May 25, 2006

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Amir Khusro lives on Recognised as one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent, a Sufi mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Aulia of Delhi, Amir Khusro...		Pan, tilt, zoom Each day, as the people in UK go about their life, it’s likely they‘ll make a guest appearance on at least 300 different CCTV screens. Britain now has more...
Suicidal adolescents Troubled adolescents send warning signals; however, most go unnoticed and untreated. Families should create a safe and supportive environment to reduce...		Online shopping — the new rage Internet technology around the globe has increased massively during the last decade. Most business houses and individuals rely on this technology to complete their...
With a bit of caring Why is it that no one is talking about conserving electricity in Karachi? Why has it not been made an issue despite the prolonged and frequent power failures...		Less is more “God loved flowers and invented soil. Man loved flowers and invented vases.” This saying by Jacques Deval seems to be the perfect translation of the beautiful....
A connoisseur of languages Linguist by proclivity and connoisseur of the Urdu language by deliberations moral, social and personal, Naveed Riaz finally found a school to teach Urdu in which...		The lawn bandwagon The mornings are becoming warmer, the afternoons are sweltering, thus the most essential buy this summer is a whole new wardrobe. No matter how much one loves...
Lamentations of a patriot Today, after 58 years of independence, an average Pakistani asks where the country is headed, for which thousands of people sacrificed their lives. Pakistan, as a nation state...		Fast backward In the matter of education, a funny thing is happening in Pakistan. We are racing backwards, or are being pushed in that direction by those in charge of education....
Taking body temperature Q: My friend has an 11-month-old daughter who had an E. coli blood infection. The child shuddered once, was a bit lethargic, but felt cool to the touch....		The allure of attar Q: In South India there is a plant whose leaf smells beautiful and intense, rather like raat-ki-rani. In Tamil it is called marikozhundu. The leaf is used in garlands and in strings...
Eight Days a Week In the comedy Shaadi Se Pehlay hypochondriac Ashish (a badly bewigged Akshaye Khanna) mistakenly begins to believe that he’s dying of cancer. To spare his fiancée...		Cool kulfi Mix together milk, condensed milk, flour and khoya. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes...