The dowry menace
Mohammad Hussain Khan The system of dowry must be as old as institution of marriage itself. It must also have been a universal practice. In a way, there is nothing wrong in giving voluntarily gifts to the girl by her parents, relatives and friends out of sheer love, concern and affection at the time of […]
Memories of the urban life
N J Ravi Chander A torrent of memories engulfed me as our childhood home in Fraser Town, Bengaluru, made way for high-rise construction. It was in the mid-1960s that my kin moved into the quaint, colonial-style ‘Monkey Top’ building with whitewashed masonry and red oxide flooring. A pair of guava trees towered over the dwelling, […]
Indian Healthcare system is dying
Shashidhar Vuppala It is time to reset and reform, the current Corona crisis provides an opportunity to address inadequacies in healthcare system, and lack of safety nets for urban poor. India’s public healthcare system needs far more investment. For any nation’s development Quality Education and Health Systems plays a significant role but unfortunately all our […]
Godmen and Men of God
Desh Bir Every land and religion has its own share of saints, but India is, perhaps the favourite home of Rishis, Seers, Munis and Saints. So much so that it was known to the outside world until some years ago as the land of levitating men of God. The idea here is not to hold […]
The surge in unemployment
Fahid Fayaz Darangay Pre- Covid-19 India was experiencing one of the worst economic phases as per the unemployment rate prevailing during that period. A report which was termed by the Government of India only a draft report was revealed by National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO) which had shown a spike in the unemployment rate of […]
Muzzling the dissent
Sheikh Mohsin “I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it”, said E.B Hall. Today’s era is the era of democracy, a system fraught with significant provisions be it Fundamental rights, universal adult franchise, citizenship, separation of powers, due process of law, independent judiciary or the […]
The unnerving shake
N J Ravi Chander We believe Bengaluru, lying in the heart of the Mysuru plateau, to be free from earthquakes and tremors. But did you know that the city has had its fair share of them? One of them occurred on 20th March 1984, at around 4 pm, leaving the residents rattled and shaken. Though […]
‘Shades and Shadows’: A book review
Arshid Hussain It is quite a rewarding exercise to continue reading novel “Shades and Shadows”, for every time one picks it up, it yields a rich harvest of new meaning. Every time we are forced to change our interpretation in the light of our latest reading and so on. Our vision continues to be enlarged. […]
Why Assault on Urdu?
Apne Bhi Khafa Muj Se Baiganay Bhi Nakhush
Sahil Ahmad Lone The decision of union government to replace Urdu with 5 regional languages as official languages of JK has given rise to many questions. Has the decision been taken to blot out Urdu, often labeled as “The language Of Muslims”? If so, what would be its outcome? And what would be the strategy […]
Economic, empirical analysis of internet restrictions in JK
Fahid Fayaz Darangay After the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, the internet was shut down completely in Jammu and Kashmir to avoid any cataclysm through the misuse of any social media. This was not the first time the internet was banned in the region. Earlier the first major internet ban happened on […]
