Opinion
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2.3KHow a Kashmiri tale of love became a Soviet anthem of unity
Rashidov Sharof was a prominent Uzbek politician, diplomat, and public intellectual. He was the first secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet...
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1.2KWhen medicine turns poison: The unending tragedy of contaminated cough syrups
There is something deeply unsettling when a bottle meant to cure a child’s cough becomes the reason for a child’s death. Recent...
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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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1.5KThe quiet spark: How imagination awakens creativity in daily life
In the quiet corners of our daily lives, creativity often lies dormant, overshadowed by the relentless march of logic and routine. We...
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1.3KBreast cancer awareness month: Early detection can save lives
Most women know their breasts well, even if they don’t do regular self-exams, and know to be on the lookout for lumps....
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1.5KThe rules we don’t see: Culture and the making of a child
A child wakes up. Light spills into the room. The world outside moves slowly. The child’s day starts, like every other day....
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1.3KWhy travel is the only education you’ll actually remember
Sometimes the world feels too big, too loud, too unfamiliar. Even here in Kashmir, with the soft mornings by the Jhelum, the...
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1.5KOpinion: When India and Pakistan meet on the pitch, the world watches
India and Pakistan are once again locking horns on a cricket field; there is huge resentment among the Indian masses against this...
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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,...
