A woman’s self-discovery

Zara is sitting on a bench in a park. In front of her is a long river with...

Lahore “City of Literature”

There is a popular adage '' Jisne Lahore nahi dekha woh janma hi nahin '' شہِر الہور تری رونقیں...

Western Renaissance

INTRODUCTION The world's history is divided into three periods: ancient, middle (or medieval), and modern. The Middle Ages roughly...

The new cadet in N.D.A.

A friend of mine visited me some time back, and related an interesting story. He was 2 years senior to me in school ( the Boys High School, Allahabad...

Mushaira cum Kavi Sammelan in the Indian Supreme Court

On the evening of 20th October, 2008 a grand Mushaira-cum-Kavi Sammelan in a function called 'Eid Diwali Milan' was held on the lawns of the Indian Supreme Court, which...

Historical Heroes Stamped as Foreign Agents by Justice Katju

Many people described me as a 'controversial' judge. Since I was not sure what exactly the word 'controversial' meant, I searched many thesauruses and dictionaries, and was bewildered to find...

Unveiling Racism: The Disturbing Reality of Anti-Muslim Bigotry in India”

Doesn’t it seem odd that anti-Muslim bigotry is categorised as a species of racism? Despite scholarly debates challenging the...

GenZ: The Lost Art Why GenZ are GenZ, and not Millennials?

Threads of Parenting In the parenting of the GenZ and Millennials, there are numerous significant differences. Certainly, due to...

G**a and the Death of Nihilism:

The atheist/nihilist sitting in the comfort of his/her room blabbering about the meaninglessness of life and the evil and...

History

Western Renaissance

INTRODUCTION The world's history is divided into three periods: ancient, middle (or medieval), and modern. The Middle Ages roughly lasted between the 5th and 13th...

Cold War (Part 3/3:New Cold War)

Introduction As concluded in my previous blog, Detente ended completely by the year 1979. The period which followed opened last chapter, in the history of...

COLD WAR part 2/4 (Detente)

Introduction As told in my previous blog, the world stood on the brink of world war III, during the Cuban  missile crisis of 1962. It...

A Breeze of Light

I stand before the vast ocean that spans decades, Basking in the warmth of the sun, the winds blowing through my...

Rehan Allahwala

A few years back a common friend, Amile Gulzar, a young Pakistani from Lahore who does business in Dubai and...

In Memoriam Winston Gardner

The Anglo-Indians are a community in India, who are descendants of Britishers who came to to India during...

Caste is Still Deeply Entrenched in Indian Society

Despite all claims of becoming a modern country, the truth is that most of India is still semi-feudal,...

Justice Katju Explains IK Mistakes

Since long I have been supporting former Prime Minister...

Social Science

Arts

Poetry

Entertainment

The Life of John Nash

John Nash is also addressed as John Forbes. Nash...

Javed Akhtar: the Wizard of Pen

Javed Akhtar, a well-known scriptwriter, perhaps doesn’t require any...

Where the Crawdads Sing: “Book Review”

"If anyone would understand loneliness, the moon would." Catherine Danielle...

“Baghawat: the song of resistance” Song Review

Reading my piece on dissent makes me think of...

Literature

Psyhology & Health

Learned Helplessness of a Nation & Learned Optimism of a Leader

Nearly 50 years ago, Martin Seligman and Steve Maier experimentally proved that human beings or animals can learn to become helpless when they experience...

Social Science

Learned Helplessness of a Nation & Learned Optimism of a Leader

Nearly 50 years ago, Martin Seligman and Steve Maier...

Post-Cold War(1991-current)

Introduction Cold War ended with the pulling apart of the...

Western Renaissance

INTRODUCTION The world's history is divided into three periods: ancient,...

Cold War (Part 3/3:New Cold War)

Introduction As concluded in my previous blog, Detente ended completely...

COLD WAR part 2/4 (Detente)

Introduction As told in my previous blog, the world stood...

Commerce