Breaking through the layers of patriarchy!
No human society can survive for long if it’s one half members are subjected to unjust treatment. Our women have come a long way from being mere objects of lust and gratification for their male counterparts who didn’t consider them above serfs and bonded labour. Historically, women were restricted to their homes and were believed […]
The trouble with Kashmir as a ‘consumer state’
With our fertile lands being increasingly used for construction and also ‘quick-bucks-crops’, the valley seems on the verge of becoming barren!
Like in all other societies, trade and commerce are a major component of our economy. Ours is a consumer State; we are short of basic needs like food, fuel, building materials etc. Of these, we produce much less than what we require for our growing population. So, we are importing from outside bulk quantities of […]
Breaking from the climate of grab-and-have-it-all!
It is ages now, so to say ,since we were a people deeply entrenched in poverty, ignorance and inertia. All these long years have seen us march to some levels of development in terms of education, economy and other spheres though with staggering steps at most of the times. This has its roots in the […]
Looking Inwards
I was thinking what actually went wrong with us both at individual and collective levels so far as we haven’t been able to build a viable healthy society based on equality, fraternity and justice. Of course, from time to time many attempts were made in the past to stem the rot by well-intentioned and well-meaning […]
