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A celebration of light: Honouring the ‘Mother of Photodynamic Therapy’
Acclaimed scientist and cancer researcher Tayyaba Hasan blends fierce loyalty with gentle mentorship, teaching conviction, resilience, and ambition while championing bold ideas and life-changing photodynamic therapies long before the world recognized their transformative power
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An open letter to Southasians
A confident nation does not fear diversity but draws strength from it, argues a former parliamentarian. ‘Only fragile nations require constant loyalty tests, symbolic conformity, and the policing of identity in everyday life’.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Six years after annexation, normalcy remains elusive
A recent report by the rights organisation Concerned Citizens Group in India flags deepening alienation, curbs on religious freedom, shrinking press freedom, economic distress, and fears of youth drifting toward drugs and radicalisation
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Revolution without reckoning: Bangladesh’s July uprising meets the politics of violence
Two sharply different but deeply connected pieces published in late December capture Bangladesh at a moment of profound reckoning, where unresolved political legacies collide with renewed violence on the streets. In a searing piece written in the aftermath of Bangladesh’s 18 December violence, Bangladeshi writer and political commentator Nafis Hasan asks a question many in…
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As the New Year dawns, peace remains our collective project
As we enter a new year, calls for peace feel both urgent and fragile in a world marked by escalating violence and deepening divisions. In this reflective essay, a political analyst and her niece show how practising peace through small, creative acts can become a lasting commitment.
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“Every day is a good day” — Pramod Bhasin’s legacy of activism, theatre and peace
Born into a family uprooted from Rawalpindi during Partition, Bhasin sahab never carried bitterness. If he ever referred to himself as a refugee, it was usually in humour — often as a light-hearted excuse when he didn’t want to discuss the finer details of a festival he wasn’t fully familiar with.
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