Muslim: from a title of respect, Urdu mian ‘sir’ (from Persian miyan ‘between’),used to address an older man. In Bangladesh this is common as a suffix added to the name of a respected person,especially a senior member of a village community. You can see how Mian families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mian family… Read More »
We all love a Punjabi wedding but do you know what the wedding ceremony actually means? For many couples getting married at a Gurdwara a Sikh Temple, the religious wedding ceremony is known as Anand Karaj – a blissful union, where the couple will marry in front of the Guru Granth Sahib while the guests gather around the… Read More »
Twenty-one dowry deaths are reported across the country every day, but the conviction rate is only 34.7 per cent.The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) states that in 2015, as many as 7,634 women died in the country due to dowry harassment. Either they were burnt alive or forced to commit suicide over dowry demand.Data further reveals that after… Read More »
A little imagination goes a long way in this hilarious debut children’s book by Christopher E. Bell. When the Bobby siblings hear a knock at the door, it could be anyone (or anything) on the other side! Perfect for kids with wild imaginations, with clever, innovative illustrations by Oliver Bundoc. A fun bit of silliness for the beginning… Read More »
Trust matters a lot in a relationship. In fact, we may even equate it to the meaning of love.You cannot love a person whom you do not trust and you cannot trust someone who doesn’t love you.In the simplest sense, relationships revolve around trust. It comes naturally within families such as between parents and siblings, but can also… Read More »
The story of a married girl Only a duplicate on the wife’s head An eternal flame is a flame, lamp or torch that burns continuously for an indefinite period. Most eternal flames are ignited and tended intentionally, but some are natural phenomena caused by natural gas leaks, peat fires and coal seam fires, all of which can be initially ignited by lightning, piezoelectricity or human activity, some… Read More »
Only a duplicate on the wife’s head An eternal flame is a flame, lamp or torch that burns continuously for an indefinite period. Most eternal flames are ignited and tended intentionally, but some are natural phenomena caused by natural gas leaks, peat fires and coal seam fires, all of which can be initially ignited by lightning, piezoelectricity or human activity, some of which have burned for thousands… Read More »
An eternal flame is a flame, lamp or torch that burns continuously for an indefinite period. Most eternal flames are ignited and tended intentionally, but some are natural phenomena caused by natural gas leaks, peat fires and coal seam fires, all of which can be initially ignited by lightning, piezoelectricity or human activity, some of which have burned for thousands of years.In ancient times, eternal flames were… Read More »
For now at least, the moon is like the sea: everyone can use it, but no one can own it. In 1967 the U.S. and the Soviet Union negotiated the Outer Space Treaty, which states that no nation can own a piece of the moon or an asteroid. “You have a right to go up and take the… Read More »
Muslim statesman Muhammad Ali Jinnah led Pakistan’s independence from India, and was its first governor-general and president of its constituent assembly.Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born December 25, 1876, in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1906 he joined the Indian National Congress. Seven years later, he joined the India Muslim League. The independent state of Pakistan that Jinnah had envisioned came… Read More »