Silence Please!
Zamir Ahmed
In a world where everyone speaks to get noticed fearing that silence would be construed as absence from the scene, a single moment of calmness is a rare entity. Wise men, men of letters, thinkers, poets and intellectuals used to work through nights because that would provide them the right environment and solace from noises of the day. But today as ‘Development’ is seen in terms of how lively a city is during the night, silence can only be dreamt of in sporadic moments of sleep the citizens of today get. Like many animal and plant species, silence seems to have become extinct or at least highly endangered.
In a world where everyone speaks to get noticed fearing that silence would be construed as absence from the scene, a single moment of calmness is a rare entity. Wise men, men of letters, thinkers, poets and intellectuals used to work through nights because that would provide them the right environment and solace from noises of the day. But today as ‘Development’ is seen in terms of how lively a city is during the night, silence can only be dreamt of in sporadic moments of sleep the citizens of today get. Like many animal and plant species, silence seems to have become extinct or at least highly endangered.
Treating leprosy with cold cream
Bits of Holland, Somalia and Afghanistan
Tourism brochures of Srinagar would merit an update now.We could market not just our fabled Mughal gardens, Dal Lake,
Tourism brochures of Srinagar would merit an update now.We could market not just our fabled Mughal gardens, Dal Lake,
Beyond Reminder Day
Zamir Ahmad
A certain absurdity seems to have crept into the human race lately. That of converting issues of utmost concern into trivia. Quite Paradoxically though.
A certain absurdity seems to have crept into the human race lately. That of converting issues of utmost concern into trivia. Quite Paradoxically though.
Lords, Elders or Political Class Four
Naeem Akhtar
Omar Abdullah cannot be blamed for the selection of candidates nominated for the Legislative Council this week. Worse has been done to our House
The epitaph for living dead
Zamir Ahmad
Children usually play a game called Word Association. This educational game involves an exchange of words that are associated together. Once an original word has been chosen, usually randomly or arbitrarily, a player will find a word that they associate with it and make it known to all the players, usually by saying it aloud or writing it down as the next item on a list of words so far used.
Children usually play a game called Word Association. This educational game involves an exchange of words that are associated together. Once an original word has been chosen, usually randomly or arbitrarily, a player will find a word that they associate with it and make it known to all the players, usually by saying it aloud or writing it down as the next item on a list of words so far used.
The sham of emancipation
Tanveen Kawoosa
The concept of women emancipation has turned into hogwash. Terminology like economical independence and freedom has resulted into her unabated exploitation. Eye openers are the spine chilling catalogues of crimes committed against women at workplace in government as well as in corporate sector.
The concept of women emancipation has turned into hogwash. Terminology like economical independence and freedom has resulted into her unabated exploitation. Eye openers are the spine chilling catalogues of crimes committed against women at workplace in government as well as in corporate sector.
Bark, Bite and Shahtoosh
Naeem Akhtar
Nehru Gandhi connection with Kashmir can never be overemphasised as long as our problems rooted in partition of the subcontinent persist. And Kashmir will continue to be a black spot on the name of Jawaharlal who undoubtedly was a great lover of the place.
Drive a clean car
A battery driven car, Kinetic’s Reva CV comes as an alternative to petrol and diesel versions of small cars – a much awaited technological intervention given the challenges posed by the depletion of fossil fuel reserves.
My grandpa’s fault!
Shazia Yousuf
It was the biggest room of our house, but I never had enough chance to sit and monitor it. Meant for guests of my grandfather it was always clean and well furnished. The picture of this room in my mind is based more on imagination than reality. I never identified this room with my house because it was less used for family affairs and more for political discourses.
It was the biggest room of our house, but I never had enough chance to sit and monitor it. Meant for guests of my grandfather it was always clean and well furnished. The picture of this room in my mind is based more on imagination than reality. I never identified this room with my house because it was less used for family affairs and more for political discourses.
Loving Kashmiriyat, Generally
Naeem Akhtar
The octogenarian Lt. Gen. Sinha, PVSM, former governor of Assam and Jammu and Kashmir seems to carry at some level of his mind...
The name on the wall
Shazia Yousuf
Our ancestral house sat on the corner of a lane. I would spend most of my time in a first floor room facing...
Crowd, not a nation
Hamidullah Dar
Nations face momentary halts not menacing defeats but the fate of crowds is otherwise. If people of a particular geographical unit with a common language behave like
Nations face momentary halts not menacing defeats but the fate of crowds is otherwise. If people of a particular geographical unit with a common language behave like
Resistance to Change
by Tarique A Bhat
Since Omer Abdullah made his intentions public to reform the state especially to purge corruption, a debate is desirable over performance...
Cyber Valley: Better late than never
Tarique A BhatWith the basic issues of quality, equity and access to better life in Jammu & Kashmir still unresolved, the state seems ill...
Real Estate: Bubble and the Bust
Tarique A BhatWith every bubble, there has to be an equal opposite burst. We know that the longer a bubble lasts, the more dramatic...