Category: Opinion

“They lived in a desert, a desert of time; sometimes cold, sometimes hot. The desert was their new home; the home of their birth was far away, perhaps lost.   They were friends, some lived near and some far; some would fly, some walk. When together, some would hug, some […]

Tümhe׳ suchh maloom thaa, lekin tümne׳ jhooth aur dokhe׳ ka isteymaal kiya; humm tau sakht mushkil mei girr gayey, ab tumm suchh ka samna kaise׳ karoge׳? Tümne׳ aisa kyün kiya? Maloom nahin. [You knew the truth but you used lies and deceit. We plunged in such hardship, how will you ever […]

Many wonder, and some even ask, if and why I love our enemies, have I forgotten what they did to us, have I forgotten history, how can I be such as a fool and so sympathetic towards them when I should instead welcome the time of their redemption? I tell […]

“The mistakes made by us inadvertently may not possibly stain our innocence. To err is human, we may deserve forgiveness. But when we knowingly commit blunders that bring misery to many people, what do we call ourselves? Do we still deserve forgiveness?” I wrote the above on  6 October 2019 […]

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. These pragmatic words carry as much pertinence to humans in this day and age as they did 400 years ago when William Shakespeare wrote them in his play, All’s Well That Ends Well. Sadly, however, due to our regressive development and […]

“Most people, if not all, fear war, death and destruction. Why? Because most people live with the fear of the unknown! Some also fear the night, for fear of darkness and the dark forces that they imagine lurk and attack under the veil of darkness. They wait nervously to see […]

“The status quo of higher education industry around the world changes rapidly due to the challenges that it keeps facing due to the ongoing and new global challenges. The elite higher education institutions are forced to think globally and develop a strong student and a wider stakeholder value proposition so […]

‘One’s class, wealth, position, power or education doesn’t make one wise, refined, reformed, humble or emancipated. These virtues are precious gifts from nature. One can’t buy, learn or acquire them. Material detachment and humility may be two of the doorways to receive them from nature. Despite this philosophical realisation, a […]

“It is said ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’. In your corrupted form, you will become arrogant, overconfident, boisterously proud and ruthless. You will develop a short fuse and tend to lose temper on facing even the slightest challenges and provocations from your critics. You will tend to speak without thinking, as […]

“Physically, we may seem to be living in one world that we see with our eyes, hear with our ears and feel with our hands. Realistically, however, we live in several worlds, sometimes concurrently. Based on our individual beliefs and superstitions, perspectives and imaginations, knowledge and understanding of the cosmos, […]