Editorial

Aura turns three! It has been a journey of three fruitful years of insight and inspiration while we made an effort to not only educate, inform and entertain it readers but also to motivate and challenge them. The month of March dawns with two more important occasions...

The Essence of Feminine Strength

As the world marks International Women’s Day on March 8, we look at the celebration, the theme and its origins. International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate women’s social, economic and political achievements, reflect on progress and demand gender equality. For...

10 Essentials For A Productive Ramadan

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Lunar Calendar, is a spiritually significant month in Islam, not only from the aspect of fasting, but also because it was during this blessed month that the Angel Gabriel (Jibreel: in Arabic) first delivered the divine words of...

Empathising with Women

Some men might find it challenging to open up about their deepestthoughts and feelings due to concerns about being judged or misunderstood. But, one needs to understand that until and unless one opens up the way for transparent two-way communication, how would the...

Female Genocide: The Quiet Epidemic

The author channels her passion for writing alongside her academic pursuits, showcasing a genuine commitment to education and creative expression.وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ “...and when baby girls, buried alive, are asked for what crime...

Unorganised Sector Workers & their Situation

The writer holds a postgraduate degree in Political Science and is currently working as a Research Associate at the Centre for Study and Research (CSR), New Delhi.IntroductionThe unorganised sector (interchangeably, the informal sector) comprises 90 per cent of the...

World Down Syndrome Day ‘2024- End the Stereotypes

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), observed globally on March 21st, has been officially recognised by the United Nations since 2012. The choice of this date symbolises the distinctive triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome, the genetic anomaly responsible for Down...

Is Hugging Good for your Mental Health?

Psychologist and Rational Emotive Cognitive Behavioural Therapist [email protected], IG @sanarubiyana15 and twitter @SRubiyanaReduces Stress and Anxiety- A good hug slows down the heart rate and decreases our bodies’ stress hormone cortisol level. In turn, hugging...

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)

As humans, we traverse many emotions. At times, we may feel elated, as if we’re soaring high, while at other moments, we may find ourselves in the depths of despair. Our generation, proficient in social media, frequently broadcasts their emotional states online...

Celebrating Constitutionality in Schools

In the previous issue, we featured one example of a school instilling and celebrating constitutional values in children. Here is another example…New Al Wurood International School, Jeddah and Al Khozama International School, Dammam (B.E.S.T Schools) lay a strong...

Creativity Abounds: Imaginative Science on Display

The Scholar School organised a School Exhibition on Saturday, February 3, 2024. The school campus witnessed great fun and frolic as the students and teachers put up subject-specific stalls displaying projects and models created by students. It was a platform provided...

Hiraeth

She is a 20-year-old English Literature student at Delhi University, who writes poems, articles and book reviews.I open the page, And dive into the gratifying biblichor, To once again, sojourn the ageWhen fairies, princes, knights and elves Were the home I always...

When I close my ears…

Children are dying at an alarming rate – thousands have been killed and thousands more injured. Around 1.7 million people in the Gaza Strip are estimated to have been internally displaced – half of them children. They do not have enough access to water, food, fuel and...

Let me Admire you!

Let me admire the warmness of the sunInstead of its burnLet me admire the stains on the moonInstead of its soft white roomLet me admire the plain blue skyInstead of the beautiful clouds that flyLet me admire the eyes of a peacockInstead of its broad, feathery frock...

She Is My Sight: Mother

She heard my cry.When I was five In the middle of the night And now I had a fight She is always in my sight Whether it is day or night My mind says she is always the villainbut my heart linked with hers her heart is an open paradiseshe is indeed the Queen It always...

It’s okay

It’s okay to feel overwhelmed.It’s okay to feel lowIt’s okay to feel blueIt’s okay to feel gleeful It’s okay to feel Normal, It’s okay not to be okay. It’s okay to go through ups and downsIt’s okay to stick to yourselfIt’s okay to be hastyIt’s okay to be fussy It’s...

The Only Hope

“Go to your room, Meena!!”Why are parents always so mad and fussy...? Meena banged the door of her room and sat down heavily; she was angry, too. They didn’t even listen to her anymore. They constantly yelled and argued with each other and then, “Go to your room,...

Ramadan: Embark on a Spiritual Journey with the 21-Day Theory

For Muslims all over the globe, Ramadan is the most vital month of the Islamic lunar calendar. This month is set apart as the time when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)first received the revelation of the Qur’an. It is characterised by fasting from dawn to dusk, in which...

Indian Muslims: The Saga of Distinguishment

IntroductionNarendra Modi, the Bhartiya Janta Party’s parliamentary leader, started his prime ministership’s first tenure after swearing in as the 14th PM of India on 26 May 2014. This gave momentum to Hindutva ideology in India, which is a political code of maxims...

Hind Rajab – Remember the Name

Hey there! I need your attention real quick. Consider the following situation carefully- you find occupiers all around warning you to evacuate your homeland straightaway.Sounds difficult. It is not an easy task to abandon your home and the associated memories - the...

Being Fast vs In Haste

Mama :  Again, you missed the bus? And what is this? Your leg is bleeding. Oh my God!Roshan : (Sobbing) Mama, I am sorry. I was running to catch the bus. But I fell.Mama :  Reshma, bring the first aid box and a glass of water for Roshan to drink.Reshma :  See, I told...

Life

The author is a Class IX student of Insight International School, HyderabadWhat is life? Is it the number of days you are alive or the number of days you are not dead? Should life be spent in enjoyment or earning? Is life supposed to be hated because sometimes it gets...