Nishtha and Diksha
Rayees Ahmad Kumar During the turbulent times of Covid-19 when the students are missing out on studies, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in association with National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) have launched an initiative in the domain of digital learning, named, DIKSHA. The aim of this initiative is to help teachers and […]
Increased public awareness can defeat epilepsy from society
Dr Sumit Singh Epilepsy is the fourth most common chronic disorder of the brain characterized by recurrent ‘seizures’ or ‘fits. The seizures are caused due to sudden, excessive and abnormal electrical discharges in the brain cells. It can affect people of all ages; however, each individual has its unique concerns and problems. Epilepsy is a […]
Backbiting: The disease of the soul
Mohammad Hussain Khan Backbiting is a very wicked act. Backbiting means mentioning something about a person in his absence that he hates to have mentioned whether it is about his body, his worldly affairs his self his physical appearance, his character, his wealth, his child, his parents or his manners of walking and talking. Many […]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar: The struggler in politics
Er. Prabhat Kishore Since one and half decades, the politics in Bihar is revolving around Nitish Kumar. In Vidhan Sabha election 2020, Bihar has once again decided to go forward under his leadership. The NDA, lead by him, has returned to power securing 125 out of 243 seats and he became CM for record 7th […]
Education system needs a rethink
Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat Every education system has its advantages and disadvantages. So as a developing nation, the Indian education system has been developed on the pillars that support thorough theoretical knowledge and prepare the children for some of the toughest competitive exams in the world. Whereas education systems of other developed countries are more flexible […]
Some indelible memories
K S S Pillai Though long retired, some incidents of my career as a college teacher make me chuckle at times. When I joined the agriculture college in Navsari, a stone’s throw away from Dandi (Salt Satyagraha fame), in the late 1960s as a lecturer in English, it was in its infancy. While its buildings […]
When wealth is controlled by a few
Desh Bir People are born either in rich or poor homes. They have no means of deciding whether they shall be ushered into luxury or penury by the hand of nature at birth. Then, society chooses to call it the writ of destiny and passes on the blame to an unseen hand that decides this. […]
Need to enlighten our body and soul
Lalit Garg Deepawali is a spiritual festival. It is not only a festival to eradicate the outer darkness, but also to erase the inner obscurity. By lighting the lamp of purity inside us, we remove the darkness of fascination, illusion, and unnecessary desire, to enlighten the mind and soul only then the real significance of […]
The ups and downs of power politics in Bihar
Er. Prabhat Kishore After independence of India, Bihar has witnessed ups and downs of various political parties as well as leaders. In pre-Mandal era, i.e. before 1990, the power politics was dominated by Congress Party as political institution and upper castes in terms of leadership. In post-Mandal era, the scenario completely reversed and it is […]
Remembering Dr. Sir Mohammed Iqbal
Rayees Ahmad Kumar Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a poet, philosopher and political thinker born in Sialkot, British India (now in Pakistan), whose poetry in Urdu, Arabic and Persian is considered to be among the greatest of the modern era and whose vision of an independent state for the Muslims of British India was to […]