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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
He perhaps never understood the fact that the powerful tormentor is never content with one kill Moulana Wahiduddin Khan left for the heavenly abode just a couple of days ago at the age of 97. He will continue to influence many after his death as he did during his lifetime. Personally, I was never a […]
We often get stressed about social, economic and political pressures of our environment. It hampers our strength of working and puts us in the arena of losers. The thing which is responsible for this distress is our thinking. It is rightly said, “Nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so”. This thinking originates […]