100 years of Martyrdom of Veer Ram
Arun Kumar Gupta Today citizens of lower caste have all the rights as per the constitution but about 100 years ago the circumstances were extremely different. They were hated and they were called many names,…
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Recalling a cradle of harmony
Pushp Saraf A coincidence has stirred my childhood memories. All of us in the family were busy planning support for causes dear to my father Om Prakash Saraf, veteran journalist and public figure, to commemorate…
Acharya Balkrishan christens three peaks, glacier
‘Divine Powers are present on Himalayas’ Acharya Balkrishan christens three peaks, glacier Sanjeev K. Sharma First God almighty arranges food for his creatures and then they are born on this earthly world. See how before…
Radio Ceylon The Lankan queen of airwaves
Away from the world of social media and the internet, there was a time when listening to Radio Ceylon was a part of everyday life in several South Asian countries. The radio station used to…
Story of the lady who saved Poonch in 1971 War
Col Lalit Chamola It was the Month of June 1999, I had moved with my Battalion from the rugged and inhospitable terrain of Gandoh in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir to the Mandi –…
‘Oversized’ taunts groomed International Powerlifter
Sanjeev K. Sharma Can the taunts to make fun of a person push him/her to success? Perhaps yes! And, here is a case where a girl was taunted a lot, from her childhood to young…
“My Oxford experience was incredible”
Crystal Magotra has completed her post-graduation from the University of Oxford, UK where she studied Educational Research. Her research focused on how schools in J&K can foster creativity and innovation in classrooms. She will now…
No Shortcuts to Success
Khalid-ul-Islam There are No Shortcuts to Success Only Hard Work and a Passion to Learn and We All Have That Ability. Over the weekend I watched a four-part documentary on Dr Dre and Jimmy Lovine…
P T Usha’S Nomination to Rajya Sabha
Harihar Swarup P T Usha was India’s fastest woman, winning a slew of medals across Asia. Then she began to groom a new generation of female runners. Now she has been nominated to the Rajya…
Pankaj Sharma-Lighting up the Jammu Stage
Mohd. Yaseen What does an Artist earn by treadmilling his life on the stage? It is an uncommon question difficult to be answered by a common man. Artist born in the mother’s lap dedicates his…