Greater Kashmir:Op-Ed

India unbound: challenges ahead

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 17:06:25 GMT

India is a state with great cultural and civilizational influence. Today India is a major power in software and information technology and high technology revolution. In years to come she is likely to become more important to the world as its economy is growing fast. India’s man power and more English knowing people are also adding to its growing influence in the world.
India is a post 2nd world war state that came into existence after the end of colonial subjugation in 1947

Beyond the MBBS

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 17:06:25 GMT

We don’t need only good doctors and engineers but we also need good administrators, police officers, businessmen, entrepreneurs, teachers and people from other professions for a balanced, mature and progressive society. Khalid Khan reacts to Dr Javid Iqbal’s article “IAS scores over MBBS”

I read with interest the article “IAS scores over MBBS” by Dr. Javid Iqbal. It was a well written article but I found

To Sir..... with love

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 17:06:25 GMT

It was June 2008. I went to his office with my colleague. I saw a person wearing red shirt and yellow tie. We heard him speak that I still remember very clearly, "I have very clearly called white, white and black, black". We both asked for permission and went inside. I narrated my fourfold grievances pertaining to hostel accommodation and so did my colleague. He spent some minutes with us patiently. Calm and modest as usual, despite being stuffed with work, he smiled in his disarming