Buried and forgotten history
FOR the longest time, archaeologists forever in search of lost civilisations used to walk the earth, and map and dig areas where they believed ancient settlements had once existed and…
Reshaping knowledge
GEOPOLITICS and geo-economics are seen as parallel pathways to progress. When there is harmonisation between the two, the outcome is good; when political differences come in the way of economic…
History’s lessons
“It is a very common device that when anyone has attained the summit of greatness, he kicks away the ladder by which he has climbed up.” ECONOMIC development, particularly in…
A sense of history would help
INDIA’S fabled constitution is struggling with a very Indian flaw. It has too many filters to stop it from choking. The preamble promises a secular socialist democracy. Many are openly…
Power is knowledge?
KNOWLEDGE empowers individuals, but societal and educational power structures shape what knowledge is accessible and valued. A complex relationship exists between power and knowledge, encompassing curriculum design, assessment, and teaching.…
A history of hypocrisy
No reasons, explanations or lamentations on earth can alleviate the pain inflicted upon humanity in Sialkot a few days back. Much has been said and written in condemnation of the…
History and truth
IT has been almost three weeks since students went on strike at Balochistan University, the flagship educational institution in Pakistan’s biggest and most brutalised province. In the same time period,…
Lost in history
On Thursday, apartheid’s last leader, Frederik Willem de Klerk, died, sparking a national conversation among South Africans about his life and legacy. Praise and support for De Klerk – who…
A force for knowledge
The Knowledge Economy Task Force chaired by the prime minister had its first meeting in January 2019 when the roadmap presented by me in my capacity as vice chairman was…
Living history
LAST week the United States marked the first anniversary of the very public murder of George Floyd. The inescapable brutality of the police killing sparked protests on an unparalleled scale…
