Education and identity

We don’t merely need a knowledge economy but a knowledge society, derived from the notion of social capital.

SPEECH by Haseeb A Drabu

The significance of the issues to be expectedly deliberated at this conference on “Higher Education and Social Change: Issues, Intent and Interventions” can hardly be overemphasized.  The question that I want to ask though is why “higher education” only? Why not “education and social change More

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God Geelani

Thus we describe him after reading Shariati's book

WRITE HAND by AJAZ UL HAQUE

When adjectives fail to describe a personality, he ceases to be human. He turns god. That is exactly what `Shafi Shariati' (who knows who?) makes of Geelani. Quaid-e-Inquilab- Eik Taareekh, Eik Tehreek is a book type object singularly meant to project one individual as larger than life and holier More

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Want to become a terrorist

Go and watch Indian movies

Thoughtful Thought by GHULAM NABI KHAYAL

 Indian film industry is the world’s biggest movie industry where nearly 800 films are made annually. This is a magnificent and splendid industry of entertainment across the country. Its productions have even met the high standard for Oscars and there have been several prestigious awards and More

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Politics of Reservation

It’s time to question new recruitment Act

Srinagar Dateline by Arjimand Hussain Talib

The cloud of confusion and suspense over the bill banning inter district recruitment is over. The battle lines are clearer today. So is whose heart lies where in the state’s power politics. The bill in its amended form – quietly decided by a handful of Congress and NC leaders - appears a recipe for More

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A Film Remembered

It makes echoes in my mind – even now

Nostalgia by ZGM

In a city without cinemas- I may sound like talking about some alien land when I say that in my childhood some feature films were produced in my mother tongue and screened in the cinema halls--    it was not always like that, the city of Srinagar in my childhood had three cinemas. < More

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Right and Left

Here places of worship don’t attract but are rendered repugnant

Freeze FRAME by Syeda Afshana

He came home quite late in the evening. He was told by his wife that few people had dropped in during the daytime. They had come to invite him to the colony meeting at the local mosque after sunset prayers. “The right one or the left one?” he asked his wife. She pointed towards right. He More

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Chemistry of ‘hartal’

Is there no other option for employees other than the strike?

WHATS UP by SAJAD BAZAZ

A few days back while watching a local news bulletin highlighting the government employees’ strike, my daughter who is in 4th standard asked me about the chemistry of hartal. She was a bit confused. For her hartal means a complete shutdown when her school bus is not allowed to ply on the route and More

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