Category: My Voice-My Opinion
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DECODING UNIFORM CIVIL CODE ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF INDIAN PHENOMENA
India is described as a “Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic,” emphasizing diversity. However, having diverse laws is seen as unfair. Implementing a Uniform Civil Code is essential for genuine secularism, as it would establish laws that apply to everyone regardless of faith. This shift is crucial in ending discrimination based on identity and promoting national unity.…
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Make Your Mental Health a Priority
What is mental health? How many of them are actually taking care of their mental health? Do we give enough attention to mental health as we do to physical health? We often come across these questions in our lives. The importance of mental health is emerging as a core aspect in the present times but,…
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Living the Life of Privileges
“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” Simone de Beauvoir From my perspective, a man is never born a feminist but instead becomes one. Coming from a highly orthodox Muslim family, I was also entrapped in the bastion of male chauvinism in my adolescence. The patriarchal structure moulded me into a man with…
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PERPETUATE POSITIVITY AT ITS SIMPLEST AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
When the entire world was rejoicing in their peaceful lives, the worst nightmare in 2019 arrived in the name of covid 19. It all started as a joke and a mirage around the world until March 11, 2020, when the WHO announced the global threat of the pandemic. Governments have banned flights to and from…
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What Gandhi signifies in the modern world: obsolete ideology or man forever?
Gandhi believed that at the core of every religion was truth (satya), non-violence (ahimsa) and the Golden Rule. It embodies many Western ideas that Gandhi was exposed to, but because it is anchored in ancient Indian culture and harnesses everlasting and universal moral and religious concepts, it contains much that is not at all new.
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THE UKRAINE CRISIS: THROUGH THE PERSPECTIVE OF A YOUNG TURKISH MULTINATIONAL
AN OPEN LETTER TO WORLD LEADERS: 2021 ended with mounting speculations in the international system on an upcoming conflict. In December 2021, Washington Post published an unclassified U.S. military document on the increased presence of Russian troops near Ukraine’s border. However, many believed in the success of diplomatic talks checking a war on European soil.…
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SAYEDA – A Memoir Of Beliefs, Values & Understandings
Culture and religion are an accident of geography, we are just people at the end of the day. I have had countless encounters with this, and it always fascinates me. Sayeda was one of such encounters that changed my normal day, made me pause and reflect a bit longer. I realised I will not be…
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Entrepreneurial Mindset vs. Educational Mindset: What do we need?
Comprehension and apprehension of entrepreneurial mindset in the 21st century can be easily understood from the proverb: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” – Chinese proverb. Decoding the First half of the proverb. On decrypting the proverb,…
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Never ending Kashmir conundrum- A KASHMIRI OR AN INDIAN?
“I Am not an Indian, I am a kashmiri”, contradicted a 15-year teenager named Azad in the suburbs of beautiful Kashmir valley. Perhaps not so beautiful as beauty gets reflected in your words and expression, and the words of Azad were nowhere serene & respectful as is the valley’s natural beauty. The Reply- A Kashmiri…
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Decluttering the Human Mind of 21st Century
The Happiness Paradox in Mind In today’s modern world, life is fast, fascinating and fabulous. However, the last part of living a fabulous life comes with a warning. People today succumb to the vices of this rapid and engaging life. Dominated by materialism, success measured in monetary achievements, a rapacious social life and wrongs associated…
