Yes men doomed for oblivion
Zamir AhmadOnce upon a time a king was served fried brinjal in dinner. Delighted with the preparation, he praised it lavishly. “It is the...
Used, Abused and Confused
Zamir AhmadJammu and Kashmir is considered to be the most politically sensitive region in the sub-continent not only because of its tumultuous history but...
Red hues of a grey brush
Zamir AhmadIt is often said that ‘all generalisations are dangerous.’ Notwithstanding the paradoxical essence of this quote, we can say that sweeping statements of...
No god but God
Zamir AhmadI borrow the title of today’s piece from author Reza Aslan’s acclaimed book of the same title. But my reasons for titling my...
Denied childhood
Zamir AhmadWisdom comes with age, is a popular perception that has withstood vagaries of time. While comparing qualifications and experience, the latter always gets...
Get above rhetoric
Zamir Ahmad“I am writing these words with great pain and suppressed rage.” wrote the American-Jewish filmmaker Udi Aloni while condemning Israel for its latest...
Rains, Truth and SaS Ras
Zamir A. QadriA childhood memory still fresh in my mind perhaps was my first initiation into localization of faith in our society. It was...
No solution without a model
Zamir A. QadriAn Arab proverb goes like this; Fahmus Sawaali Nisfun Jawaab. It means that understanding the question properly is equal to answering it...
Breaking the jinx
Zamir AhmadLegend has it that Columbus was at a dinner with some Spanish nobles when some of them began scoffing at the admiral’s success...
Madhuri, Modi and Mockery!
Zamir AhmadThere is an interesting thing about the people of Pakistan. They just cannot stop loving Indian films and film stars. One of the...
From unsettled times to repressive freedom
By GAUTAM NAVLAKHA
I have little to say. Reason is simple. To report on everyday stable secure life punctuated by some days of turbulence is...
Kashmir on New Media
TARIQUE A BHAT
Newspapers were the kings of media but their crowns are about to topple off. The growth of what they call grassroots journalism...
Rail Politik
Zameer Ahmad“Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your...
Flawed debatek
Zameer AhmadThe great non sequitur committed by defenders of the State, including classical Aristotelian and Thomist philosophers, is to leap from the necessity of...
Change may bring about a change
Gowhar Geelani
Whether we want to accept it or not the truth remains that our world is witnessing some positive changes; all our troubles notwithstanding....
