The likes and dislikes
Is it a survival device that evolution has equipped us with?
Paradoxically, not all the people we know and meet, we like. We dislike some. Liking and disliking a person is not always connected to a person being good or bad. In fact, there are people who have not hurt or harmed, but we don’t like them. So also, there are people who have not done […]
Allama Mashriqi & Allama Iqbal: The Pride of Asia
Allama Inayatullah Khan Al-Mashriqi and Allama Sir Mohammad Iqbal are regarded as two legendary personalities. The two men have much in common; both graduated from the University of Cambridge and were illustrious thinkers, philosophers, writers, intellectuals, and politicians. They reached the highest pinnacles of fame and prominence in their respective fields. Both were also […]
Why we must not forget Robert Frost when we read modern poetry. He made the everyday extraordinary
Shorn of the flourish of rhetoric, treading close to prose, Frost’s poetry is a true hallmark of the undramatic modern.
The modern age beginning with the year 1880, witnessed the emergence of many great poets, writers and artists like Eliot, Pound, Rilke, Kafka, Lawrence, James, Picasso and Matisse, who all had one thing in common – they endeavoured to break existing traditions. This change was modernism, which slowly transited into postmodernism after the 1950s. Robert […]
Li-Fi: The Future of Internet
Access to internet is starting to be considered a basic human right. Imagine a world where the light bulbs in our homes can connect us to high-speed wireless internet with a simple flick of a switch. Li-Fi or Light Fidelity is a Visible Light Communication System that will change the way we connect to and […]
‘Inseparable’ Finds Pride, Indignity and Irony in the Lives of Siamese Twins Chang and Eng
BY: JENNIFER SZALAI The 19th-century lives of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original “Siamese twins,” were all the more extraordinary for how ordinary they became — at least according to what the times, and their conjoined bodies, would allow. Two boys from Siam, sharing an abdominal ligament and a liver, went from the humiliations of […]
Chandrapida: A King known for his benevolence
By: Dr.Shiben Krishen Raina The history of mankind is replete with such mixed instances, impressions and incidents where Kings have been projected with different assessments and approaches. Some Kings and Rulers stand out for their commendable integrity and benevolence while as some are still remembered for their tyrannical rule and despotism. In ancient times promise […]
CUISINE: HOT AND CRUNCHY
Before visiting Dubai, I believed that Arab cuisine is all about shawarma, gahwa (qahwa) and mandi. But in my food adventures, I stumbled across one of their tantalising dishes, falafel.
By: Nazish Islam This healthy, vegetarian item is certainly not new to the Pakistani palate. When shisha was the rage, so was mint qahwa and falafel served with tahini, a sesame seed paste and some flavourful garlic sauce. With Arab and Mediteranean origins, falafel is a deep-fried ball or patty that is made from […]
Internet Blockade in Kashmir
Vox Populi Internet has become the third place for most of the people in the world, after their home and workplace, where they tend to spend major portion of their free time. Also, the internet is the most convenient place for the dissent to start and given this convenient feature of the internet, during a […]
Prenatal Hydrocephalus –Information guide for Parents!c
The information in this article is critical for expectant parents to provide intel about the diagnosis of prenatal onset hydrocephalus. My intention in this article is simple- to inform readers and parents about precautionary measures to be taken during the time of pregnancy or gestation period. Before we move on, I would like you to […]
Teacher- student ratio in Govt schools is alarming
The student -teacher ratio in Government run schools has been a constant topic for discussions by the professionals and the civil society. Last week one of the schools in downtown area became a hot topic for the media fraternity after the Director School Education inspected the school premises and found the alarming position of student-teacher […]
