Editorial
India is gearing up to celebrate its 78th Independence Day, which recalls the seamless sacrifices of our freedom fighters and the foundational values of independent India. Those visionary leaders ensured that equality, religious tolerance, and pluralism would be the...
Lessons for the Wise: Remembering the Partition
The writer holds a postgraduate degree in Political Science. She works as a research associate and freelance writer.The Independence Day of India is a good example of how different meta-historical narratives about the same historical event can exist. As Neera...
Meeting Ameena: A Different Journey
In a time when everyone pushes their children into the rat-race of professional education, competitive exams, and countless “attempts” (that sometimes drain the entire resources of the family and come at the immense cost of mental health), meeting Ameena was a breath...
Battle on Wheels: A Collection of Short Stories
Khalid Akhtar’s fourth published book – Battle on Wheels – is a quick read that the reader can return to time and again. The cover draws the reader to the book at first: a sketch of a woman in a wheelchair staring at the sky, a bright orange background behind her....
The Art of Ageing Well
Ageing is an inevitable part of life. In 2030, one in six people globally will be old (WHO). Old age is associated with several physiological and psychosocial changes. There are unavoidable changes at the cellular level that affect physical and cognitive health....
The Importance of Protein for Longevity in the Elderly
We all aspire to age gracefully and maintain a healthy lifestyle in our later years. One key component to achieving this goal is ensuring adequate protein intake. Protein is crucial in muscle retention, overall health, and longevity, especially for older people. Let’s...
Advances in Understanding and Treating Lung Cancer: A 2024 Perspective
IntroductionLung cancer continues to be one of the most challenging & prevalent forms of cancer worldwide, accounting for a significant portion of cancer-related deaths annually. As we enter 2024, the lung cancer research & treatment landscape has seen...
High Conflict People
Psychologist and Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapistsanarubiana@gmail.com, IG @Sanarubiyana15, Twitter @SRubiyanaHigh-conflict people are those who tend to exhibit behaviour patterns that can escalate conflicts and difficulties in interpersonal relationships. What...
The Rise of The Internet
As humans have been making efforts to progress, they have made many new beginnings, many of which were successful and blooming for all sectors of society and a few that were a bane for the human race.Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf were American computer scientists who...
Beyond The Screen: The Societal & Economic Impacts Of Esports
The picture of playing video games from the couch in your room has now changed to big-lit stadiums across countries, and the words of your parents scolding you have turned to a thunder of applause from thousands worldwide. The gaming industry is evolving like never...
Friendship for Him
Under the twinkling stars that adorned the vast night sky, imagine you’re along with a set of companions whose hearts beat along with you for a similar purpose. On the 27th night of Ramadan, you gather to marvel at the beauty of Kalam-Ullah. You dive deeper and deeper...
Friends, all around us
IntroductionAs the Paris Olympics is around the corner, it would be good to remember a beautiful moment. It was a sight to behold when India’s Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem received the gold and silver medals at Germany’s 2023 World Athletics...
The Long Road to Freedom: The History and Abolition of Slavery
Once, people were traded in the markets like cattle. They were sold as slaves. Although the slave trade began to disappear around the world in the last half of the nineteenth century, the history of slavery is very old. The movement and struggle to eradicate this...
History of Nuclear Weapons
What are nuclear weapons:A nuclear weapon, also known as an atomic bomb, possesses enormous destructive power from nuclear fission, or a combination of fission and fusion reactions. A nuclear device no larger than a conventional bomb can devastate an entire city by...
Timeline
There is a time for everythingFor everything is already plannedNothing stays,Time gets rid of everythingAsk the trees,Every fall they lose their leavesFor some, it’s early,For some, it’s late,Surely, it happens only when one is readyAlthough it is something all of us...
Once A Golden Sparrow
The country which became free in August...The struggle ended, and the end of freedom’s thirst!It is a country with different religions.....It is the country where happiness has many fusions!But...freedom is not only a word to say...Freedom still has many things to get...
Pravasi
And he asked,My son, to me..Papa, you sleep In a room,With a TV and an AC!I nodded and rubbed my eyesPretended to feel sleepy,While removing the tearsFrom them.After the call, a sense of gloom overtook me, Sleep evaded meOh, my innocent child… What does he know Of the...
The Hug of a Humbug!
Few will not remember Judas Iscariot and the role he played in the betrayal of Jesus! For those who don’t know or don’t remember, these passages from Sacred Scripture will help put things in perspective: And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of...
The Onslaught of Fascism: Post-Election Realities for Indian Muslims
There have been several instances of religious violence against Muslims since the partition of India in 1947. The roots of anti-muslim violence can be traced to events of resentment towards the Islamic conquest of India during the Middle Ages, divisive policies...
Kairana MP Iqra Hasan Advocates for Constitutional Rights, Predicts SP Victory in 2027
Hasan hailed the performance of the Samajwadi Party as a significant achievement, crediting party leader Akhilesh Yadav for his strategic approach in forming the PDA alliance and judiciously distributing party tickets. The success has strengthened the party, which now...
Major Overhaul in India’s Criminal Justice System: New Laws & Their Implications
IntroductionIndia has recently introduced a comprehensive overhaul of its criminal justice system with the enactment of three new laws: the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. These laws...
Media Watch
Budget 2024 in new NDA govt Mitali Mukherjee in The Wire summarised the Economic Survey for the most part, “like a fantasy novel because it is crafted for and about a country many Indian voters may not recognise… In this part fantasy, part mythology document, there is...
The Chocolate world: An Adventure
Once upon a time, a magical chocolate book fell from the sky on Robert’s lawn. While playing with his cat ‘Kitty’, he saw the Book. He was surprised! He looked up in the sky, but there was nothing in the sky; there was a fairy world. There was a fairy queen whose...
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