Educational guidance can help shape destinies
Ahanger Mudasir In a general view we often come across with this definition that Education is the acquisition of knowledge. But with the passage of time different philosophers and thinkers viewed it in the light of what they have sensed about the term education. They have given different connotations in terms of simple quotations from […]
A journey of faith
N J Ravi Chander By a strange coincidence, we were in Hampi on Hanuman Jayanti, in December last year. My better half, R Shobha, who venerates Anjaneya was quick to point out that the Lord has drawn us to his abode on the peak. Droves of devotees on Hanuman Deeksha culminate their rituals on this […]
Student-Teacher relationship has undergone a change
Imran Raina One of the most important days of the year in our society is the Teachers’ Day, which is celebrated all over the country on September 5 every year. On this occasion, meetings, discussions and various colorful programs are organized to pay homage to the teachers engaged in a respectable and sacred profession however […]
Globalization Version 2.0: Are we ready yet?
Nasir Ahmad Dar The world we are living in is changing rapidly. We usually get to hear that 20th Century was so remarkable that it saw the advancement in science and technology more than the entire human history had witnessed. But, for me, the last two decades of 21st Century have surpassed those advancements in […]
Mere celebrating teacher’s day will not do
Rayees Ahmad Kumar During the Second World War when among others, men of intellect too were being killed, Hitler was asked, what to do? He replied ‘By all means protect only the teachers, whole nation will be rebuilt’. Educating people is one of the greatest jobs one can do. The profession of teaching exists since […]
Many reasons to celebrate a teacher’s day
Eijaz Mir A famous quote, “an ordinary teacher tells, a good teacher explains and an extraordinary teacher inspires”. This quotation reminds me of 5th September, a warm welcome to all the teachers living on the blue planet, earth. The world would have been full of wilderness without our teachers. A teacher is a person who […]
A tragedy that still remains a mystery
N J Ravi Chander After graduating to the officer’s cadre in the State Bank of India in the late eighties, I found myself shunted to a distant branch on Bengaluru’s outskirts. The long drive from my house in Fraser Town to the office in Kundalahalli was a breeze as I reached my destination in a […]
SSA teachers have and can revolutionize education sector
Manzoor Ahmad Butt The Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyaan (SSA) teacher scheme was launched in Jammu and Kashmir in 2000 in order to boost the elementary level of education. The aim of the scheme was to make every child learn and educate by having easy access to school, especially in remote and far-flung areas. Thus inclusive education […]
A rueful Muslims
Mohammad Azhar u Din Dar Islam is not only a religion, it is also an enormous culture, one of the greatest on earth. Which has enriched our humanity with some of paramount and supreme scientific and architectural achievements and with countless meritorious discoveries in different fields particularly in medicine, social, academics and arts. Muslims have […]
Pandemic ended my rendezvous with the barber
K S S Pillai Among those affected most by the current pandemic are barbershops and beauty parlours. I used to look forward to the once-a-month visit to my barber, where I could get a haircut and a vigorous massage of my head in addition to becoming privy to the secret lives of some of the […]
