Pul-E-JawanSome governments need bans to make their presence felt. It is hardly any surprise that the Pakistani government is one such authority. When you are unable to do anything…
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I Wear Plain T-Shirts in an Utopian World
A loosely hanging wet tee on the ramparts of a primitive building of Delhi -06 spoke about the Marxian graffiti of Utopia with an obnoxious literacy. It said ‘nobody is…
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Balochistan in Doldrums
"Sectarian (pseudo) of whatever persuasion, blinded by his irrationality, doesn't(or cannot) perceive the dynamics of reality-or else misinterprets it." -Paulo Freire Recently, at the sidelines of a conference on Pakistan-Afghanistan-India…
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The Puzzles of Indian Secularism
I remember, when I was in class seventh in school, our first chapter in Civics was the Indian Constitution and the Preamble. A preamble is the first page of the…
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Ramzaan 2012
It is my deep fervor to celebrate Ramzaan this year with all of you here. Thus, I wholeheartedly invite everyone to participate and make this month extremely memorable to be…
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Pakistan & Youtube Bans
Some governments need bans to make their presence felt. It is hardly any surprise that the Pakistani government is one such authority. When you are unable to do anything about a violation of your perceived moral higher ground, it…
read moreI Wear Plain T-Shirts in an Utopian World
A loosely hanging wet tee on the ramparts of a primitive building of Delhi -06 spoke about the Marxian graffiti of Utopia with an obnoxious literacy. It said ‘nobody is perfect and I am nobody’. I was surprised. If perfection has…
read moreBalochistan in Doldrums
"Sectarian (pseudo) of whatever persuasion, blinded by his irrationality, doesn't(or cannot) perceive the dynamics of reality-or else misinterprets it." -Paulo Freire Recently, at the sidelines of a conference on Pakistan-Afghanistan-India Peace prospects, I got a chance to meet some intellectuals,…
read moreThe Puzzles of Indian Secularism
I remember, when I was in class seventh in school, our first chapter in Civics was the Indian Constitution and the Preamble. A preamble is the first page of the constitution that contains an introductory statement about the constitution’s underlying…
read moreRamzaan 2012
It is my deep fervor to celebrate Ramzaan this year with all of you here. Thus, I wholeheartedly invite everyone to participate and make this month extremely memorable to be cherished for a long time....... ......its time to spread out our…
read moreEarning His Bread – The Afghani Way
Meet Masoud, an 18 year old Afghani boy who runs a naan(Afghani bread) shop in the Bhogal market of New Delhi. Masoud came with his family (parents and three brothers) from Kabul to India from in 2009. I ask him…
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