The Business of “Copy Cats”
UZMA BHAT
The word ‘Copy Cats’ makes me wonder why the 'cat' was saddled with a prefix like this and not any other animal. When...
Durbar Move: Old Practices, New Realities
by Dr Sirfaraz Ahmed
Darbar Move is the name given to the bi-annual exercise of shifting the secretariat and all other state-level Government offices from...
The process of Undoing!
Irtif Lone
Elections were held to crown the 15th Prime Minister of India but it brought along some upheavals in the political circles of national...
To Orient Education
Fayaz Ahmad DarThe successful cloning of the Pashmina (Cashmere) goat by Kashmiri scientists a few days ago is very heartening news. However, such accomplishments...
Peace and happiness!
Gowhar GeelaniThere was a time when it was alleged that all the “uneducated, unemployed, disgruntled and even drug addicts” ---- on the payrolls of...
Legitimizing corruption
Dr. Bashir A DablaThe Indian society was characterized with some degree of corruption throughout. However, throughout history, corruption was considered harmful and undesirable. Today,...
Forward Move
Javid AhmedIndia has asked its envoy in Pakistan to open channels of communication with Pakistan army chief General Pervez Kayani as well as ISI...
Forgetting As Justice
Arif Ayaz ParreyThe sudden new interest shown by India’s mainstream media and Kashmir’s ‘mainstream’ politicians in what is otherwise a routine matter of state...
Minority Politics!
Irtif Lone
Sedition has taken a new high since Afridi hit those two winning sixes in the last over of an Asia cup Match. And...
Padmavat: A Reality or Fiction
by Sumera Reshi
After much hullabaloo, Padmavati was released on January 25, 2018. The film tells the story of a 14th-century Hindu queen and a...
Political demurrage and the way ahead
Arshid Malik The uproar and commotion that marked the latest sessions of the State Legislative Assembly is a blotch on the face of politics in...
An ode to 2017
by Sameer Bhat
It is that time of the year. We bid farewell to 2017 and herald a new year, thinking in our naivety that...
The brighter side
Arshid Malik
I have eventually figured out that there is always a brighter side to every story. It all depends on your line of vision....
“Whose line is this anyway”
Arshid Malik Even though it has been proposed and propagated all along that Kashmir is a patriarchal society, I do not subscribe to the view...
One weapon for all
Umair HaqaniThe Jammu and Kashmir government has reportedly decided to impose Public Safety Act against land grabbers, who do not vacate encroached government land....
