Kashmir Lockdown: A cursed normalcy
In Kashmir, lockdown and normalcy connote several confusing contretemps
Javeed Ahmad Raina To plunder, butcher, steal, these things they misname empire: They make desolation and they call it peace- Publius Tacitus When rest of world is under virtual lockdown to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, Kashmir is under the twin garb of both, virus-lockdown and imposed normalcy. In Kashmir, the very words, lockdown and […]
Right to education: The Need of the Hour
Tens of millions of children will benefit from this initiative ensuring quality education with equity
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Education is the most effective tool and medium for human development. Education changes the mindset through a continuous process involving research, experiment and innovation. Without such practices, a nation or country cannot expect the future citizens of its country to be informed and creative. We all are born into the world of […]
Ramadhan: The last (Ashra)
Ramadan is the month of building character and the way to bear all hardships with self determination
Eijaz Mir Ramadan, the month of blessings, forgiveness and mercies is immensely casting its holier shadows upon all the inhabitants living in the whole universe. The month is spreading its pious, holier and sacred shadows upon those who believe in oneness of God, Almighty Allah, including those who have not prostrated before Him once. This […]
Media and society needs to work together
The media provides a constructive outlet for the citizens to not only to criticize the policies of the government but also to provide alternative suggestions and ideas
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Abraham Lincoln once said that let people know the facts and the country will be safe. It is this vision of the legendary Abraham Lincoln that makes the role of the media in the present world, worthy. The media plays a stellar role in a democracy. It functions as the eyes and […]
Mother is the most beautiful blessing for us
She is the sign of unbound and incomparable joy, where every one of us is feeling safe and secure and under her custody
Eijaz Mir The word mother is the sweetest word among all the vocabularies existing in any form of language and diction. Mother is love, care and sympathy, precious feeling and a sense of joy forever. She is humble, sober and a hub for rejoicing souls, a bond of love which gives relief to all human […]
A paradigm shift
(Bilal Ahmad Dar) He who has a why to live, can bear with almost anyhow- Nietzsche COVID-19 is proving to be a Pandora’s Box of troubles. The pandemic which spread only through a pint-sized virus is leading to enormous and formidable changes in the world order. It is going to destabilize […]
Faith and human behavior
(Syed Mustafa Ahmad) Faith in God transforms the believer completely. It shakes his soul. His entire being is engulfed in the fear of God Islam can be summed up very briefly: Fear of God (taqwa) and benevolence towards others. Taqwa means piety, which is, leading a life of caution and […]
Drug abuse is killing our society
What started off as casual use among a miniscule population of high income group 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 as well as sexual and domestic violence. The […]
Fake news creating scare among people
The already frightened people are more frightened with the spread of fake news from one part of the country to another
Syed Mustafa Ahmad As world’s largest democracy with the second largest population, the issue of fake news poses a unique threat to India. Since the advent of COVID-19 in the whole world, the issue of fake news has got a further momentum. The fear brought by the COVID-19 throughout the world, has made it an […]
Child labour in India is a constant menace
The child labourers are subjected to unhygienic conditions, late working hours and various other atrocities