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By Yahya Aqeel “Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days, whenever each day passes then part of you has gone.” The above quote, attributed al-Hasan al-Basri, succinctly

By Kim A Wagner The plants and flowers are all scorched or withered Deprived of its scent, the pollen is scattered like a stain on the ground Alas! This lovely garden is

By Gautam Bhatia On February 5, an Additional Sessions Judge in Punjab sentenced three young men to life in prison. Arwinder Singh, Surjit Singh and Ranjit Singh were convicted under a little-known

By Yogendra Yadav The election season has begun. So has the season for opinion polls. We have already had at least three nationwide opinion polls, and all of them forecast a reduction

By Hamid Dabashi I can close my eyes and hear the chants: “Marg bar fascism! Marg bar fascism!” It was a fine summer day in July 1979. I was a graduate student

By Soutik Biswas India’s single time zone is a legacy of British rule, and is thought of as a symbol of unity. But not everyone thinks the Indian Standard Time (IST) is

By Aarif Qadir Politics, nowadays, is in sync with the phenomena of making fake promises, wily public speeches, tempting the public and the ensuing public discontent in the aftermath of unfulfilled commitments.

By P.K.Balachandran Of late, there is some realization in India that it is time New Delhi dropped its reservations about engaging the radical Islamist Taliban in Afghanistan and participated in the on-going

By Ziya Us Salam Indeed, lynching has replaced the age-old communal riot as a means of polarization. Lynching comes without the burden of guilt that used to accompany riots. It is more

By Prem Shankar Jha The approach of the next general election has reminded political leaders of the existence of the poor in India. This has set off a rash of competing promises