Commentary
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2.3KAlgorithm of distraction: Kashmir Instagram and the death of thought
I woke up early in the morning to activate my Instagram for the weekend. I had deactivated it only yesterday. Partly in...
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1.7KThe quiet trespass: When curiosity crosses the line
People have always watched one another. We look, we listen, we guess. Sometimes we lean closer than we should. We tell ourselves...
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1.8KThe hidden epidemic: How overwork is damaging our brains and bodies
We wake up, reach for the phone, check emails, even before the first cup of tea. Then we start again, messages, calls,...
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2.5KKashmir’s economy is changing fast and here’s what it must do next
On a bright autumn morning in Pampore, the fragrance of harvest lingers over the fields, which for generations were the economic lifeblood...
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563In a noisy world, reading teaches us how to hear again
The world never stops. Noise everywhere. Phones buzzing. Screens flashing. People rushing. Cars honking. Messages piling up. Reading asks for something different....
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1.9KIqbal and the making of muslim political modernity
The political decline of the Mughal, Ottoman and Safavid Empires in the eighteenth century did not signal a period of cultural and...
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1.7KLiterature as witness: On Roy, and the writer’s refusal of silence
I placed an order for Roy’s latest book at a local online bookstore. As excited as I always am before receiving my...
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1.7KFrom self-sabotage to acceptance: Learning to let yourself be happy without fear
Life can be steady, and things can be falling into place, and yet a voice in the back of our mind whispers,...
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1.6KMoney, mutton, and morality: Is the food rotten or our conscience?
The rotten meat being uncovered is also exposing our rotten morals. For profit, our own have poisoned our plates. And with that,...
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1.4KWhy writing still matters in a distracted world
Joan Didion said, “The craft of writing is the art of thinking.” Simple. True. And more important now than ever. We live...
