Student Blogs

The overcrowded coaching centres aptly depict every Kashmiri parent’s desire to have their children become doctors. This desire, though, is not entirely ambition, but is the passing down of lost parental aspirations combined with the colonial associations of medicine with social prestige and modernity. The inherited pressure fosters extrinsic motivation amongst school goers in the...Read More

When people talk about women’s rights today, the first word that often comes to mind is ‘feminism’. It is a global movement that claims to fight for women’s equality and freedom. Many achievements of early feminism, such as women’s access to education and voting rights, were important for society. However, modern feminism has taken a...Read More

In Islam, modesty goes beyond just rules about clothing. It is an attitude of dignity, humility, and being mindful of Allah. The Arabic word Hayāʾ describes a deep sense of modesty and shame that keeps a person from doing what displeases Allah. When Islam talks about modesty for women, it is not to make life...Read More

This year’s winter was very different from the ones I usually have. My vacation began with a major setback, as I suffered from severe back pain that took nearly a month to recover from. Due to this, I could not study, exercise, or even spend time with my friends. Most of the days were spent...Read More

It is generally believed that living is simply being alive, just to let the pulse go. But a lot of people know that being alive was never truly part of living; rather, living is a purpose to keep things going on. Some have spent decades, but they never live their lives, for they lack the...Read More

Humans usually go with the assumption that they live and interact with others within a world that is independent of them. Society appears to behave according to its own personalities and ideas. Concealed under these interactions lies a subtle phenomenon – the social world often reflects the attitudes, expectations, and behaviors that individuals project into...Read More