Criminal attack
December 30, 2020 was a sad day for the patriotic Pakistani Hindu community because a violent mob succeeded in attacking the Teri Temple and Samaadhi (Tomb) located at district Karak,…
A reminder
The New York Times has recently published an article titled, 'God vs Coronavirus'. In his writing, Mattia Ferraresi, who is an Italian journalist, emphasized that: "Religion is supposed to be…
The people’s historian
Writing about the problems of historiography in Pakistan, Dr Mubarak Ali has pointed out that we are obsessed with the role of personalities, the Two-Nation theory, and religious feelings. He…
A conscious life
HUMAN life is the greatest enigma for those individuals who constantly reflect over it. It has been described in literature through various metaphors, similes, analogies and examples. In the Quran,…
King of kings
My first column in 2019 is dedicated to Khwaja Syed Mohammad Moinuddin Chishti, a sufi mystic who is also known as Khawaja Ghareeb Nawaz (the benefactor of the poor). I…
The people boom
Historical evidence suggests that if a country’s population increases beyond the limits of its resources, it deeply influences its social, political and economic fabric. In the past, the Subcontinent’s population…
The power of the pen
Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, who belonged to the city of Athens, is credited as the founder of philosophy. It is quite unfortunate that a great philosopher such as him was…
Toynbee on civilisation
In his monumental work, ‘A Study of history’, British historian Arnold J Toynbee surveyed 23 civilisations. Some of these civilisations collapsed during their early years while others reached their ‘youth’…
On a decline?
Generally, when historians analyse the process of decline of any society, it is necessary to compare it with the period of its rise, maturity and creative achievements. Decline can only…
The narrative of decline
History provides a detailed record of the rise and fall of civilisations and nations. When readers goes through the story of the rise of a nation or civilisation, they are…
