How challenging is ego management!on July 23, 2020Ego is a conscious mind, the part of one’s identity that means all “self.” If one has a big ego, one is too full of oneself. Poor ego gets such a bad rap, being so often confused with “megalomania” and “vanity” and all kinds of other nasty things, but it is only the conscious (as […]
How challenging is ego management?on July 16, 2020Ego is a conscious mind. The part of one’s identity that means all “self.” If one has a big ego, one is too full of oneself. Poor ego gets such a bad rap, being so often confused with “megalomania” and “vanity” and all kinds of other nasty things, but it is only the conscious (as […]
How marvels of marketing counton July 11, 2020Imagine being caught unawares for the urgency in projection of a product or service! Think of marketing at random, on-the spur-of-the moment, haphazardly rather hazardously, backfiring into morale-breaking business links and losses. Here is one big meaning example of how consumer banking backfires as even computer-literate customers are baffled through very time-consuming, tough and tedious […]
Doctoring the pandemicon June 9, 2020Specialized is the term “doctoring” but horrendous is the onslaught of an endemic. And when it is the proliferation of worldwide corona in Pakistan, it is a question of our out- of-the-ordinary doctors, nurses and paramedics to cope with the situation. That means second to none medical skills, acumen, class, caliber and exemplary will power […]
Children of May Dayon April 29, 2020Amid coronavirus scare, May Day is being observed across the globe, including Pakistan commemorating the International Labour Movement. It aims to pay tribute to workers’ sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world. May Day sermons speeches and seminars pay tributes to those who laid down their lives in Chicago, USA in […]
Blooming Pakistan from Lyari to the limitlesson April 28, 2020“A good book is a silent teacher with so much to discover, learn and benefit from.” Born on February 8, 1954 in Lyari that needs no introduction as terror-stricken and less-privileged, schooling, blossoming and matriculating from Lyari in 1970, studying and passing Intermediate from the common man’s reputed National College, Karachi and qualifying with Master […]
How SIUT transplants hopeon April 18, 2020A model of free health care in urology, kidney and liver transplants, Sindh Institute of Urology and transplantation (SIUT), transplants hope in terminal illnesses, hope for the helpless and the hapless humanity. SIUT was founded by Dr. Adibul Hasan Rizvi as a department of urology at the government-run Civil Hospital in 1970 and became autonomous in 1991. So […]
Physical distancing, not social distancingon April 3, 2020Leaders and the public uphold the talk and the trend of precaution and prevention from the horrendous corona virus. “Social distancing” is the common term at the local, regional, national and global levels to combat the crisis of corona. While the objective and urgency of social distancing are important indeed, what remains vital is its […]
Poetry that predicted the formation of Pakistanon March 16, 2020Saba Akber Abadi quietly and humbly, a far-sighted poet, wrote national songs even before the creation of Pakistan. Known for his quiet, yet inspiring contribution to Urdu poetry; naat, marsia, ghazal, rubai and unique research on the Persian poetry of Ghalib, Omar Klayam and Amir Khusro is Saba Akbar Abadi. His role in Pakistan Movement […]
Delving into the dust of the roadon March 10, 2020The couple is no more. The couple lives on. That is how the mutually intellectual and inspirational caring and sharing of Dr Akhtar Husain Raipuri and his wife, Hameeda Akhtar Husain Raipuri, depicted a model of enlightened traditional and contemporary values indeed. Creativity knows no bounds. In the case of scholar and journalist Dr Akhtar […]