Virginia Woolf: How loneliness affects creativity?
“If I could capture the sense, I would; the feeling of the song of the real world, as one is pushed by solitude and stillness
January 28, 2023
Editorspick
Is there such a thing as “Eastern philosophy”?
It is a common conceit to assume your own culture is the best. Is it not remarkable that, in the colossal catalog of traditions and
December 31, 2022
Shariati’s ‘return to self’ rejection of sectarianism, ethnocentrism
“The son of famous Revolutionary sociologist Ali Shariati, an Islamic thinker, and author believes a ‘return to the self’ would not mean ethnocentrism for Shariati,
December 31, 2022
The secret love story of Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi
Some people transform love into a spiritual emotion and when it reaches a degree beyond which there is no longer any desire for anything else.
December 29, 2022
Who killed Benazir Bhutto?
At around 1 a.m. on 27 December 2007, Benazir Bhutto was told someone would try to kill her that day. The warning came from no
December 27, 2022
How to enjoy winter: Century-old poetic recipe for happiness in darkest season
How to enjoy winter: Century-old poetic recipe for happiness in darkest season In praise of “the poetry of silence and darkness,” from which life emerges
December 24, 2022
Rumi’s remedy for human tragedy: Choosing love above hate
“When I’m gone, you’ll miss me a lot. You’ll kiss my grave’s monument. Instead, kiss my face!” In her brief, breathtaking poem about what provides
December 14, 2022
Henry Miller on Literature and Life
“Like life itself, writing is a journey of discovery.” Why do great, adored, and enduring writers write? George Orwell had four goals in mind. It
December 2, 2022