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Reels, Screens and Empty Classrooms: Why Students Are Losing Interest in Learning

79% of students aged 14–16 in Kashmir use smartphones for social media. Reels train the brain for rapid consumption, destroying attention spans and critical...

Degrees In Hand, Skills Missing: Kashmir’s Unemployability Crisis

Thousands graduate every year but lack communication, digital literacy, and problem-solving skills. Government job obsession has left generations behind. Curricula are outdated for AI...

Justice For Bint e Hawa: Introspection Beyond Social Media Outrage

What pained me almost as much as the crime itself was how quickly the tragedy faded from public consciousness. A society that becomes insensitive...

THE BUTTERFLY

The butterfly, Fluttering ecstatically, Humming hymns With the Quran in its arms, Encountered a human Who listens to the Quran Every week From microphones all around. Yet, within him, Animalism lay dormant— Until it...

The True Strength Of A School Lies Not In Its Infrastructure But In Its People

Behind every successful school is a team of dedicated teachers, supportive staff, motivated students, and engaged parents. A principal's role extends far beyond managing...

Endless Competition, Empty Hearts

In this endless pursuit, hearts have become restless. People may have luxury and money, yet many still live without inner peace. The reason is...

Septic Tank Deaths: Laws Exist, Courts Have Spoken, But Workers Keep Dying

The death in Delhi should not be remembered as just another news headline. It should serve as a wake-up call. What remains lacking is...

‘Being And Time’: Heidegger’s Unfinished Masterpiece On Authenticity, Mortality, And The Forgotten Question Of Being

Beings are ordinary things—tables, trees, machines, even human beings. But Being is the deeper horizon that allows anything to exist at all. Heidegger’s project...

Why Women’s Domestic And Emotional Labour Remains Unacknowledged

A family's strength is measured not by how much one person sacrifices, but by how willingly its members support one another. The invisible burden...

What Kashmir Loses When Kashmiri Fades: ‘That Would Be A Civilisational Trath’

Every language dies twice. First, in the classroom. Then at the dinner table. Kashmir appears to be somewhere between the two. The danger is...

My Observations On Kashmir’s Dangerous Traffic Behaviour

Road safety should become a personal responsibility rather than a reaction of fear of penalties. As far as traffic literacy and traffic discipline are...

The Decline Of Education Is Not Irreversible: What Students, Parents, Teachers, And Society Must Do

Firdous Malik Education has always been considered the foundation of a civilised society. It shapes minds, builds character, and prepares future generations to contribute positively...

Let Us Pledge That No Daughter Will Ever Have To Fear For Her Life

Before Islam, fathers buried their daughters alive. Islam restored their dignity and honour. Budgam tragedy has shaken the entire valley. It must serve as...

Kashmir’s Moral Crisis, And A Society At Its Lowest

As a father of four daughters, I spend sleepless nights after Budgam tragedy. We are losing our future generations. We are partners in creating...

Will Cockroach Janta Party Remain Just Online Satirical Page Or Become Alternate Political Force?

Social movements may reflect deep systemic anguish or distrust in the system. Whether the Cockroach Janta Party remains just an online satirical page or...

Pride Can Make Even A Wise Person Blind

Families become divided. Friends stop talking. Hearts become cold. People think accepting another opinion will make them weak. But real strength is in patience...

Chai-Wai, Batte-Watte, Gharre-Varre: The Beauty Of Kashmiri Echo-Reduplication

The second word means nothing on its own. It is a linguistic shrug that says ‘and whatever else comes with it’. This is one...

The Silence Around Postpartum Depression Is Not Accidental. It Is Structural.

She had just brought life into the world. And the world responded by asking her why she wasn’t happy. Neha Sisodia We live in an era...

Bashir Badr: The Poet Who Turned Simplicity Into Artistic Strength

His poetry is not defined by philosophical complexity but by emotional honesty and human closeness. Even in silence, his words continue to speak. Prof Hamid...

Self-Engineered Decay: Why Israel’s Political Collapse Cannot Be Separated From Its War Crimes

The crisis engulfing Israel is self-inflicted—and there can be no lasting peace until the state's deep-seated criminality and ongoing genocide and wars against Palestinians...

Student Speaks: The Fading Bond Between Generations

In an age overflowing with technological advancement and endless connectivity, mankind appears emotionally exhausted and socially distant. The modern individual communicates more than ever...

World No Tobacco Day In India: The Scale Of The Tobacco Burden

Roughly 267 million adults use tobacco in India. The country loses about 1.35 million lives each year to tobacco-related disease. Overall adult use rate...

Budgam Rape-Murder: The Outrage Is Fading. The Silence Is Growing.

There was a time when such news would shake the conscience of society. Voices would rise in collective anger. Today, something even more frightening...

Truth, Meaning, And Ethics: The Three Sovereign Questions That Govern All Others

The ultimate challenge of our age is not merely to answer these questions intellectually but to embody them personally and collectively. These are humanity's...

Is Ranting Any Good?

What does it change when wise people enter our lives? Younis Ahmad Kaloo We talk very little now, as little as there is seldom any reflection afterwards. Obviously,...

Remembering Naaz Sahib – A Distinguished Teacher Who Lit Candles For Generations

Fascinated by worlds beyond his horizon, a young Naaz Sahib secretly subscribed to Soviet Land and Reader's Digest. By the eleventh grade, his first...

Breast Cancer In Kashmir: Why Mortality Remains Disproportionately High Despite Rising Awareness

Breast cancer has emerged as one of the most common female cancers in Jammu and Kashmir. The average age at diagnosis is roughly 45...

An Elected Govt That Cannot Decide: Who Takes Responsibility In J&K’s Hybrid Administrative Structure?

Most decision-making power rests with the office of the Lieutenant Governor. The ongoing debate over statehood restoration, land protection, and job opportunities further complicates...

Eid-Ul-Adha: A Living Moral Philosophy, Not A One-Day Celebration

Faith without sacrifice is incomplete, prosperity without charity is hollow, and worship without humanity is meaningless. True greatness lies not in what one possesses,...

Sacrifice And Its Spirit: An Independent Explanatory Study

The Qur'an states that for every community, a method of sacrifice has been established so that the name of God may be mentioned over...

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