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Category: South Asia

In The Crèche Of ‘Cracy’ Again!

Once, Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (1889-1951) – the Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily on logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language – said: […]

Idiocracy!

Recently, 1,400 words got entry in one of the most authentic English dictionaries and one of them is ‘Idiocracy’. The word itself explains the meaning…. a system run by the […]

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 […]

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, […]

Defence: Rush To Russia!

India has strengthened its defence system! The Narendra Modi government in New Delhi – defying the threat of US sanctions – signed a contract with Russia on October 5 on […]

Stone Age Etched In Stone

Someone painted whales, while others created huge and bulky elephants. Viewers may also find turtles, trees and different geometric figures! Interestingly, the creators didn’t use brush and colours, as all […]

The Fate Of A Journo

Cyril Almeida – who serves as the Assistant Editor and Columnist for the Dawn daily – had triggered a controversy in Pakistan a couple of years ago when he published […]

Arms & The Nations

Russian President Vladimir Putin is all set to visit India, as the two countries plan to sign an agreement for New Delhi’s purchase of the multi-billion dollar S-400 Triumf missile […]

Innovation Of The Circle Of Reason

Perhaps, India has achieved adulthood….. At least, the basic idea of progress says so. As far as the issue of selecting a mate is concerned, the Indian society has been […]