The man of revolution
Azhar U Din Time impacts everyone but there are very few who influence time and change the course of history. In the galaxy of 19th-century world-class philosophers, Karl Marx holds a distinguished place. He was a man of great faculty and vision. Marx-was a dignified intellectual, an eminent philosopher, a great thinker, a versatile economist, […]
Budgam offers various tourist attractions
Sahil Manzoor If there is paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here. Kashmir valley is famous throughout the world for its luscious, endowed, charming beauty. There are amazing facts about Kashmir valley that it looks like paradise on earth, rich in several nature bestowed vegetation, springs, waterfalls, clear crystal water […]
Gyani Zail Singh : The Symbol of Nationalism
Er. Prabhat Kishore Innumerable people sacrificed their lives for the freedom of India and countless people suffered physical torture. It is difficult to find mention of all these in the pages of our history. All the letters used in the creation of our history and all the sentences that have been coined, all sing the […]
Remembering ‘Uncle Jovial’
N J Ravi Chander My maternal uncle M D Umapathi recalls the Fraser Town of the 1940s – a quiet, sleepy place with sizeable Anglo-Indian and Christian families. We believe there were plenty of wide-open spaces, and families lived in scattered houses. Post-retirement, circa 1947, from the Madras Sappers, my maternal grandfather’s clan settled here, […]
Role of Press, its fundamental rights
Er. Prabhat Kishore Developing countries are those which got independence only after the Second World War. Before the War, these countries were under the iron fists of the colonial powers and were ruthlessly exploited by the imperialist power. Situation, however, completely changed after the World War and one-by-one all the countries were free from colonial […]
The purpose and essence of Eid-ul-Fitr
TMR Mohsin & Aijaz Kashmiri Well after a month long endeavour in order to earn the pleasure of Almighty Allah and to strengthen our relationship with him through fasting, praying, giving Zakat, helping needy, reciting the Quran , invocation and so on—and the trials and difficulties that Muslims all across the globe went through in […]
France rejects far-right
Asad Mirza French President Emmanuel Macron clinched another five-year term in the Elysée Palace, becoming the third politician to achieve this feat. His victory also bought sighs of relief, from Brussels to Washington. Macron beat out far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in the presidential elections—a contest that risked shattering the Western alliance against Russia, and […]
Moving aimlessly
Sahil Sharifdin Bhat Our schools worry for literacy, not education. They promote memorization, not the spirit of innovation. They focus on grades and marks, not on knowledge and skills. They impose bundles of restrictions and do not grant the required freedom. They do not produce artists, sportspersons, global leaders and skilled people. On the contrary, […]
Ganderbal on tourism Map
Rayees Ahmad Kumar In 2007 Ghulam Nabi Azad former chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state carved eight new districts out of the already fourteen districts of the state through a cabinet decision thereby raising the tally of districts to twenty-two. Kulgam was carved from Anantnag, Bandipora from Baramulla, Shopian from Pulwama and Ganderbal […]
Look beyond NEET
Sahil Sharifdin Bhat ‘She sat for NEET and failed. She sat for NEET again and failed again. When she failed for the fourth time, she felt that she was worthless and committed suicide. She was one of the three dozen students who committed suicide that day in India. Statistically speaking, three dozen students commit suicide […]
