The steel frame of rising power men (and women) who decide the fate and fortunes of people is increasingly looking like a soulless greedy herd. Even when we live in the global world of internet and e-governance, the huge unwieldy mainframe beasts hold all the aces to cement...
Way back in 1980s, masjids (we’d only few) would largely remain unattended, except of course during Ramzan and on Fridays. Bey-nimazees nonetheless formed a God-fearing lot, who lived a life of virtue and were largely contented with their ‘haakh-batta’. They won’t...
In the life of a bird the day comes sooner than the mother would probably care for, but it does happen, the ‘fleeting-from-the-nest’. The mother either nudges their young or they get curious and go it alone, their first flight. Soon, the nest is empty and it’s now her...
‘Samandari gaad…! Panjaabi gaad…! Zoumba gaad…!’ A sudden loud outcry from the unruly pack of teenagers, loitering at the street corner, in a wanton mood, filled the atmosphere. The lantern-jawed forty something, returning from the workplace felt awkwardly...
I’ve for some time been quite keenly observing that my children take pride in speaking their mother tongue. With the strong belief that they’d miss out on many enjoyable parts of culture could they not speak Kashmiri, they take to enjoying conversation with parents,...
Karen Armstrong’s book, ‘History of Jerusalem’ introduces us to a difficult and complex place, the cross-roads and too often battleground of the world’s three greatest religions. History of Jerusalem shows that suffering doesn’t necessarily make us better nobler...
In the late 1970s, equipped with the jazzy management degrees, when a couple of us twenty something joined service, the seniors were awed into silence by our wunderkind management jargons, unheard of by them. They’d feel subdued and make a fizzing sound. But then they’d...
In an age where some people show up for job interviews in flip-flops, the imminent death of the tie seems plausible. Men have been wrapping and winding pieces of cloth around their necks for hundreds of years. It's clear that the tie, once the very symbol of the male...
MFN (Most Favoured Nation) status only suggests that member states of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are obliged to extend MFN status to each other for trade purposes and that member country won’t be discriminated with other member countries. The euphoric...
CRAZY FOR MBA In the dismal and distant summers of 1981 when I visited my cousin she gave me to understand that her dear hubby wanted to see me urgently before I left for Delhi. She did not however divulge the reason for the rendezvous. I was urged to wait for them next...
People carrying the tag of honesty may falsely report a meal with friend in restaurant as business expense. They may arrange fake certificates to qualify for tax deduction. If they are reminded of morality at the moment, may be some of them won’t cheat. Going unworldly,...
On immediate arrival in Medina,Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) wentforth to locate a suitable location fora Masjid and organized its construction.The latter had a great significance in hislife and is the most important center inany Muslim community even today. Worldover the beauty...
Life is about pragmatism and realism, not utopianism. Look at that cluster of individuals who are our administrators, office holders, politicians and rulers. Even when we live in the global world of internet and e-governance, the huge unwieldy mainframe beasts hold all the...
Beverly Hills syndrome is a highly contagious ailment that travels faster than the speed of sound and makes you feel that what you own is what you are. People are crazy about cars. They give them mobility, utility, status and a sense of independence. Car is a personalized...
When children were born, we imagined what they will be like when they grow up. What we didn't imagine was what we would be like when they do. Both my children have flown the coop in search of their own lives. I know it's good for them, but make no bones to admit that I didn't...
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