How often do you think or have thought that whatever you know, whatever you’ve learnt, is merely a perception? The knowledge you’ve been getting is just someone’s point of view? What then, is knowledge? “Everything we know is the perception of a human mind and all knowledge is relative to the human condition,” is what […]
While sitting with my mentor-cum-friend Fayaz Ahmad late one night discussing about Real Kashmir FC’s brilliant performance, I began to ponder on how this beautiful game of football came to Kashmir. Being a student of history, I was overcome by the curiosity to excavate the history of this game in Kashmir. I came upon a […]
The moment I close my eyes I profoundly feel you by my side embracing my indelible scars I feel your soothing hands holding mine Your bewitching eyes gazing at mine Your fingers tangled in my tresses The moment I feel you in my veins I feel you painting my suffocating soul with shades of warmth […]
All over the world today the central challenge to achieving comprehensive economic prosperity is to create enough “good jobs”. Without productive and reliable employment for most of a country’s workforce, economic growth either suffers or its benefits are concentrated in a small minority. The lack of good jobs also undermines confidence in the political elite, […]
Women tend to resolve crises without resorting to violence, advocate for social issues that benefit all, and allocate bigger budgets to issues like health and education. Inclusion of women corresponds to reduced armed violence and conflict management One of the positive results of the BJP’s reformative peace policy and political reconstruction in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Pakistan, please do not validate apartheid; do not make military occupation normal The Pakistani government should never, under any circumstances and no matter the pressure, normalise with Israel. Doing so is not only dangerous – as it will embolden an already vile, racist, violent apartheid Israel – but it would also be considered a betrayal […]
This is the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out that the Asian cricket teams are playing Test cricket at home after a long time. Among the three ongoing matches involving them, one between West Indies and Bangladesh had a nail-biting end. The match started on the 3rd of this month, with the host […]
Pheran is a Kashmiri traditional attire used by both men and women. It is a loose attire which extends to below the knees and is worn generally in the winter season as protection from cold. Pheran is made of seven rectangular pieces of cloth which are stitched together to form a robe. Pheran allows people […]
What caused Indian engineering exports to figuratively implode? As per the National Economic Survey 2021, India’s GDP is estimated to have contracted by a devastating 7.7% in the financial year 2020-2021. India’s exports are facing the question of survival like never before. India lags far behind Bangladesh (and many other comparatively smaller nations, despite having […]
Death is the ultimate reality of life, an inescapable truth. Yet we love life and fear death. There is a trend nowadays of young people dying due to sudden cardiac arrests. Everyone is trying their best to solve the puzzle. This unexpected scenario is believed by some to be due to a religious factor – […]