BlacKkKlansman: The liberal blind-spots of a visionary filmmaker
In his latest film, Spike Lee seems to be suffering from myopic provincialism.
By: Hamid Dabashi I am a great fan of Spike Lee’s cinema and have followed his extraordinary career closely. A few of his films, fiction and documentary, such as Do the Right Thing (1989) and 4 Little Girls (1997), I consider among the masterpieces of world cinema. Malcolm X (1992), his greatest film, is a […]
Supervising Internet usage among teens
By: UMAR GULZAR Computer and Internet is contemplated as the latest discovery of man which has revolutionized every field of human life. Indispensability of computers and internet cannot be denied. Real Internet operations began in 1969 when United States military used it for the first time. By 1980s it became a tool in the hands […]
AN UNUSUAL DAY – TESTIMONY OF A GIRL IN CONFLICT
By: Shefali Rafiq Bhat I left home around noon for the my computer classes. The institute is located at just about twenty minutes drive from my home, in main town Anantnag. I boarded a vehicle which, to my utter disappointment, took more than half an hour to reach the town. My classes, which included lectures […]
Comparative lens
By: Ramachandra Guha In 1989, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the political scientist, Francis Fukuyama, wrote a celebrated (and since notorious) essay called “The End of History”. Fukuyama saw the death of communism in Eastern Europe as presaging the death of authoritarianism everywhere. The great ideological debates, he claimed, had ended; now, every […]
Fears about difference
Social media and the anxieties of democracies
BY: DIPESH CHAKRABARTY In The Great Indian Phone Book (2013), Robin Jeffrey and Assa Doron wondered if the cell phone equalled democracy. Five or so years later, however, cell-phone technology is no longer an unquestioned blessing. Phones now come with the capacity to install free apps. From the land of Donald Trump to that of […]
The Rohingya’s dark anniversary must spur global action
It is not enough to end the violence against the Rohingya. Far more must be done to ensure their safety in Myanmar.
By: Tun Khin It was exactly one year ago, on 25 August 2017, that the Myanmar military launched a murderous “clearance operation” in Rakhine State. In the space of a few months, the security forces and their proxies killed thousands of Rohingya people, torched scores of villages to the ground, engaged in widespread sexual violence, […]
J&K YOUTH & POLITICS
By: Syed Danish Showkat Unemployment in India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, is rising at a rapid pace. According to Economic Survey Report, unemployment rate in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is at a staggering 24.6 percent which is far higher than all India unemployment rate of 13.2 percent. While there are numerous reasons […]
Points of Entry: Encounters at the Origin-Sites of Pakistan review: Opening trapdoors to the past
A riveting introduction to Pakistan through imprints of history and diverse influences of conversations, music, food and life stories
By: Mini Kapoor The curious title of Pakistani journalist Nadeem F. Paracha’s collection of essays comes from a conversation with his mother when he was a little boy. In the introduction, he recounts an overland family journey as a little boy across the Khyber Pass to join his father, who was posted in the Pakistan […]
Time to know Juvenile Delinquency and treat it well!
By: Suhail Samandar Juvenile delinquency is a matter of concern for a society and is becoming a menace here. Juvenile delinquency is a type of anti-social behavior by a juvenile who is under 16 years. It is a commission of an act which, if committed by an adult, would be considered a crime. It is […]
DENIAL OF ADMISSION TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (CWSN)
IGNORANCE OR DISCRIMINATION ON!
By: Bashir Ahmad Thokar A bitter truth about the administrators of schools is the discrimination and denial of admissions to children with special needs. A number of such cases are faced by the special educators working in our state of J&K. The main reason behind this is a common myth that the disability of a […]
