, and Rehman Rahi as their metaphors hold...

Before The Sweat Dries: Madras HC Invokes Prophetic Maxim To Order Payment Of Lawyer’s Dues

The judgment, citing Quranic and constitutional principles, frames timely wages as a universal ethical imperative and rebukes state agencies for using delay as a...

Beyond NEET: When Will We Start Valuing NEAT As A Measure Of True Education?

Our obsession with exam ranks is producing degree-holders who dump garbage in rivers—proving education has failed to build civic or environmental sense Waseem Akhter Dar In...

How Ethics Shape A Student’s True Progress

Learning to respect rules, accept defeat, and work as a team are the ethical lessons that shape not just good students, but good human...

In The Age Of AI, We’re Teaching Math All Wrong. Here’s How To Fix It.

Er Umair Ul Umar In this very era, a troubling question echoes through classrooms and corridors of learning: Why are students increasingly hating mathematics? The...

Why The Akhtar-Nadwi Debate Didn’t Need A Winner

In a sensitive discussion free of abuse, each held their ground. The true takeaway? Some questions seek understanding more than answers, and humility matters...

The Case For Expelling Israel From Eurovision

It is time for the booing to increase, not only to delegitimize those who use music to whitewash the Gaza genocide but to hold...

The Art Of Resilience: How Humanity Thrives Through Crisis

To be human is to fall and rise — not once, but endlessly, until falling itself becomes another form of flight Shiekh Muneer In every age,...

Beautification Over Basic Needs: When Will Kashmir’s Development Priorities Change?

Spending crores on fountains and selfie points, while hospitals lack cancer care and PhD holders sell dry fruit on roadsides, is a dangerous misplacement...

Truth Is A Mirror: Unsettling, Unavoidable, And Ultimately Victorious

While lies offer comfort and foam on the surface, truth alone has the strength to remain and reveal character Muzamil Bashir We live in a...

Khanqah-E-Hydari: Where Silence Speaks And Kashmiri Sufism Blooms Anew

Inspired by Shah-e-Hamdan (RA), its founder Dr Sameer Siddiqui blends devotion with development. Beyond Sunni-Shia gatherings, it offers free classes, health camps, and environmental...

Planting Seeds For The Hereafter: A Mother’s Prayer And A Child’s Unrehearsed Love

In an era of material ambition and academic pressure, a mother’s focus on character and prayer offers a timeless blueprint for nurturing the soul Dr...

In A World Losing Manners, Let’s Relearn Respect And Discipline

Academic achievement is hollow without the respect, honesty, and self-discipline taught by faith and family Barka Ishfaq Moral values play a very important role in shaping...

The Infinite Horizon: Exploring God, Consciousness, And Ultimate Reality Across Traditions

From Plato and the Qur'an to mysticism and neuroscience, this article traces how reason, experience, and culture shape our deepest questions about existence Shabeer Ahmad...

Kashmir’s Beauty Is Fading And Its Culture Dying

The forced westernisation has caused an identity crisis. We must take pride in our language, music, and tradition as acts of survival, not nostalgia. Aana...

NEP 2020 and the introduction of new subjects at the +2 level

Rahi Firdous The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 strongly advocates for the vocationalisation of education. In line with its guidelines, there is an immediate and...

Why reading must replace excessive screen time

Waseem Akhter Dar In an age dominated by smartphones, tablets and digital distractions, the humble library and the simple habit of reading books are slowly...

What The Akhtar-Nadwi Debate On God Revealed

Javed Akhtar’s ethical protest and Mufti Shamail Nadwi’s metaphysical grounding answered different questions, leaving us with a richer, unresolved dialogue. An analysis of the...

Agroforestry: A Transformational Pathway For Farmers’ Empowerment Under Viksit Bharat@2047

By planting and nurturing trees on farms, the nation can empower its farmers, strengthen its economy and safeguard its environment, ensuring that development is...

Kisan Diwas: A Tribute To The Unsung Custodians Of Soil In Jammu & Kashmir

Why farming is a cultural identity, and what must change to preserve it Dr Nisar Farhad India honours the spirit, sacrifice and strength of the farmers...

What We Are Stealing From The Next Generation: Clean Air And Easy Breath

With forests shrinking and cities polluted, the quality of the very air children breathe is declining. There is an urgent need to protect this...

Learning From Srinivasa Ramanujan: How Kashmir Can Revive A Love For Mathematics

National Mathematics Day As teacher shortages and exam-focused pedagogy are creating a crisis, internship programmes are a first step to a solution. Let’s treat math...

A Qur’anic Perspective Of Cosmic Order, Life, And Human Purpose

Qur’anic exegesis on creation, stages, and purpose complements, rather than conflicts with, scientific understanding Nasir Hussain Peerzada Science is a systematic methodology for understanding natural and...

The Three Narratives: Gaza As The Last Moral Frontier Against Israel’s Policy Of Annihilation

A lasting peace can only be built on the foundation of justice, not on the military reality established by an aggressor that does not...

Deoband Reaffirms Its Intellectual Soil: An Analysis Of The Anwar Shah Kashmiri Conference

The two-day international gathering sought to reassess the intellectual legacy of the 'Imam al-Asr' and reaffirm Darul Uloom Deoband's scholarly vitality Prof Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi My...

IGNOU In Kashmir: Noble Mandate, Flawed Practice

When merit stands at the margins and where familiarity and flattery eclipse accountability and professional ethics. It’s time for transparency, not informal networks. Dr Rameez...

Mind, Matter, And Meaning: A Transdisciplinary Convergence Of Philosophy, Science, Faith, Mysticism, And Art

By Shabeer Ahmad Lone Human understanding unfolds at the enduring, dynamic and profound intersection of mind, matter, meaning, and narrative, where philosophy interrogates reality, science...

Before It’s Too Late: A Blueprint To Shield Our Children From Sexual Abuse

Monitoring, Counseling, And Breaking Taboos At Home Are Non-Negotiable. Let’s Explore The Practical Steps To Combat A Societal Sin On The Rise. By Syed Mustafa...

How The New VBSAB Bill Will Redefine India’s Higher Education

UGC, AICTE, NCTE, PCI dissolved; regulation, funding, accreditation, academics separated under single national chairperson. Performance-linked funding, tech-led audits, and institutional maturity to become new...

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