[Written by: Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui and Siva Nanda Rajesh] It’s India’s 77th Independence Day, but for whom? India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru famously proclaimed, “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” But who is awake today? Who is free? And who is drowsing […]
India’s Supreme Court (SC) recently struck down the country’s ‘electoral bond’ system that parties leveraged for political funding, introduced in 2017 under the majority of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Under this system, individuals and corporations could purchase electoral bonds with the State Bank of India (SBI) and anonymously donate funds to political parties. What […]
India achieved a remarkable milestone by successfully landing on the moon’s south pole. It is a matter of pride for the state and many others as India is the first country to make such a landing and fourth overall for a moon landing. A wave of nationalist sentiment has thus emerged. Such moments, likening sports, […]
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough” Greetings fellow readers, I had attended my second Model United Nations conference last weekend, from the 1st to the 3rd February in Dubai Scholars Private School, Dubai. All praise and thanks be to God, the second conference brought home the second Best Delegate award! […]
The pandemic has posed several challenges in many different fields. Among them, our friendships have been greatly impacted. Many new friendships were born, people created more online friends than ever, the way people maintained their existing friendships transformed, and some even approached an impending halt. These experiences have taught us many lessons in the last […]
If you do not have anything good to speak, then do not speak at all. If you are not sure about something, then do not speak either, just say “I don’t know”. Good day readers, The author’s heart was deeply hurt after seeing a certain circulation of posts and stories on social media, more of […]
And yet they think they are right And indeed man is not born in perfection, and verily none know what he intends for except he. And yet they find themselves more righteous to judge. and they are unaware of his heart’s affliction, and unaware of his endless efforts to be free. And yet they find […]
(Note: There are links to other posts in this blog in the middle of this post in context to certain statements made, for optimum help and understanding I strongly recommend you to read the linked posts as well if applicable as they are the core explanations of the context in which they are linked) Good […]
As we spend hours in social science classes, we live under the impression that we have come a long way from history and progressed in life. War, politics, religions, and economics have existed in some shape or form for thousands of years. Yet, it is surprising that many think of the world wars and other […]
“However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However, bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.” – B.R. Ambedkar One of my pet peeves in social and political discussion is when someone […]
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” With the much needed reforms in the Indian education sector, I’ve decided to go through it myself and without any external influence- draw interpretations, and analyse it critically inclusive of both appraisals and concerns. […]
Good day readers, Are you fasting today? Or are you simply starving yourself? Fasting, in Arabic- Siyam. (‘To abstain from…’) People avoid eating and drinking and claim to be fasting, while they go around doing all other kinds of wrongs. A fasting person will shift towards a lazier lifestyle and avoid doing work in school […]
As we spend hours in social science classes, we live under the impression that we have come a long way from history and progressed in life. War, politics, religions, and economics have existed in some shape or form for thousands of years. Yet, it is surprising that many think of the world wars and other […]
statement by senator fraser anning on 15th march 2019 in response to the mosque shootings It’s interesting how the senator starts with condemning the shooter for his actions and how such an event cannot be justified but it’s difficult to understand if he really does believe that at heart, why does he end his statement […]
