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Currency replaced barter system the earlier system of transaction, and currency metamorphosed from leather and crude metallic form to present form of paper, plastic and electronic money over a period of time.  Money has power, pull and attraction, making mankind to put in all efforts, legal or illegal to have it. Money lending and subsequent…

Transformation of human being to social animal lead to mankind’s belief in supernatural power, and where from early worship of sun, water, animals and other objects lead to refined form of religion. Religion inculcates dicipline, value and contentment within its believers. Religion provides spiritual food for the psyche of mankind. Religion gives confidence and contentment…

Indian foreign minister Natwar Singh’s recent statement regarding his apprehension about credibility of Hurriyat and that of Pakistan overrating Hurriyat is not justified any way. It is true Hurriyat Conference does not have the complete and absolute mandate to represent people of Kashmir but that does not make it irrelevant all together. Mr. Singh’s statement…

Rape is the worst possible and shame full inhuman act proving ‘a fate worse than death’ for the victims. Using rape as a weapon to traumatize, torment and subjugate people exposes the ultimate beast of a sick mentality. The recent incident of molestation, outraging modesty and rape in the sleepy village of Badra Payeen Handwara in…

My request to some one not to jump the queue; plea to some official to restrain from delaying tactics; prayer to authorities that their behavior amounts to dereliction of duty assigned to them; reminder to some one about his deviation from the righteousness; requests to people to be kind and compassion; my efforts to discourage…

Kashmir valley’s immensely beautiful, attractive and scenic but controversial tourist destination and golf infrastructure, the Royal Springs golf Coursewas brainchild of former chief minister Dr. Farooq Abdulah. This dream project of Dr. Farooq materialized only after facing several administrative and legal impediments and environmental activism. From the day first of it’s launch the project had to…

Having dreams is a natural phenomenon, so dreaming is part of life. Experts believe that every one dreams as long as he live, even unborn babies dream in mother’s womb. Dreams make us to visualize the repressed experiences and other happenings of the state of unconsciousness. Other day my spouse had an unusual dream where…

Horticulture, the cultivation of fruits, is a subsidiary of Agriculture. Earlier fruits were available to mankind in wild form; in abundance and Kashmir was heaven of fruits, a gift bestowed by nature to this once beautiful valley and its inhabitants. As Sir Walter Lawrence the European settlement commissioner of erstwhile maharaja of Kashmir has rightly…

Kashmir has prospects and potential to excel in only few sectors of economy activity, Agrarian economy (Horticulture to be precise), tourism industry, handicrafts, and hydroelectric power production. Agriculture being directly related with subsistence and survival of mankind is the most vital of all. These sectors particularly agriculture needs to be emphasized for better harvest of…

It is quite unfortunate that majority of Indian population is ignorant about the real historic background and chemistry of Kashmir problem. Not only the common Indians but also a section of educated and knowledgeable Indians are ignorant about this sensitive and volcanic issue of the sub continent. The issue that has led to several wars,…