‘A Skyful of Balloons’- Review
BY: Wani Nazir The antecedents of Feminist criticism trace all the way back to ancient Greece in the work of Sappho and Aristophanes’ play Lysistra. So the word ‘feminism’ isn’t any new one. The woman has ever missed the juicy side of existence as Virginia Woolf puts it, “Women have burnt like beacons in all […]
The golden story of ‘Copper-crafts’
BY: Dar Javed Kashmir is a treasure trove of handicrafts, heritage and natural beauty. Among the elegant treasure Kashmir possesses is Kashmiri Copperware (locally known as kandkari Work). Copper, locally known as Traam, has been an indispensable commodity in Kashmir since ages. The age old art of crafting copperware is deep rooted in culture here […]
Failure is finding what went wrong and doing it correctly!
By: Ishfaq Shafi Most people fear failure, but failure in reality does not prevent success and can actually lead one to success as long we are ready and open minded to learn from it. The famous Thomas Edison, one of the great inventor of the modern era, once said that “I’ve not failed. I’ve just […]
The fear of failure!
BY: ABID WACHKOO Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible and that is the fear of failure! An examination is not everything in life and infact life itself is an exam that we need to pass. […]
Life around the circle
By: Farhad Ahmad Pir Fear is something we encounter on a frequent basis. We experience it in different ways each and every day. Broadly, fear can be divided into two types, natural and worldly fear. All other fears are the extension of these two categories. In the past few decades we were engirdled by the […]
Moral education is as important as science!
By: Salik Bilal As we know that education stands for all round development of a personality and personality is a multidimensional word, which in its holistic view can be understood by four “S” i.e Sihah (good health) Salahiyyah (which includes all cognitive elements) salihiyyah ( which includes moral and ethical development) and suhbah ( which […]
Phulaiy Gulan Henz
Hajin township of Bandipora District is known for its academic and literary prominence among the literary circles of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The township has produced some renowned and towering writers, poets and critiques. Wahaab Parray Hajini who is commonly known as the Firdousee of Kashmir, is known for his translation of Shahnaama […]
Stop discrimination, avoid prejudice
Discriminatio, unfortunately still exists in societies and must be fought in every form
By: JAVAID JAFRI Discrimination, in its root meaning is not at all wrong as it simply refers to the act of distinguishing one subject from another. However, in modern usage, the term refers to ‘wrongful discrimination or distinguish among people on the basis of prejudice instead of the basis of prejudice of individual merit. In […]
The KAS quandary
By: Nazim Humayoon First of all let me be clear that this piece is not meant to hurt sentiments and elations of any, be it the ones who made it to greater leaps in life or the one who failed to achieve much. Not only me, but numerous others must have expressed their viewpoints and […]
Winter Woes
By: Suhail Ahmad Winter in Kashmir, has been a tedious season for ages altogether, but with the global weather changes the impact of winter had begun to decimate. However, from last few years, the heavy snowfall and chilly winters are back, which results in a sudden crash of facilities like electricity, water supply, eatable supply, […]
