Moran Sarkar (Punjabi: موراں سرکار) was a Punjabi Muslim married to Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab in 1806. She was a nautch girl before she became a queen. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was supposedly punished by flogging by Akali Phula Singh for marrying her. Mai Moran was sent to live in Pathankot district, in 1811 Mai Moran was born in a Muslim family in Makhan Windi, near Amritsar She later married Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a year after he… Read More »
IT has not gone unnoticed that ever since Operation Zarb-i-Azb was launched, details emerging about the operation are completely one-sided. Few details are appearing from the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and those trapped in the area. The ISPR has been constantly issuing press releases making various claims, such as killing scores of militants, on a daily basis. But my… Read More »
“The Taj Mahal shows three faces,” says Nicholas Wapshott, a British writer, journalist, and father. “In the early morning, it is floating in mist, as though sitting on clouds, like a heavenly place. In the middle of the day, the heat is searing, and it’s crowded. You see the Taj Mahal flat on. In the evening, or if you’re lucky… Read More »
Massage is the practice of rubbing and kneading the body using the hands. During a massage, a trained massage therapist will apply gentle or strong pressure to the muscles and joints of the body to ease pain and tension. Read on to learn about the different types of massage and which type might be right for you. Swedish… Read More »
Duas for beauty: The contemporary culture exaggerates physical attractiveness and beauty standards, which often pushes young minds to struggle with self-worth and self-image. Undoubtedly, Islam is one religion that lays immense emphasis on beautifying not only the body but also the heart and soul. Holy Prophet (PBUH) used to take good care of his hygiene and recommend people look… Read More »
Organ transplant in India can be called as a medical procedure wherein a body part or an organ is removed from one human body and then is placed inside the body of another patient or recipient in order to replace a missing or damaged human organ. Both the donor and recipient can be called to be at the same… Read More »
I was 18 when my cousin and his wife moved in to live with my family. They’d married against their parents wishes and requested us to house them till they found jobs. They stayed with us for a few months and showed no signs of patching up with their family or moving out. Our house was crowded already–6… Read More »
Ever since I relocated to Saudi Arabia from India in 2019, I’ve been asked these questions so many times that they by now almost come out like scripted answers. I only keep tweaking some of them every time there is a new law introduced in the Kingdom. So let me give you a quick glimpse into these brewing… Read More »
You’re ready for bed, so you turn off the lights and pull down the shades. Sure, a little light may stream from the sides of the window, or beam from your alarm clock, or TV modem, or cell phone. No big deal, you say? Think again. It turns out that even tiny amounts of nighttime light—from any source—may… Read More »
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is walking from Africa to the tip of South America. He is following the path our human ancestors took about 200,000 years ago. It took ancient humans around 50,000 years to migrate from Africa to South America, but Salopek estimates his journey, which he began in 2013, will take about ten years. It… Read More »