Of all the non-Islamic religious icons, Allama Iqbal perhaps wrote most admiringly about Sikhism founder Guru Nanak, whom he hailed as “mard-e kaamil [perfect man]”. The spiritual Muslim leader Bulleh Shah’s (1680) hailed his friend, the ninth Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur, as a ‘holy warrior’ when he was put to death. By Sameer Arshad Khatlani […]
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This indeed is the story of all reunion groups. Nostalgia is here and now. Reach out to your teen past right away. That’s where your original life and joy are still waiting for you. Do realize that you have never really grown up, the veneer of grey hair notwithstanding and whatever your pretensions of maturity. […]
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Owing to Covid-19, some private Institutions have started online education through videos calls on smart phones, but this is for those, who are capable to afford the expenses of online system. But on the other hand, the students from remote areas, the students from poor villages, are not getting any benefit after closure of schools. […]
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The most common issue at the Universities is compromising standards while admitting students and then the same compromise cycle continues for the rest of the academic cycle. The result is ‘Garbage In and Garbage Out’ (GIGO). By Muneer Ahmed Mirjat Ideally, Universities are required to produce qualified graduates who can be a useful part of […]
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Pride for survival, is life’s reality. And, every year, in the last few years, the dawn of this day is a real relief to me first, and a matter for celebration, very juvenile though it may seem. And, twenty eight years after my guru’s passing, I am proud to say: ‘I am still around… And […]
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Born in 1828 at Nasarpur, Misri Shah is a leading and legendary poet of Sindhi Kafi and is called ‘The Imam of Kafi’. He left a legacy of love and tasawuf. His poetry is compiled under the title of Hazrat Misri Shah jo Kalam. His poetry is full of poetic skills and attributions as well […]
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Censorship does not expand, it limits. It does not protect, it punishes. It does not lift society, it crushes its voices. It’s one thing to have a vigorous debate about art, to dislike and disagree with it. But to clip its wings when it is not physically hurtful to anyone is to clip spirit and […]
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Prisoner Sheikh Mujib, as he was named, wrote: “…those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated. Great things are achieved through great sacrifices. “…but you should know, to the man who lives for an idea, for his country, for the good of humanity, life has an extensive meaning, and to that […]
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Calcutta and Dhaka are the only cities I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random….for a quick chat. I am proud to have lived in both the cities of Calcutta and Dhaka—places that appeared like a work of modern art —that neither made sense nor had utility, but had existed for […]
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British government has announced curtailing its overseas development aid budget. It is an emotional short-sighted political decision by a populist government that will affect the British prestige in the world. By Tom Arms This week the British government announced that it planned to cut its overseas aid budget by 0.2 percent or about $4 billion […]
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