Durriya Kazi

Legend has it that, as soon as Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar began his meal, huge quantities of rice were distributed to the poor Published 18 Sep, 2022 07:52am

The roadmap for progress in all countries today is based on universal systems for education, economy, health and cultural... Published 04 Sep, 2022 09:43am

An 18-year-old college student from Sialkot, Asghar Saudai, wrote a tarana or song in 1944, to inspire crowds in their demand for Published 21 Aug, 2022 12:35pm

Endurance is the quietest form of heroism. It’s the ability to survive, to resist, to remain true to one’s aims. Most training... Published 07 Aug, 2022 11:15am

In his article ‘The Roots of Elite Alienation’, Arif Hasan gives a compelling account of the sequence of events that led to the... Published 24 Jul, 2022 09:17am

The most extraordinary years of learning are between two and seven, when children learn faster than at any other ... Updated 10 Jul, 2022 10:41am

A growing number of countries across the world are grappling with the rise of mediocrity. There is a fair amount of... Published 26 Jun, 2022 10:14am

Bohemianism as a lifestyle emerged in post-Revolution France. What started as poverty and the political rejection of... Published 12 Jun, 2022 09:04am

Sitting down for breakfast, lunch or dinner, we rarely think about farmers tilling soil, seeding and harvesting,... Published 29 May, 2022 07:20am

Kautilya, a teacher at the ancient University of Taxila (300 BC) and author of the Arthashastra — a survival guide for statesmen Published 15 May, 2022 07:37am

Streets are called arteries of a city, but arteries are hidden from the eye. Streets may be better understood as the rivers... Published 01 May, 2022 06:34am

The most well-known story of a weaker opponent overcoming a much stronger adversary is the story of David (Da’wud)... Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:18am

‘Cultural genocide’ is a term almost certainly designed to alarm and trigger immediate attention. A term first... Published 03 Apr, 2022 07:34am

Pakistan Day, which falls on March 23rd, is around the corner. There will be a thrilling display by the armed ... Published 20 Mar, 2022 07:17am

Does the proportion of an eraser on a pencil imply the number of mistakes that are allowed? A quarter of an inch of... Published 06 Mar, 2022 07:09am

Mushtaq Yusufi, at the launch of AK Khan’s book, The Gardener, in his inimitable style, elaborated the distinction... Published 20 Feb, 2022 07:03am

We usually think of the few and the many in economic terms. One percent of the world has more wealth than 50 percent... Published 06 Feb, 2022 07:04am

How often do we hear a mother or a spouse described as “just a housewife”, implying an inconsequential... Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

On April 28, 1967 the boxer Muhammad Ali (born as born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr), publicly refused to join the war... Published 09 Jan, 2022 07:17am

Nostalgia was once seen as a medical condition — the pain felt by those who could not return to their homeland.... Published 26 Dec, 2021 07:15am