In Good Faith: The tyranny of positive thinking
Self-help gurus and now governments advocate it as a solution to depression. It is no magic wand for mental health.
By: Simantini Ghosh If you have ever experienced anything remotely close to depression, chances are that you have been assailed by well meaning friends, family members and the world at large to enhance positive thinking. Everyone from Deepak Chopra, and Oprah Winfrey to the friendly next-door neighbour have been telling the world repeatedly that we […]
Yemen’s epic coffee revival: From war to hipster New York cafes
A San Francisco native rekindled cultivation in Yemen and did not let a war come between him and his American dream.
By: Aina Khan Brooklyn, United States – Five years ago, Mokhtar Alkhanshali was a grassroots activist with a law career mapped out, working as a doorman in San Francisco to pay the bills. But his life changed when he saw a statue outside a cafe of an Arab man holding a cup of coffee. After […]
Asians at Harvard
In simple terms, African-Americans and Hispanics who are not as well represented as whites and Asian-Americans can gain admission into Harvard with lower test scores and grades.
By: Rafia Zakaria EVERY nerd secretly (and some not so secretly) dreams of getting into Harvard University. Often, the nerd’s parents share the dream, shelling out wads of cash for special lessons, private tuitions, even admission coaches to make it all happen. Desis, far as they may be from Cambridge, Massachusetts, nurse the dream too; […]
Worse than UGC
Institutions like the UGC are meant to embody this principle and are designed to act as buffers, insulating universities from the massive financial and political power of the state.
By: Satish Deshpande The proposal to abolish the University Grants Commission (UGC) may be more mercy killing than murder. But this is no consolation for those who care about Indian higher education — which should mean all of us. This is because the proposal not only fails to address the reasons for the UGC’s proven […]
5 Stunning Wedding Destinations for 2018
More and more couples prefer not to arrange a celebration for hundreds of people and spend a wedding outside the country, in the circle of the closest people. Others organize a party for friends and parents and then go on a honeymoon – somewhere on the affectionate European coast or on tropical islands. The 5 […]
Bob Dylan and Will Smith: Children’s Authors?
By: Nell Beram Kids too young to read generally have their books selected for them by adults, and we tend to gravitate toward favorite characters from our childhoods, which often means our parents’ childhoods: Madeline, Babar, Curious George and the rest of the time-tested gang. But where can a book-buying relative — a boomer who’s […]
BINTE HAWA – WHAT IS YOUR SIN!
By: Mushtaq Hurra The recent gruesome incident at Hajibal Baramulla, where a mentally challenged teenage girl fell prey to the brutality of a beast when the victim was helping her mother in the fields to fetch fodder for cattle. The devil-minded hound tore apart the chastity of the innocent who was already battling some mental […]
LET’S TOGATHER RECTIFY THE SYSTEM
By: Azad Hussain Since the state of Jammu and Kashmir is famous for more than one reason, efforts are needed to safeguard those that give it a special place in the world while those reason that tarnish its image must be eradicated. When one analyzes the pace of development and progress outside of the state […]
ALLAMA IQBAL’S MANUAL: DECODING THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS
First and foremost is to streamline your thoughts, have wishful positive thinking, develop self-respect, have confidence in self and a free will.
By: Dr. Tasaduk Hussain Itoo Human mind has infinite nature. The power of mind & intention and the reality of self to achieve outstanding goals and objectives has been acknowledged and explained by many philosophers and powerful men round the world. Alexander Graham Bell said, “What this power is, I cannot say. All I know […]
Geriatric depression- causes, cure
BY: Dr. Tasaduk Hussain Itoo Depression among elders, known as geriatric depression, is rarely identified or treated. There is a misconception that older people generally feel sad because they have health problems or have lost their loved ones, and depression is generally dismissed as a normal part of aging. Also, many elders are reluctant to […]
