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The caste thread travels overseas
39+ min ago (847+ words) Updated - October 12, 2026 11:18 am IST When Sanjana Choudhary, 23, landed at Oxford to pursue a master’s degree in South Asian History on a prestigious scholarship, it felt like a fresh start. She believed she could finally just be a student, unburdened by…...
This Land We Call Home: The Story of a Family, Caste, Conversions and Modern India by Nusrat F. Jafri (2024): A Review by Asima Jena
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (1252+ words) Doing Sociology This Land We Call Home: The Story of a Family, Caste, Conversions and Modern India by Nusrat F. Jafri (2024): A Review by Asima Jena Nusrat F. Jafri’s memoir This Land We Call Home: The Story of a Family, Caste, Conversions…...
The Borrowed Voices And Empty Minds- How Foreign Language Disrupts Critical Thought In Pakistani Students
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (177+ words) ‘Chaand kya hamara peecha karta hai?’, ‘Ham manfi alqaab logo par kiun lagaatay hain? Ham yahan tou dignity keh baaray mai parh rahay hain?’ and ‘Zindagi mai kaisay algebra istemaal hoga?’–the whirlpool of a child’s inquisitive mind. The budding…...
The ‘Yellowstone’ Effect Is Making Cowboy-Inspired Baby Names More Popular
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (346+ words) Taylor Sheridan's Western dramas have helped make cowboy culture cool again, from country music discoveries to a growing fascination with ranch life. Now, the Yellowstone effect may be showing up somewhere a little more permanent: baby names. Baby-name experts say…...
Best friend called her baby almost identical name to mine - it's causing a rift
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (548+ words) She hates the name her friend has given to her son (stock image) (Image: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc via Getty Images) Parents can spend months, or even years picking out the perfect name for their child - with many having a…...
Culture in UK & USA Is Thriving Across Generations
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (754+ words) Dhaka, Monday 12 October 2026 Cross the Atlantic to Jackson Heights in Queens, New York, and you will find an almost identical pulse—vibrant grocery markets packed with ilish fish, boutique stores displaying embroidered Jamdani sarees, and sweetshops selling warm rosogolla. Exploring…...
Lullaby Effect: Science Behind Singing to Infants
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (362+ words) Lullabies—those soothing songs sung to children—are universal across cultures and time, serving as a medium to calm, soothe, and foster bonding between parent and child. The lullaby’s significance transcends the boundaries of mere bedtime tradition; it emerges as…...
The surprisingly simply reason why letters were called ‘uppercase’ and ‘lowercase’
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (442+ words) Capital and small letters date back to ancient times. but these terms refer to something more modern…and literal. Point being, while most of us know the names of these two basic fixtures of writing, we don’t know the surprising…...
slicktionary
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (47+ words) Ever been verbally carpet bombed, blurified, or zombified? The Slicktionary names the tactics people use to dodge truth. Get slickified. #CARM #Apologetics #Christianity #Slicktionary #MattSlick #Theology This dictionary is a list of invented terms. They aren't found in real dictionaries…...
I don’t agree with her choice of name!
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (157+ words) Mid-Day I don’t agree with her choice of name! 12 October,2026 06:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Dr Love My wife and I have been arguing a lot about what to name our son. She wants to name him after her grandfather, but the…...