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INTRODUCTION Syrian refugee crisis is not as new as it seems to most of us who do not follow the world politics as eagerly and religiously as we follow the national. The crisis did not start after the image of a three-year-old boy Aylan Kurdi lying lifeless on a Turkish beach turned viral. I find... Continue Reading →
The hero of my tale, whom I love with all the power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful, is Truth. — Leo Tolstoy Indian conscience today is dominated by the need of War. War, say they, will end once and for all the... Continue Reading →
It is my birthday today, and I am extremely happy. I am happy not because it’s my birthday. Birthdays come and go each year. There is nothing new in them. My state of happiness is because of the insight I have acquired in Einstein’s theory of relativity. Relativity introduces us to the relativistic nature of... Continue Reading →
I intend to be a writer, a writer of philosophy, and that of religion. But when i sit back in the corner of my room thinking hard about the topic on what i should write, i realise that whatever i may chose to be my topic has complete dependence on what i know so far... Continue Reading →
College students and young employees display their new found pride in supporting homosexuality and pornography as if they are natural part of human behaviour. With the banning of porn sites in India, Social networks were full with articles and personal opinions until the government changed its stance and made the porn sites live again, keeping... Continue Reading →
The man is bound by the limits of nature itself. To know the universe from outside, man will have to be outside the universe. But nothing natural or physical can exist outside the universe. Hence the knowledge of the universe from without is not possible. Also to know the internal workings of the universe or... Continue Reading →
It has become a common practice to view people with contempt if they speak for their community, even if what is said is true. This is specifically true of the people belonging to minority. It is sad to know that individuals derive their conclusions from incomplete facts and information that is being fed to them... Continue Reading →
Introduction The developments since the beginning of industrial revolution have not only been fast but also profound. From philosophy to economics and from society to politics everything has undergone massive transformation. This period has also witnessed a keen ideological debate. Not only the two major economic ideologies namely Capitalism and Socialism have been at loggerheads... Continue Reading →
The length of a man’s life has been significantly decreasing throughout the human history. According to the various religious scriptures man was once able to live well over the age of a few hundred years. The most significant example being Prophet Noah who was 948 when he died. Man is his own reason for such... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I attended a talk organized by Jamia Collective on its forum Guftgu. The speaker was Subhash Gatade a well-known Left-wing thinker. The topic of discourse was “New Dalit Uprising and Hindutva”. Gatade, in his talk, mentioned various movements that have taken place in the past and have acquired a new life in the present... Continue Reading →
Ali Javed 