Salat-A lesson from Karbala!
By: Javeed Ali As the Muharram-ul-Haram 1440 AH is in progress, every one of us is commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (A.S.) and his companions which they gave for the revival of the Islamic principles in the battlefield of Karbala in Iraq. The event which happened in the year 61 of the lunar […]
Beekeeping- as an Enterprise in Kashmir
By: WASEEM AHMAD BHAT Bee keeping or (apiculture) is one of the subsectors of this big sector of Kashmir economy and its potential as economic activity and its positive impact on both horticulture and agriculture production makes it more significant than other subsectors. Its varied and multifarious products include honey besides other products like beeswax, […]
Reprise: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Where Huxley takes note of the dangers of excess
By: Sudipta Datta Dystopian novels have seen a surge in sales since 2013, when government-sponsored surveillance programmes came to light in the U.S. With Donald Trump’s election, Brexit and the rise of totalitarian regimes around the world, books like George Orwell’s 1984, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Margaret Atwood’s The […]
Monsoon Feelings: A History of Emotions in the Rain review: The call of the peacock
Linking images, sounds, smells and tastes of a summer phenomenon
By: Geeta Doctor In this volume as heavy with the promise of the rain bearing clouds that herald the monsoon, the editors have sown the seeds of several ideas about the phenomenon. As Imke Rajamani explains in her introduction, the essays are a compilation of the ideas and thoughts shared during a conference held at […]
The history of emotions
…when Alexander the Great was in Persia, he was deeply impressed by the court ceremonies and wanted to adopt similar protocols. He persuaded his Greek companions to perform various ceremonies and rituals, such as prostrating before him.
By: Mubarak Ali While historians do tend to write political, social and economic narratives, they often ignore the role of those decisions that are taken on the basis of emotions and produce vital changes in the course of history. There have been many instances in history when rulers have taken immediate action without caring about […]
A peek into an unusual mind
By: Probal Dasgupta To celebrate the life of an unusual intellectual, Ramin Jahanbegloo and Ananya Vajpeyi have come up with an unusually designed feast of writings and conversations, with Ashis Nandy, about him, around him. A title like A Life in Dissent or an epithet like “a critical traditionalist” serve as viable bookmarks if you […]
Animal and sheep husbandry: Lack of doctors, staff biggest obstacle in its growth
BY: Dr Ishfaq Jamal The last time JKPSC advertised Veterinary assistant surgeon posts for twin departments of animal and sheep husbandry was in 2016 and that too mere 24 posts. Our state has a total livestock population of around 1 million and total poultry population about 8273 thousand. Twin departments of animal and sheep husbandry […]
In Search of Self
A Review of Fazl Illahi’s ‘The Signs’
BY: Ibn Afzal “There is a fight going on in this world since eternity. And this fight shall continue unabated. And there will be phases of suffering and deliverance for man. Like anyone else, I am a spectator and an actor too. As a spectator I seem to be a victim, as an actor I […]
Myth-busting the Bangladesh war of 1971
An author discusses her new book about the historical narratives of the 1971 civil war that broke up East Pakistan.
By: Sarmila Bose Last month, Al Jazeera published an article entitled Book, film greeted with fury among Bengalis. Here, Sarmila Bose, author of Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War, responds to the criticism levelled at her work. In all the excitement about the “Arab spring” it is instructive to remember the 1971 war […]
DRUG MENACE: CAN SPORTS BE A WAY OUT?
Encouraging sportsmanship with positivity, true spirit and discipline is the way forward to deal with drug abuse.
By: Dr.Tasaduk Hussain Itoo Sports instill positivity, team spirit, competence, self- esteem, self reliance and self-confidence in a person. If we talk of sports as a route to erase the menace of drug abuse, we may be too enthusiastic and it might be a dream situation – but it really has the potential and the […]
