Vox popli: Good food, chit-chat and obesity!
From past many years, Kashmir has witnessed upward trend rise in the establishment of fast food outlets. While this food culture is new and exciting for the people of Kashmir, these outlets have also opened many opportunities for employment here too. However, the very idea of fast food invokes two main feelings in anyone’s mind- […]
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 […]
Decline in Saffron Production & its Impact on State Economy
The State of Jammu and Kashmir is globally acknowledged due to its cultivation of famous crops, especially saffron. Horticulture sector is considered to be the back bone of state’s economy. The industrial sector in the state is mostly private and some of them are Public Sector Undertakings, which ultimately leaves people dependent upon agriculture sector […]
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 […]
Is the Burqa a Response to Nasty Islamophobia Or a Means of Aggravating It?
Secularism and India
In normal times Britain’s former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson’s observation that burqa clad women resemble walking “letter boxes” and “bank robbers” would evoke laughter. But these are not normal times. Just when liberals were beginning to pelt stones at him, a startling turn to the debate was given by Taj Hargay, Imam of Oxford. “The […]
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 […]
