And Intolerance Lingers On!!!
By: Peer Faizan Bashir Intolerance prevails in most of the societies where some people claim their beliefs to be the ultimate truth, while others have their own stuff to narrate-and the process of refuting each other continues. We have seen an alarming increase in the incidents of intolerance from past few years- as a result […]
MANAGEMENT OF BURNS
In Kashmir, it is estimated that 20,000 people are treated every year for burn injuries. Of these approximately 15,000 require hospitalisation.
By: Tawfeeq Irshad Mir Injuries that result from direct contact with, or exposure to, any thermal, chemical, electrical, or radiation source are termed as burns. Burn injuries occur when energy from a heat source is transferred to the tissues of the body and the depth of injury is related to the temperature and the duration […]
Eulogy: Papa! You’re not with me anymore, but I have your books.
By: Muzamil Manzoor It was March 10, 2019 and the clock had struck 8pm, when one of my close friends called me saying, “My dad has met with an accident”. The moment he told me this I felt so helpless that calling my dad and asking him about his well being seemed most difficult thing […]
Of reckless drivers and overcrowded vehicles!
By: Peer Faizan Bashir. In the days of yore, people would travel miles by feet. They would even carry a heap of load along. A little progress and we had invented a mysterious object- a wheel which revolutionized human life and now we began pulling carts for carrying goods from one place to other. Then […]
Teaching a language needs more attention!
Aside engagement of competent language experts, there is an urgent need to put an end to archaic and ineffective methodology applied while teaching a language- English in our schools.
BY: Hakeem Rouf Recently, I had an interesting interaction with the kids of my cousins at a social gathering. It was not a mere interaction but a good learning experience as well. I was startled by the impressive proficiency and ample confidence with which the kids were conversing in English. The adequate language skills of […]
Living now and here!
By: Meer Abass The most distressful, heinous and bizarre word, unknown to many of us in its entirety and real sense is ‘fear’. It’s nothing but an illusion that is not even within us but we always prioritize it above everything else. We all have been entangled in this chronic disease of fear since long […]
KHATAMBAND-The Art of intricately carved ceilings in Kashmir
Catch the craft
By: Dar Javed Walking in the maze of narrow lanes and by-lanes of old city of Srinagar, meandering through its exposed brick and wooden structures often shout for some care and attention in silence. The old embellishments adorning the dwellings and monuments with carved wood facades, intricate PAinjrakari on their exteriors, beautiful lines of Khatambandh […]
I am Yemen- Can you hear me?
Children’s day is celebrated every year on the birth anniversary of the first Indian Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru for the love and special attachment he had with children. I am not going to criticize anyone here, but I will just try to highlight those things which have left everyone, especially children, in isolation, bloodshed, […]
Bruised childhood!
The world, it seems, has turned blind to the tens and thousands of children caught in wars and conflicts across the globe
By: Ishfaq Ahmad Chopan Often seen as synonymous with innocence- childhood is that cherished and beloved period of one’s life which lays the foundations for the rest of the stages to come and pass by. It is characterized by picking up habits, constructing a system of meanings and differentiations and also the capacity to distinguish […]
The Scourge of Poverty!
Countless people are moribund just by the consequences of absolute poverty; the future of children is being devastated just by the same factor and there is hardly a facet of life that is left untouched by this scourge. We, in the modern era, must find solutions for the overwhelming number of people that are faced […]
