I recently attended a series of sessions on how knowledge is acquired and realised – better late than never –...

What is it that makes us nostalgic about the past – even though in its time it may have been...

The first line of Mohsin Hamid’s latest novel The Last White Man foretells a dystopian universe and, in a way,...

Summer always reminds me of family holidays. In our case, it was the road trip up the Grand Trunk (GT)...

Migrants brings with them their own traditions and what we grow up with remains with us through our lives. Food...

It is interesting to see how migrants can bring their cultures with them and then adapt them to local practices,...

Last month, I attended an interesting series of trainings on ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.’ My initial reaction was skeptical, but...

It has never been easy to manage a demanding career while also prioritising self and family. And for many women,...

Those who forget history are condemned to relive it. It is interesting to see how one can learn so much...

Spring in every culture is a time of rebirth, renewal. In Washington D.C., it is when the tulips and daffodils...

Turkeys do not look forward to November and December. We do. Thanksgiving has long been my favourite holiday tradition in...

Our culture thrives on the art of stories. It has been embodied by story tellers who wove magic and created...

In these days of climate change and ecological conservation movements, it is important to see living beings as being more...

The last couple of years have brought about a resurgence of the debate on race, caste distinctions and slavery within...

This month, more than ever, has shown the importance of acknowledging the inequities of mental health, inequality and injustice. Ethics...

It is standard fare to read Shakespeare at high school or so I thought – but these days high school...

There are many ways to live and prisms to make sense of life as we see it. Writers process the...

MOMINA AIJAZUDDIN ON OUR BLIND SPOT IN MEASURING GDP: WOMEN’S DOMESTIC LABOUR THAT REMAINS UNPAID, UNVALUED AND UNRECOGNIZED

We are all witnesses to this scenario: a distant relative is spirited away and kept in seclusion, after which those...

This week’s tragic killing of a Muslim family in a hate crime in Canada was followed by a number of...

Oscar Wilde once wrote that memory is the diary that we carry with ourselves. I have long been fascinated by...

This is the month of cicadas in Washington DC, where hordes of them take over the city – they emerge...

In some ways, vaccinations and the ability to access them will be the great new inequality, separating developed nations from...

I will never forget the day when we visited the gardens of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, UK. I was a...

Spring brings forth a sense of renewal and rebirth, a time to reflect on destiny – and on whether one...

BY MOMINA AIJAZUDDIN