His father laboured all his life and his mother never went to school, yet the twenty-year-old Azharuddin from Muradnagar near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh battled all odds and went on to become a mechanical engineer. Azharuddin studied at a government school and today he is a second-year B.Tech. student at Subharti University, Meerut. The university…
Covid-19 represents one of the greatest challenges mankind has faced in the 21st century. Since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, quarantine has been the number one recommendation as the most effective way of curbing the infection rate of corona virus (COVID-19). Over 10 centuries ago, Ibn Sina, one of the fathers of modern medicine…
S. Anwar ‘Occasionalism’ deals with the concept of causation. Simply put, the relationship between a cause and its effect.It determines the dependency of cause and effect on each other. If my hand moves a chair, is it the strength of my hand causing the movement? Is the firing of the neurons stimulating the muscle activity,…
New Startup Saves 45,000 Trees, Recycles 470 Tons in 8 Months Want to earn from your household scrap while helping the environment? This startup not only offers a free pick-up service, it also uses a part of the profits to educate under privileged kids. Three brothers from Hyderabad have started ‘Crapbin’ ‘Crapbin’, founded by three…
Lama-ji had a gentle, smiling face. One felt a sense of deep comfort simply being in his presence. He seemed to radiate positive energy even when he was silent. That’s really how a religious person ought to be! One of the greatest blessings I enjoy are the abundant opportunities I get to interact with people…
I think of him as a large-hearted, grand-fatherly, local figure forever worrying about the education of young Muslim girls… By Vrijendra In the late evening of June 8, 2019, Firoz Ashraf died in a freak accident outside his home in Jogeshwari when he was crossing the road. It is more than a month since he died,…
Hyderabad: From being a special education teacher to winning the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Telangana State Urdu Academy for her contribution to promotion of Urdu through informative articles, 64-year-old Farida Raj has traversed a long and arduous, but satisfying journey in her endeavour to empower women. Farida decided to wield the pen to help…
Having seen suffering first hand and losing his wife to cancer, Syed Zameeruddin Kamali today volunteers at Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, guiding and helping patients both morally and monetarily. (By Nigar and Dolcy) Having seen suffering first hand and losing his wife to cancer, Syed Zameeruddin Kamali today volunteers at Sri Shankara…
He doesn’t have any fancy degree in catering or hospitality, but Muneer Ahmed of M.K. Caterers has made a major mark in Bangalore for his famous biryani through sheer hard work and hands-on experience! In a quiet lane off a busy road near Shivajinagar in Bangalore, there is a tiny room adorned with calendars and…
Gaza’s Energy Pioneer helps keep Palestinian Lights On. Majd Mashharawi developed the Sunbox solar energy system to help provide low-cost energy in besieged Gaza. Having no extra money to take a taxi or ride a bus has never stopped Samar from getting her child to the hospital – it was a matter of keeping her…
