Significance of Ramadhan
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Ramadan – for Muslims, the month long celebration which commemorates Allah, the Arabic name for God, giving the first verses of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the year 610 A.D. The date of Ramadan varies each year and is determined by the cycles of the […]
Freedom to move around
Dr Ramneek Mahajan Amid the ongoing COVID pandemic, people are caught up in a situation where they are experiencing fast progressing joint ailments. Immobility, isolation and inability to go out of the houses created an upsurge in the number of patients reaching out for joint problems making their condition worse. While mobility helps in prolonging […]
Man and nature
K S S Pillai The other day I got curious about a lone little black ant hurrying across my room on its tiny legs, unaware of the lurking dangers on the way. I wished to follow it to see where it was going, whom it was so eager to meet, or where it would spend […]
Need to generate good content
Imtiyaz Ahmad Shah Long before, when technological procedures were not widespread and people were in the habit of reading, researching and writing on materializing subjects around the world. They strived to reach their goal of getting attention and prominence; these valiant people, therefore, succeeded in their expedition and intent. We are here solely as a […]
Unmindful teens
Sahil Sharifdin Bhat Teenage — It is short-lived but it leaves long-lasting marks on one’s personality. It is the happiest phase of one’s life. It is even the worst phase of one’s being. It is experimenting on one’s own self in the biggest lab called ‘the world ‘. It is comparing and contrasting one’s physique […]
200 years of Urdu Journalism
Asad Mirza The occasion, when Urdu journalism is celebrating 200 years of its existence, seems to be perhaps the best opportunity to clear some myths and misconceptions about Urdu. Urdu is a language, which was born and flourished in India. However, unfortunately the new set up after 1947 demarcated languages on the basis of religion. […]
Ramzan: A month of piety, salvation
Aubaid Akhoon ‘Ramadan does not come to change our schedules, it comes to change our hearts’. The purpose of fasting in Ramadan The main purpose and subject of the ritual of fasting is to make the brutality and cruelty of man a sign of obedience to the commands of Allah Almighty and obedience to the […]
Theatre: A reflection of society:
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Theatre reminds me of a famous quote by William Shakespeare that “All the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts. “Don’t we think this quote holds true, especially today March 27 […]
Kidney’s, a vital organ in human body
Dr. Anuja Porwal Our kidneys play a vital role in the day to day functioning of the human body and are essential for our survival. The kidneys are essential for removal of toxins and waste products from our body. They not only regulate water and acid-base balance in the body to keep it neutral which […]
Slavery: The worst violation of human rights
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 25 March is celebrated as the ‘International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery’ and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The day honours and remembers those who suffered and died as a consequence of the transatlantic slave trade, which has been called “the worst violation of human rights in history”, in which […]
