Sexual harassment includes a range of actions from verbal transgressions to sexual abuse or assault. The use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favours, is also sexual harassment. Such harassment can occur in many different social settings – workplace, home, school, place of […]
Women have shaped the course of history with their wisdom, strength, and leadership, but patriarchy and restrictive cultural laws continue to be firmly rooted in our society. Women remain marginalised from the political sphere and face immensely hard challenges in political and public decision-making processes. When it comes to an intelligent and politically conscious woman […]
Hazrat Sheikul Aalam Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani (RA), popularly known as Nund Reshi, is the most revered saint of Kashmir. He is known as Alamdar-e-Kashmir also. He travelled across the length and breadth of Kashmir. His Kalam-e-Mutabarka (sacred poetry) is unique in style, thought and narrative. It is mainly based on the Quran and Hadith and […]
When I was a high school student, whenever any dignitary would visit our school, it would usually be told that the guest had studied at a government school. Irrespective of their economic backgrounds, all used to have this quality in common. Now, it is no longer so. Commercialisation of education has wreaked havoc on the […]
Dandelion is a flowering plant and a weed that grows in many parts of the world. Its greens have been often used in Kashmir as a cusine particularly for lactating mothers in olden times. According to some ethanobotanists, the use of dandelion in medicine comes from 10th century by Arab physicians. It is known for […]
If democracy is being presented as the only way in which to thrive in the age of globalisation, then that argument or belief is flawed Increased participation of the public in political process of a country is one of the greatest gifts of democracy. Today more people are living in countries that are electoral democracies […]
Almost a year has passed since the first outbreak of Covid-19 and the world is eagerly waiting for good riddance. Several vaccines are on the verge of being administered to the general public, but alarm bells have also started ringing over a new and faster-spreading strain of the coronavirus which was first found in parts […]
Girish Malik talks about his film ‘Torbaaz’ for which he found two Kashmiri children to play the leading part in a team of young Afghan cricketers The film ‘Torbaaz’ juxtaposes children preparing to be suicide bombers with those gearing for a future in cricket in modern-day Afghanistan. Director Girish Malik’s ambitious endeavour to capture the […]
Women play a major role in all spheres of today’s world, be it science, literature, business, or arts. The subject I’m writing about may therefore seem as commonplace. But having grown up in a conservative society, the idea of “supporting/ encouraging/ endorsing” women always appealed to me and I sincerely believe that there is always […]
Have you ever thought of eating through your eyes? In Kashmir there is a phrase, “Aechowseetkheoun”, which means “You eat with your eyes”. The way the food looks is one of the primary sensory criteria which we use to make a decision about the food we eat. Whether you call it conscious or subconscious, all […]