The Hollowness of Higher Education
Dr. Priyanka Saurabh The recent controversy surrounding the display of Robodog at Galgotias University has generated widespread discussion on social media and in the mainstream media. On the surface, this issue appears to be about appropriateness, priorities, or campus culture, but in reality, it is merely a symptom of a deeper, structural crisis that has […]
Youth need a healing touch
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Youth is the most decisive phase in human life, representing the critical link between the dependence of childhood and the frailty of old age. While childhood is marked by incomplete understanding and old age by declining energy, youth represents the best combination of physical strength, mental growth, and creative ability. This group […]
Mathematics in Ramadan: From Crescent Disputes to Calendar Certainty
Dr. Reyaz Ahmad Every year, as the last days of Sha‘ban approach, a familiar question ripples across Muslim communities—from local masjids to national committees, from families planning iftar gatherings to airlines preparing travel surges: When does Ramadan begin? For many Muslims, the answer is tied to a beloved Prophetic practice: “Fast when you see it […]
Evolution of Radio Broadcasting in India
Er. Prabhat Kishore The history of broadcasting is actually linked to the history of journalism. Broadcasting owes to its origin to idea of journalism which has its genesis in the ancient communication system. The importance of news was recognized even before ink and paper were invented. It was important both for the rulers as well […]
Winds of change blow in Dhaka
Dr. Priyanka Saurabh The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, won a historic victory with a landslide majority in the recent general elections in Bangladesh. Returning to politics after a seventeen-year exile, Tarique Rahman carried forward the political legacy of his mother and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, securing the party over two-thirds […]
The Living Theatre of Wular Lake
Tawheed Parvaiz Bhat In the grand valley of Kashmir lies Bandipora, a district known for Ilm (knowledge), Adab (manners), and Aab (water). Encircled by snow-clad peaks on three sides and embraced by the vast Wular Lake on the fourth, Bandipora appears like a natural amphitheatre carved by the hands of time. Streams such as Madhumati […]
The growing burden of Anaemia in Children
Rakshanda Gul Anaemia is one of the most prevalent yet least talked about health issues in children today. In many parts of our country, particularly in areas such as Jammu and Kashmir, there are a high number of children below the age of five living with anaemia. When I consider this fact, it becomes obvious […]
Libraries can shape our future
Syed Mustafa Ahmad There is no doubt about the usefulness of books. It is an undeniable fact that books have always played a significant role in the genuine development of humankind. The motivation behind the essay I am about to write on the role of libraries is an interview with the world-renowned academic and novelist […]
Teacher has the most ‘uncomfortable’ job
Dr. Priyanka Saurabh Some beliefs become so deeply ingrained in society that they are accepted as truth beyond question. “A teacher’s job is the most comfortable”—this statement is one such social belief, one that people often repeat without stopping to consider the profound lack of understanding and neglect that lies behind it. The life of […]
Mathematics Never Ends: Why Erdős Was Right about Infinity
Dr. Reyaz Ahmad “Mathematics is the only infinite human activity,” the legendary problem-poser Paul Erdős once said. Humanity might someday “learn everything in physics or biology,” he argued, but we will never find out everything in mathematics—because mathematics, at its core, is infinite. Even “numbers themselves are infinite.” At first glance, this sounds like poetic […]