Those Were The Days…
Believe it or not! Nostalgia is one of the driving forces behind the resurrection of ultra-nationalism in contemporary world. Interestingly, the love for the past is not necessarily based on the […]
Kaed To Azadi: On India Winning Freedom
– to my friend Naheed Yousuf, the grandniece of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad… The Indians usually criticise Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, […]
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 […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 