Conservation is a word used very often these days. Terms like ecotourism, eco-friendly, green games and environmentally sustainable are some of the expressions that camouflage conservation repeatedly. But how do we actually describe ‘Conservation’.

With only a few days left for the commonwealth games euphoria to begin, the capital is still under last minute clean up. A clean up which is not only restrained to debris of the city but also to the makers of this so-called “global”& “world-class” city.

As the Independence Day is approaching, I am continuously haunted by a question i.e. are we truly free and independent? We have gained freedom from the British rule but what have we done with our independence?

“What matters is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.” This was once said by famous French surgeon and noble price winner Alexis Carrel.

And she lolled on my shoulders, the whorls brushing against my ears, tickling me in an eerie manner. I tried to nudge and adjust slightly without disturbing her sleep; moments of respite then again the situation would get to me. Half an hour had passed like that and the bus was still sailing through, halting occasionally near the roadside food joints.

When Jesus speaks to us in the opening scenes of Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)”, He doesn’t speak about love or god. He speaks about pain and agony; the pain and agony of sharing a destiny with God.

On vibrant green grass kissed by dew
Under a clear limitless eternal sky
Sat motionless and lost; I.

She had always been the favourite kid. Always buoyant, she would spread cheer and joys everywhere she went. Her parents loved her and her brothers adored her. Life was just perfect until the cruel destiny took its toll.

It was not very long when in 1985 the concept of SMS was developed and by 2005, it became a mass movement with everybody playing with the keys of their cell phone to text a message to their near and dear ones.

After slight consideration, I decided that for this week’s column like to address the problems and benefits attached with young ambitions and the path of disarray that a lot of the young tread, if not guided correctly.