SUNDAY BYTES: Making Our Lives Hostage to Priorities And Preferences of Others

“Lukh Kya Wanaan, Rishtedaar Kya Wanaan, Hamsaai Kya Wanaan”. (What will people say, what will the relatives think, what will neighbours conclude?) Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili When we succumb to a culture of opinions – and the mental trauma it breeds, every choice is filtered through one question: “What will people think if I do…

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Reimagining Primary Education: From Exams to Learning

The journey toward promotion-based education is a collective one. It calls for sustained commitment from policymakers, teachers, parents, and communities. Mohammad Hanief Education forms the bedrock of a society’s progress, shaping the minds that will lead its future. In Jammu and Kashmir, the foundation of primary education has long rested on examinations that emphasize memorization…

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FRIDAY SERMON: Child Education Within Islamic and Social Framework

A strong Islamic, moral, educational, and social system across all three phases—childhood, adolescence, and youth—ensures a future generation that excels in faith, character, knowledge, and service to humanity. Mohammad younis Bhat (Zahid) Education is not the mere transfer of academic knowledge—it is the holistic development of character, manners, intellect, spirituality, social values, and responsible citizenship….

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