History for socialist Chile: Revolutionary politics in an age of global capitalism seems a perplexing proposition. If you debate with someone on whether it is possible to usher a revolution in our country or not, he will certainly laugh at first and then dub it a moonshine. Due to myriad factors, our youth is downcast […]
Author: TAM
Jashn e Punjab: PU cancels hostel allotment of girls for violating hostel timings
PU cancels hostel allotment of girls for violating hostel timings following participation in Jashn e Punjab. On Thursday, Punjab University has issued notification for cancellation of the hostel allotment of girls for 10 days for violating hostel timings. The victimized girls went to attend Jashn e Punjab, an event organized by Punjab Students Council to […]
Re-visiting the Idea of God and Existence
“Nothing will come of nothing.” Says the old King Lear. I could start my article with an old similar Greek dictum: Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit (out of nothing, nothing comes), originally opined by Parmenides. But since I am doing my BS in English Literature, I preferred to start with a Shakespearean line. If we dare […]
A Pakistani reading of Marx (Part-I)
A Pakistani reading of Marx (Part-I) Once a Persian speaker was asked about the cause of his ecstasy, he said: “We are all coming nigh to destruction.” His ecstasy filled with the love of God, on one hand, compelled him to fear God and on the other hand made him believe in the mortality of […]