Remembering Shah-i-Jeelan (R.A)
The embodiment of Knowledge and Piety
By: Sartaj Ahmad Sofi Throughout the historical consciousness, we come across numerous epoch-making personalities who rise on the clime of earth and shine the world. Behind their greatness is the legacy of Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) excellence, knowledge and action. Generally, historians arrived at a consensus that while Muslims encountered some political upheavals in certain periods […]
‘Sending education on vacation’
Respected Sir, I am writing this letter in this freezing cold not to get any favour, but to draw your kind attention to the important issue of winter vacations. Sir, since my childhood days I am familiar with this vacation syndrome and not a single effort has been made to reverse this unholy custom. In […]
Let Us Revisit Pupil Teacher Ratio
By: MUKHTAR AHMAD FAROOQI Education is the basic way for accelerating the process of human development in any country. Under the sphere of education system, primary education gets the highest priority as the base of formal education. Rationalization of teaching staff and Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) are the most hotly debated topics as far as […]
SOCIOLOGICAL BASIS OF EDUCATION
Education takes place in a (any) society constituted of individuals. It is a social process and has a social function as well as relevance. A school is created by the society and the society is shaped and moulded by the school. Thus, education is both a cause and product of society. It originates in the […]
Revival of the Rich traditions
It is surely not for nothing that Kashmir is termed as the “Peer Vaer” (The Saintly Vale). Kashmir mothers the most influential saints and poets ranging from Sheikh ul Aalam to Lal Ded, Rasul Mir to Mehjoor and Habba Khatoon to Abdul Ahad Azad. The verses of these legends intoxicate even the dead souls not […]
Vox Popli: Kashmir and the ‘Wall of Kindness’!
‘Wall of Kindness’- the first of its kind initiative was seen in Mashhad Iran in the year 2015 when Iran was facing an economic crisis and many people were living a life of poverty and desolation so much so that they were unable to buy even clothing for themselves. The concept spread rapidly across the […]
And the Doctor Left
Short story...
By: Aabid Rehman Pala On a dull morning in early October, when an obscure wave of restlessness had filled the environs of the university and sun was hanging over lazily as if forced to leave for the west, no bird could be seen chirping and rustling in the lawns and the pigeons on the minarets […]
Electricity is not dangerous until you make it so!
By: JAWAAZ AHMAD Day in and day out we hear the news about fires that take place in Kashmir due to a short circuits and damage properties, people get killed by electric shocks accidentally, electrical devices get damaged due to mains double phasing faults in colonies, poor electricity supply, etc. So what is this electric […]
Economic intervention with political undercurrents!
A day after dissolving the Assembly on November 22, the Governor administration had declared J&K Bank as a Public Sector Undertaking and this decision was received with a strong criticism from every walk of life. There was widespread opposition to the decision with political parties and also the bank employees, terming it as a move […]
Wall of Kindness!
By: Nazim Humayoon Primarily, a wall is meant to create a boundary or a demarcation but there is a concept, very encouraging and inspiring, called as ‘’Wall of Kindness’’ which is believed to have begun in Mashhad Iran and travelled to various parts of the world. It was the year 2015 when Iran was facing […]
