Manto: The Man To Be Reckoned
Lahore, January 1948….. Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955) was looking at a footwear shop, as he tried to assess the damage. The shop was badly damaged during the communal violence that […]
No To Theravada, On To Taus
It was a day of double delight for the Yazidis. When the Norwegian Nobel Committee was announcing names of 2018 Peace Prize winners on October 5, the Yazidi community was […]
On An Ancient Trade…
It’s official! Drugs used to exist in ancient times. In the past, we traced opium and other drugs in artists’ works, ancient manuscripts, literatures and mythology. However, there was no […]
The Conflict Is Econo-Political
A coincidence? Just before William Nordhaus won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on October 8, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claimed that the impact of global warming […]
(An)archy Named Patriarchy
Patriarchy often tends to believe that women are nothing, but commodities! Patriarchy loves war, as it satisfies the male ego and the female body becomes the reward not only in […]
A Sword In Scandinavia!
An eight-year-old girl recently found a 1,500-year-old sword! Soon after the media reported the incident that took place in South Sweden, the people named Swedish-American Saga Vanecek the “Queen of […]
He Sets An Example
Once again, Russian President Vladimir Putin has set an example on how to get the job done quietly. He recently arrived in India, did his job and returned to Russia, […]
Surfing On ‘Serfdom’
Modern slavery is a simple English term, but different countries use different legal terminologies to explain it. Commonly, modern slavery includes the crimes of human trafficking, slavery and slavery like practices, […]
Arms & The Men
With India acquiring five S-400 Triumf missile defence systems from Russia, neighbouring China has made the debut flight of FTC-2000G – a new multirole combat aircraft developed for export by […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 