Within a week of my return from Srinagar, where I spent the better part of my summer holidays, the state I completely fell in love with, burnt up in flames of violence, protests, cries and pain! When I had met my friends distributing all the souvenirs I had brought for them, I described Jammu and Kashmir

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The language of Sanskrit is of a wonderful structure, more perfect than Greek, more copious than Latin and more exquisitely refined than either.
- Sir William Jones
Sanskrit can be termed as language of scriptures and religious texts…

We stand at a footnote of history. Sixty years of Independence, and we’ve done the impossible - atleast that which remained impossible for us. It is another matter altogether that, well, other countries have been doing it for quite some time now - and doing it with exceeding finesse…

Invoke all your powers of imagination and fancy a phase in your life when you will have to make do without your regulation rice and pulses. Most of us may not be particularly fond of such bland and Spartan fare when it comes to food…

When I think of the term secularism, our country to me seems like a practical lab. The theoretical concept is taught, discussed and debated all over the world, but it is only in India that its practicality…

Eating straight out of a dumpster was never this much fun. Enter ‘Freeganism’. The phenomenon that denounces all forms of consumerism and capitalism. The people who believe in the simple life, protection of environment…

Why is ‘feminist’ a label that some liberal, emancipated women recoil from? What is its relevance in modern day India? Why is feminism often associated with aggressive women, who disrupt social norms and harmonious families What is the connection between religion and feminism…

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As seen for long time, the Transport and Traffic authorities in Jammu and Kashmir state have either failed to perform their duties or have shown their incapability particularly when it come to check the increased frequency of accidents which are often caused due to overloading…

Rasulpur is a small village situated at a distance of 125 kms from Dehradun to the south of the Rajaji National Park The village comprises of about 1000-1200 people and the majority of the population living in the village belongs to the scheduled caste category…

Indian cinema certainly needs a revaluation and a revamp. It needs to be beautified (as it was earlier) instead of being vulgarized. There is definitely a need of some kind of parameter to judge where the delicate line is being crossed…