The fictitious ‘economic man’ has been universally accepted in the theories of conventional economics. The objective of this man is to maximise benefits. He is expected to calculate the benefits he could reap and the costs he has to incur. He chooses only those actions which will yield the maximum benefits to himself. He does […]
Time can be either invested or spent, choice is yours. If we waste time, time will waste us. Time is irreplaceable and time is perishable. Things keep on changing and the ticking of clock won’t stop for anyone. When we know we have to live for a small amount of time in this world, then […]
Dear Sobia, Happy 20 years since your birth and sigh! If Sylvia Plath had been alive, she would have turned 88 today. First off, let me start by saying that it’s okay to feel like you aren’t doing as well as you are supposed to. You couldn’t be a doctor for baba and not even […]
Except a few, all local pro-India parties have come together on one political issue – to fight New Delhi’s unilateral decision to take away the special status of Jammu & Kashmir and downgrade it into two Union Territories. It remains to be seen whether the regional parties are successful in putting any political pressure on […]
“Change your decision; go for any other subject; or prepare for civil services examination,” one of my geology teachers told me when I was selected in Applied Geology for the master’s programme at Kashmir University. Was it my gender or the lack of jobs in Applied Geology in Kashmir which made him say so? The […]
It was in the year 2019 when I got the best news of my life, that I have been selected for PhD. This news left me overjoyed as doing a PhD had been a dream since the time I held the first book in my hand. I remember talking about it with my father, who […]
The abundance of cooking oil options these days can cause confusion as to which oil may be the healthiest. With so many cooking oils out there, it can be difficult to make sense of the latest health guidelines about dietary fat in general. Many consumers are confused about which types of dietary fat experts encourage […]
When it comes to Kashmir, images of verdant slopes, flushing meadows, breath-taking snow-clad mountains, gushing rivers, scrumptious Wazwaan, delectable fruits, etc, flash in the mind. Kashmir’s majestic beauty is without equal because nature has chiselled it with utmost care. Led by the Golden Triangle – Gulmarg, Srinagar and Pahalgam – Kashmir tourism is indescribable in […]
Kashmir has a long list of spectacular sites, but among all these places the caves of Kalaroos have the most mystery. Located in Kalaroos village of Kupwara district, these caves are known to have tunnels that end at Russia. Kalaroos got its name from Qila-e-Roos, that actually means Russian fort. It is believed that the […]
Women have been reduced to subjugation, including sexual slavery and forced reproduction. We don’t have to look far to see women reduced to purely sexual objects – to be used and disposed. You have seen it in the way the Islamic State dealt with Yazidi women.You have seen this in the stories of horror that […]