The Kashmir book row over a book in Jammu & Kashmir has revived an important national conversation. Regardless of politics, educational resources should teach history honestly while making it clear that terrorism can never be a source of inspiration. Every society eventually confronts the same uncomfortable question: how should it teach the darkest chapters of … Read more
Why does time feel faster as you get older? At some point in life, almost everyone begins to wonder about it. Years that once seemed impossibly long now disappear with startling speed. Birthdays arrive sooner than expected. Summers pass almost unnoticed. A decade slips by and feels like a few short years. I have often … Read more
A Kashmiri Pandit’s Perspective on the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir Protest I left Kashmir thirty-six years ago. My family did not leave by choice, nor had we planned to abandon the valley that our community had called home for centuries. In January 1990, a campaign of targeted killings, threats broadcast from mosque loudspeakers, and organised terror forced … Read more
The NEET scandal exposes deep-rooted problems in India’s education system. The removal of Pradeep Kumar Joshi as the Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA) has raised serious concerns about the fairness of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). How could someone in such a high-ranking position be trusted to investigate irregularities within … Read more