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When Iftaar Felt Like Home!
On a quiet and dreamy evening at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication campus in Jammu, a humble gathering build...
Degrees Abroad, Parents Alone?
A recent tragedy in Bengaluru involving a retired ISRO employee allegedly killing his wife, reportedly out of fear about who...
India, Where the AI World Assembled
PIB BACKGROUNDER On a mild February morning in New Delhi, the glass façade of Bharat Mandapam reflected more than sunlight....
From Panini to the AI Stack: Delhi’s AI Moment and the Logic of National Capability
When Panini reduced the chaos of spoken language into a compact, computable grammar, he proved something that still holds:...
Better administration, not bigger budgets alone!
In public discourse, development is frequently equated with higher allocations, ambitious announcements, and large-scale infrastructure projects. Budget speeches are often...
The Death of Drinking Water in a Water-Rich Land
There was a time in Kashmir when thirst had direction. You did not open a tap. You walked to a...
Language, Identity, and Cultural Survival
The International Mother Language Day, celebrated on 21 February each year, reminds us that languages are living expressions of identity,...
Mathematics in Ramadan: From Crescent Disputes to Calendar Certainty
Every year, as the last days of Sha‘ban approach, a familiar question ripples across Muslim communities—from local masjids to national...
Cleansing the Soul, Healing the Earth
On the onset of Ramadhan, one of my colleagues, Mr. Shabir Ahmad from Srinagar, gently suggested that I write something...
Before the First Roza: The Essence of Ramzan for Muslims across the globe
The holy month of Ramadan is here as millions of Muslims gazed up at the night sky and searched for...