Raymond Williams is an important figure in cultural history and the history of ideas. He was in Cambridge University in the 1930s, and joined the...
Since the dawn of civilisation, ideas about demons and evil forces have occupied the human mind. It is this preoccupation with demonic forces that...
Asia encompasses diverse countries and regions – in terms of religion, culture, language, ethnicity and history. However, the region has remained...
The writer is a fellow of Asia Leadership Fellow Program, Tokyo, Japan.T S Eliot in his poem ‘The Wasteland’ deals with the theme of memory and...
Edward Said was one of the seminal public intellectuals in the post-colonial period who gave a voice to forgotten voices and suppressed histories...
The year 1991 is remembered for the disintegration of the Soviet Union; the end of the cold war; the Gulf War; and the triumph of the liberal...
Human society is different from biological organisms or animal kingdoms because the former cannot be explained through universal laws, whereas the...
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor did not appear in a historical vacuum, but rather emerged from the womb of historical continuum. Building upon...
Like other parts of High Asia, the region of Gilgit-Baltistan has also served as a pivotal link between Central and South Asia for centuries....
Gilgit-Baltistan forms a single cultural unit because of its shared geography, historical memory and collective unconsciousness. The cohabitation...
The 20th century was unique because of the drastic changes and ruptures it witnessed in every sphere of life, including knowledge. It seems that...
The Ghizer district in Gilgit-Baltistan is in the local media’s limelight, and one of the most favourite topics for researchers nowadays is the...
Since October 2017, Gilgit-Baltistan has witnessed massive protests against the imposition of taxes in the region by the government of Pakistan. The...
The 140th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammed Iqbal saw many articles and essays being published in national dailies about the different facets of...
Ibne Insha in his famous book ‘Urdu ki aakhri kitab’ explained the state of affairs in Pakistan through the metaphor of a circle. He...
The Enlightenment was among the turning points in the history of thought that emancipated the mind from theological reason, teleology and the...
Gilgit-Baltistan has historically remained at the peripheries of the power centres of Central Asia and South Asia. This relative isolation enabled...
The culture of Gilgit-Baltistan has evolved over the centuries within a mental framework or worldview that is unique to the region. Likewise, the...
Sectarian differences were politicised in Gilgit-Baltistan for the first time in the election of the erstwhile Northern Areas Council in 1988. The...
An important development during General Ziaul Haq’s period was the opening of the Karakoram Highway in 1979. The route connects...
Part - II Though there was no serious confrontation between different sects in Gilgit-Baltistan during the British period, there were latent...
Part - I The issue of sectarian violence in Gilgit-Baltistan cannot be analysed through an idealised view that tends to paint the region as an...
The society of Gilgit-Baltistan is on the cusp of change. It is under the influence of various forces, which are both internal and external, and a...
In today’s world, we cannot aspire for the kind of freedom enjoyed by Greek philosophers who remained independent from the necessities and...
There is gainsaying the fact that religious militant groups in Pakistan have turned the country into a sanguinary place – with common citizens...
Since 9/11, the relationship between the Urdu media and the radicalisation of Pakistani society has become a burning question for the Pakistani...
The issue of official languages has remained a major irritant for the state in Pakistan from the outset. Since the state operates under a monolithic...
Witches are believed to be creatures who live among human beings as representatives of evil spirits in human form. Since the dawn of civilisation,...
Humans are the only living beings that have succeeded in overcoming the limits imposed by instinct. This has helped them develop a worldview that...
In Pakistan, those who love wisdom are almost extinct. Gone are the days when the country had conferences on philosophy and engagements with...
Important events in history not only change the course of the future, but also bring about a change in our outlook towards the characters and ideas...
Untimely meditations In the aftermath of 9/11, the question about the compatibility of Islam with modernity, or to be precise liberalism, has...
Untimely medit3ations Over the last four decades social, cultural, economic and political developments in Pakistan has become so complex that...
Untimely meditations On the heels of the recently proposed bill by the Council of Islamic Ideology regarding permission for a husband to lightly...
Untimely meditations The process of state building in Pakistan has not followed a uniform policy; rather it is necessitated by contingent needs...
Untimely meditations For the last few months, news about making Gilgit-Baltistan a province of Pakistan has been making the rounds. This...
Untimely meditationsWith the end of the cold war and the triumph of liberalism over socialism there were high hopes that the world would enter the...
Untimely meditations
Part - IIIUntimely meditationsThe contours of the discourse on self, state and society started to change under the influence of different ideologies...
Part - IIUntimely meditationsAlthough Sir Sayyed appropriated modernity to create a modern Muslim self, he compromised its purity in the process....
Part - I...Untimely meditations
Untimely meditationsThe famous Silk Route has witnessed many vicissitudes for more than two millennia. This route was disrupted many times because...
Untimely meditations
Untimely meditationsIn the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, different states and societies resorted to various methods to curb terrorism and violence,...
Untimely meditationsIt is a strange irony of history that in the age of communication revolution dialogue has been replaced by monologue and the...
Untimely meditationsAny major development in the field of science and the world of ideas leaves an indelible mark on the course of history and human...
