OPINION
Eid-ul-Adha: The Festival of Sacrifice
By: Dr. Ashaq Hussain The history of sacrificing a halal animal is traced with the sacrifice of two sons of...
Coexistence, a unifying factor for Indians
For most political parties, sociologists and psephologists what a common Indian on the street thinks matters most. It is an...
Suicide through the Lens of Psychiatry and Psychology
By: Fayaz Ahmad Paul Youth suicide constitutes a major public mental health problem. Young people especially adolescents are by nature...
US withdrawal from Afghanistan; re-emergence of Taliban; stability of the region
All eyes are on Afghanistan’s changing situation since the day the United States (US) began withdrawing its forces from the...
The freedom bond- Mandela and Gandhi
By M Ahmad Born on July 18, 1918 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela emerged from 27 years in prison to lead South...
Magnificence and Munificence of Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (R.A)
Syedus Saadat Salaar’e Ajam: Dast’e ou Maemar’e Taqdeer’e Ummam (Syed of syeds and a leader of Iran; who shaped the...
Short of 100, Dilip Kumar makes dramatic exit at 98, with three lucky 7s
Years of pretense at political acrimony build up by cyclical political dispensations notwithstanding; many momentous moments in the past have...
George Orwell on Kashmir
By Asif Fayaz Malik George Orwell in his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four introduced the construct of “doublethink”. Orwell defines doublethink...
Abandoning Darbar Move – Why? Why Not?
Taking important decisions regarding Jammu and Kashmir in a hurried manner have become a new norm since New Delhi bifurcated...
The Disheartened Shehzada
He made us cry, he made us dance, he made us angry, he made us laugh and he taught us...