Do, Be, Have: What the auxillaries teach us

Do, Be, Have: What the auxillaries teach us

We all have heard that God has made nothing kaput in this cosmos and so everything teaches us a great lesson of life. Be it a tiny ant, the fall of an apple, or the infinite span of the sky, everything is a great teacher in itself. So, today we are gonna talk about one […]

A Palestinian Prayer for Ramadan: May the Voices of the Oppressed Be Heard

A Palestinian Prayer for Ramadan: May the Voices of the Oppressed Be Heard

COVID-19 cases in Palestine, especially in Gaza, have reached record highs, largely due to the arrival of a greatly contagious coronavirus variant which was first identified in Britain. Gaza has always been vulnerable to the deadly pandemic. Under a hermetic Israeli blockade since 2006, the densely populated Gaza Strip lacks basic services like clean water, […]

The legitimacy of Islam is the Quran

The legitimacy of Islam is the Quran

11 September, 2001, or 9/11 as it is known, ended the old civilisational wars over land and economic resources and ushered in the age of wars based on religious ideology. From Salman Rushdie’s challenge to Islamic tradition by questioning established religious and political authority to caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) published […]

Dum Aloo, Etc

Dum Aloo, Etc

(Kashmir Reader edition of April 28th published a front page story moaning the fact no one in Kashmir proposed a geographical identity (GI) to a product originating from the Valley. The story got a prompt response for a proposal not for the Deptt of Industries, but for the Deptt of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The […]

Book Review: ‘Rumours of Spring’ by Farah Bashir: A most relatable tale

Book Review: ‘Rumours of Spring’ by Farah Bashir: A most relatable tale

Riveting, absolutely riveting! The book ‘Rumours of Spring’ by Farah Bashir, published by Harper Collins, keeps you glued to it till you reach the end. It is the first book by the author. What sets it apart is the fact that the chapters run like a fine tapestry of artwork from the start to the […]

Pelvic pain often goes undiagnosed, correct diagnosis is the key to treatment

Pelvic pain often goes undiagnosed, correct diagnosis is the key to treatment

Pudendal nerve is one of the main nerves in the pelvis and is closely involved with genital sensation, urinary and bowel functions. Irritation or damage of this nerve often presents with pain and/or altered sensation in the genital, rectal region or deep inside the pelvis. Mimicking a plethora of symptoms, the patients may present to […]

Vices and Virtues of Parental Corporal Punishment

Vices and Virtues of Parental Corporal Punishment

Parental corporal punishment has been one of the prevalent disciplinary techniques employed to correct or control the child’s behaviour since the dawn of human civilisation. Corporal punishment, as conceptualised by Straus in 1994a, is defined as “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain but not injury for […]

Second Wave of Covid has flattened India’s health care system

Second Wave of Covid has flattened India’s health care system

More than thirteen months ago India was placed under country-wide strict lockdown to halt the lethal Coronavirus’s spread. I still recall when Prime Ministry Narender Modi was addressing the nation on 16th of March 2020 and while addressing he said, in the coming 21 days India will be virus-free. Now after more than thirteen months […]

Moving beyond the stereotypical gender binaries

Moving beyond the stereotypical gender binaries

The supreme power has created this beautiful world where infinite unrelated creations co-exist. These creations range from simple microscopic to complex macroscopic entities which are thought to have evolved in a progressive manner. Every creation, whether living or non-living, has been fabricated in such a way that apart from its own relevance, it has some […]

Science behind smart devices for healthcare needs to be explored

Science behind smart devices for healthcare needs to be explored

Probably for the first time in the technological era, we are passing through a very critical phase. Many have lost their beloved ones. SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) is a tragic and disastrous infection that is killing hundreds of thousands of people around the world. It seems to be a supernova in human history. Nonetheless, new technologies will […]