Despots, cowards cannot be celebrated
A A Latief U Zaman Deva Despotic realms including their abhorrent great helmsmen as reminiscent of past are alluded to in politico-societal discourses in civilised countries for reiterating and furthering the pledges to their respective national heroes to strengthen democracy as a political creed but a singular departure is visible in urban Jammu centric characters/entities […]
Engineers: The backbone of any nation
Er. Prabhat Kishore In year 1968, Government of India declared 15th September as “Engineers Day” as a tribute to the greatest Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Vishveshvaraiya. Born on 15th September 1860, Dr. Vishveshvaraiya went to become India’s most prolific civil engineer, dam and bridge builder, economist, statesman and can be counted among the last century’s […]
Memories that fail to fade away
N J Ravi Chander, It is oft-quoted that those whom the Gods’ love die young. The cruel hands of death snatched away my maternal grandmother, Logambal, when she was barely 43 – not the age to die. Memories of grandma’s last days confined to her cot with an oxygen cylinder beside her are still vivid. […]
Book Review ‘Tell Well’
Raashid ul Nabi Khan The book “Tell Well” is a workbook to help develop outstanding communication skills. It is the third book by the author who has presented his work beautifully and whose style of writing is wonderful. It keeps the readers glued to its pages. In this oeuvre, the author states that, “it is […]
Universal need for bed time stories
Desh Bir Playing, hopping about, talking, quarrelling over toys are routine things in a child’s life. Yet there is one thing that is most sought after by children across all nations and cultural backgrounds. It is the demand for stories at bed time. These stories and their timing never fail to entice the kids in […]
Engineers: The backbone of any nation
Er. Prabhat Kishore In year 1968, Government of India declared 15th September as “Engineers Day” as a tribute to the greatest Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Vishveshvaraiya. Born on 15th September 1860, Dr. Vishveshvaraiya went to become India’s most prolific civil engineer, dam and bridge builder, economist, statesman and can be counted among the last century’s […]
Dragon is the new economic superpower
Asad Mirza At present the whole world it seems is influenced or being governed by signals emanating from the eastern world, instead of the western world, as has been the historic precedent. It seems that the Chinese dragon, which for ages had been trying to rule the world has been active quietly and is now […]
Never let the Child in you Die
Rajan Kapoor Age is a mere number. A numerical figure, not more than that. Yes, limbs and bones go brittle as the number climbs up. Wrinkles sport face, hands shiver and legs tremble. In brief, body turns into an island of physical ailments. The condition takes a turn for the worst if the mental health […]
Sonia delivered a blow to Congress in promoting her son’s failed lieutenants
D K Singh On one of my usual story-fishing expeditions several years ago, I was intrigued to see an influential Maharashtra legislator engaging a 10 Janpath peon in a long conversation in the lawns of the Congress headquarters. As I approached them, Kanhaiyalal Gidwani wound up his conversation, giving the peon his three mobile numbers, […]
Why some families fail?
Syed Tajamul Hussain Too much exhausted and frustrated after watching the spike in positive cases and higher mortality rate due to pandemic, a man in a family with his doleful eyes yearned for freedom from the dangerous trap of Covid-19. His thoughts too beg for a dream in which he will sail within the river […]
