By: Rajiv Saxena, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN In pursuance of my pursuit for self sufficiency and sustainable agriculture to cope up the needs of food n fiber today and meet the impending challenges of food shortages as predicted for 2050 by concerned world bodies connected to this movement. I was traveling in south east Asia starting from Bangkok to Laos..to see and learn for myself as to how these countries specially Thailand is taking short term and long term measures to cope up the situation which is looking at us in…
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Nature is the best classroom: Rabindranath Tagore
By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: A great Indian who believed that true education is the result of man’s tryst with his environment was none other than Rabindranath Thakur( anglicised Tagore) also endearingly called Robi thakur or Gurudev. Tagore was born on May 7( 25th Baishakh ),1861, in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta (now Kolkata) that housed an affluent family profoundly involved in the socio-religious and cultural innovations of the !9th century Renaissance. To quote him,“I was brought up in an atmosphere of aspiration, aspiration for expansion of the human spirit. We…
Read MoreREVIVAL OF THE GLORIOUS SPIRIT OF KASHMIRIYAT
By: Javaid Beigh SRINAGAR: I can’t express my tremendous joy at the sight of the return of Shri ROSHAN LAL MAWA,, esteemed member of our beloved KASHMIRI PUNDIT COMMUNITY to his homeland and reopen his shop in the same place called “Bohri Kadal” in downtown Srinagar, 29 years after he left Kashmir valley. KASHMIRI PUNDITS are not only an integral part of Kashmiri culture but they are part of the SAME GENE as that of KASHMIRI MUSLIMS. We are two genetically inseparable communities who are tied to each other through…
Read MoreSHOPIAN & PULWAMA: STORY OF HOPE
By: Javaid Beigh With the Lok Sabha elections for the last leg of Anantnag Lok Sabha seat being over, focus was briefly shifted to twin sister districts of Shopian and Pulwama that lie on the edge of southern border of Kashmir valley, touching Pir Panjal mountains. The twin districts, which were carved out of “Greater Anantnag” are among the most fertile regions of South Asia and home to most of apple, saffron, rice and milk produced in entire Kashmir valley. These twin sister districts are also home to the greatest…
Read MoreTHE FADING COLOUR
By: Ravinder Gurtoo They say home is where the heart is. In the past 30 years, my perception of a home has evolved in so many ways. When you leave your childhood home — your hometown, your native land or your country of residence or your motherland or however you feel to call it — you leave a piece of you behind. You may forget all about it or you may let it grow inside of you as a small wound that kind of acts up when the weather gets…
Read MoreA Dash Of Indelible Purple: A Mark Of Democracy
By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group Once every five years I feel happy, politically happy to be the citizen of a Democracy. I feel I am important for my country. Is there anyone who doesn’t like to feel that she matters, that her opinion matters to her country? Well, I am no exception. Nevertheless, this assurance of self- importance comes with a price. Election is the time when political parties, besides stepping beyond the parameters of decency in their smear campaigns are also ever ready to walk that extra mile to…
Read MoreTarpan’s impressive mark in the North India
Tarpan , a movie which has fought enough for its release in the tribunal court and the censor board but now the film is making a remarkable impression in the northern part of the country.It is running successful in its second week also. The film is appreciated by both the audience and the critics. As said by Paulo Coelho when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.This statement seems to be true for the director – producer for the film Neelam R Singh.The success…
Read MoreDaksh Bhaskar honored at 10th Newsmaker Achievers Awards, 2019 ny Bappi Lahiri
Daksh Bhaskar, who won his goal by competing with the challenges, was awarded by 10th Newsmaker Achievers Awards, 2019.Daksh Bhaskar was honored with the Super Dancing Star title and received the award by the famous music director and composer Bappi Lahiri and business cum environmentalists Dr. Vitthal Venkatesh Kamath in the award ceremony held in Mumbai. During the award ceremony, his father Rakesh Bhaskar and mother Sangeeta Bhaskar were present at the stage to support the fame of Daksh. The Newsmaker Achievers Awards, 2019 was organized at the Yashwantrao Chouhan…
Read MoreEnhance your Lifestyle with NLP+ © Series: Part 37
By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 36 TO DESIGN YOUR OWN DESTINY Everything is Possible; It is Only a Question of Strategy Success Rarely Happens by Chance, Success Happens by Design Now, don’t we all want the freedom to do and to be whatever we choose to become? Often it’s our die-hard habits that stand in our way! If you do what everyone else does, you will get what everyone else gets! Why You Must Start Setting Goals,…
Read MoreElection Delayed Is Democracy Denied
By: Mehran Riyaz SRINAGAR: It has been almost a year since, we last had an elected government in place, in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. In June 2018, BJP, the main alliance partner of PDP took away its support from the PDP and the government collapsed in the state. Simultaneously, the then governor, N.N Vohra took over the reins of the administration of the state. Two months later, in August, 2018, a new governor, Satya Pal Malik who had held the same post in Bihar was made to replace…
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