How free are we?

The question of freedom has always baffled us

WRITE HAND By AJAZ UL HAQUE

Freedom eludes. Are we free? If `yes’, then why have we adopted this lament as a theme of our protest that we are not? If `no’ then why don’t we strive for the quantum of freedom required to make us sovereign individuals with an attitude of complete abandon.  When you are chained, you take More

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Legendry Ordinary

Nostalgia By ZGM

Ours was not an aristocratic society, not at all of high nobility.   It was a society of commoners.  The society of real people that have braved its chilly vagaries steered it out of whirlpools, battled   desperadoes and added colors and shades to the ‘rainbow of its culture More

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Non-violent state and not-so-non-violent society

The fact is that tolerance to violence is thinly separated from its actual commission

Statecraft By Happymon Jacob

Perhaps all societies have internal contradictions; perhaps human beings themselves have contradictory steaks in them. I do not know that for sure yet, but I do know that there are a lot of internal contradictions within our society, the Indian society. For one, we have a self-proclaimed non-violent More

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Who’s a nuisance?

Freeze FRAME

Syeda Afshana

One, at times, wonders about the mystery crafted by Almighty in His creation. There is so much beautiful around in nature that fascinates the mind. The universe is a magical making, full of things unimaginable. The world is a stimulating place of thinking and deliberation. All things around generate More

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Going beyond Tulips

Tulips have drawn the attention of the world towards the fabled “Paradise on Earth” but there is need to go beyond Tulips if one wants to realise the full potential of Kashmir’s flowers!

BEAUTY By M Ashraf

The setting up of the now world famous Tulip garden has achieved much more than it was intended to achieve. It was proposed to be a new attraction for tourists visiting Kashmir. It has become an important stop on the itinerary of any tourist visiting Kashmir during the short life span (about a month More

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