Positive thinking: The best cure for all ills
Eijaz Mir The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose…..Khalil Jibraan Human being is gifted with a sense of rationality through which he could differentiate himself from other creatures of the world. The gift of mental health is the best possible gift one could […]
Jacinda Ardern: A Prime Minister with Difference
The best leaders have a high consideration factor. They really care about their people.… Brian Tracy
Bilal Ahmad Dar 21st Century has produced lot of political leaders all over the world. We have Trump from America, Erdogan from Turkey, Modi from India, Imran Khan from Pakistan, Trudeau from Canada, Boris Johnson from England, Jair Bolsonaro from Brazil and Jacinda Arder from New Zealand. All these leaders have their own distinctive personalities […]
Wisdom fathoms truth
Wisdom is a quality of human personality defined as having experience, knowledge and good judgment
Syed Mustafa Ahmad It is a universally accepted truth that wisdom is an asset. In religions, the need of wisdom is highly stressed upon. Wisdom is a way to find truth. In this perspective, a 13-year- old young environmentalist has awakened the world to the hollow promises on environment protection by world leaders. Greta Thunberg, […]
The drug menace is killing our posterity
What started off as casual use among a miniscule population has permeated all sections of the society
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Drug abuse is a patterned use of a drug in which the users consume the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others. Drug abuse corrodes the foundations of society and has the potential to lead to child abuse, sexual and domestic violence as well. The problem […]
Peace is what the UN needs to strive for
May 29 is observed as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Syed Mustafa Ahmad The UN Secretary- General Kofi Annan in his defense of UN Peacekeeping said,” The first United Nations peacekeeping operation ( Congo, 1960) was an attempt to confront and defeat the worst in Man with the best in Man: to counter violence with moderation, and war with peace. Since then, day after day, […]
Seeking a greater role at the UN
India is one among the original members of the United Nations and signed the Declaration of the United Nations in 1944
Syed Mustafa Ahmad “India doesn’t believe that the United Nations should become the instrument of a few at the cost of many. India believes that we must move forward together or sink into the swamp of stagnation. We have to make this assembly into a platform of understanding, assistance and true justice. We have to […]
You deserve a break, Mother……
One of the easiest and most efficient ways to show your mom you care is to just come out and show your appreciation
Shafat Ali Dar On a usual lockdown day, after I was done basking under the glow of my smart phone for more than an hour I decided that I need to sleep now. As I stood up to leave I formally offered a good bye to my mom and asked her if she is fine? […]
Entrepreneurship holds the key for our economic woes to end
Startups can be initiated anytime, anywhere. The only condition is that resources and technologies are made available
Syed Mustafa Ahmad In today’s India, when it comes to startups or enterprises, our eyes fall on the cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, etc., because all the resources, amenities, infrastructure, communication, innovation and startup culture is made available for the process. It is true to a large extent. But it is not a […]
Suspension of Labour Laws: One more Neoliberal cruelty
The decision to suspend labour laws is to safeguard the corporate interests and more subjugation to the working class
Aqib Yousuf, Abass Rather Suspension of labour laws means more exploitation of workers and more power to the bosses. Workers earned these rights through a lot of toil and sacrifices and consistent struggle. The right to have ‘eight hour work day’ was not simply gifted to the working class. It was achieved by working class […]
Taking care of the elderly
Unfortunately, in India, there is almost no formal awareness program- even at higher level institutions or organizations- for people to prepare for old age
Syed Mustafa Ahmad It is a universal fact that a large number of people enter “old age” with little, or no, awareness of what it entails. While demographically, we acknowledge that a person is considered to be old when he or she attains the age of 60 years, there is no such clear indicator available […]