Category: Contemporary

Chaos, Contemporary, Physics

Entropy: The Desire for Meaning in the Face of Inescapable Chaos

Admittedly, there have been very few times in my life when I’ve found myself genuinely intrigued by a scientific phenomenon, much less been provoked enough to write an entire article on one. That was, until I discovered entropy. Now I spend most of my time trying to forget about it, if only for the sake of a full night’s sleep. So, allow me to share … Continue reading Entropy: The Desire for Meaning in the Face of Inescapable Chaos

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Contemporary, Heard, Reviews, Spoken

Wings Of Change: Jets that reshaped Air Combat

For centuries, humanity fought wars with men, clad in armor. On foot or on a horse, with a sword or with a gun, they fought on the very soil that supported them. The paradigm of this scheme shifted in 1903, when 2 brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, invented the first ever plane. They successfully launched the first powered, controlled flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. … Continue reading Wings Of Change: Jets that reshaped Air Combat

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Contemporary, Feminist, Heard, Opinion, Reviews

Mascara, Misogyny, and the Myth of Competence: The Stigma Around Femininity

A woman walks into the corporate building, strapped in a pair of heels, dressed in an outfit that brings out her best self—never mind that she might as well be the CEO of the company, she’ll almost immediately be met by lingering eyes doubting how she ever managed to climb up the corporate ladder. Because with THAT outfit? Surely she would’ve tripped and fallen by … Continue reading Mascara, Misogyny, and the Myth of Competence: The Stigma Around Femininity

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Contemporary, Culture, Opinion

Obsolescence Woven in Silver: The Decline of Pakistani Craftsmanship

Moons in metalworks. Puppets in makeshift cinemas. Woven carpets slipped on wooden floors. The grandeur of calligraphy. In our modern world, we find our centuries-old traditional craftsmanship transforming into a testament of the past. Where the craftsman sits on the street, the metal laden at his feet, the world loses itself in the digital universe. Once, decades ago, his shop bristled with gatherings and purchasers, … Continue reading Obsolescence Woven in Silver: The Decline of Pakistani Craftsmanship

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Contemporary

Art’s first choice. 

Long before a brush meets canvas, a bow meets strings, or a lens captures light, there is a moment of quiet deliberation. The artist makes a choice—not of subject, but of vessel. And in that choice lies everything. We often look at art as something separate from its maker, as if it arrived fully formed, untouched by human hand or heart. But art is inseparable … Continue reading Art’s first choice. 

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Contemporary

The Stoic Guide to Modern Life

Life today is a whirlwind—loud, fast, and full of things that feel just outside your control. Stress is the default setting, and it’s easy to get lost in the chaos. But over 2,000 years ago, Stoic philosophers like Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus had already figured something out: peace isn’t about changing the world around you. It’s about mastering the one thing you CAN control—your … Continue reading The Stoic Guide to Modern Life

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college life, Contemporary, Heard

The Bell Rings One Last Time: An era coming to an end

No matter how tightly we grasp, time somehow always slips from our fingers like sand too fine to handle. It carries us swiftly, hurrying us along through words, through days, through moments that should have lasted longer. There will always be more time, we convince ourselves—more days to spend with the ones we love, more laughter-filled moments, more quiet afternoons to simply be. Time, though, … Continue reading The Bell Rings One Last Time: An era coming to an end

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Contemporary, Heard, Spoken

Mathematicians wrote Tiktok poetry and fought epic duels: the complex history of (complex) imaginary numbers

Why did mathematicians invent imaginary numbers? Was a question that kept lingering in my brain, tormenting and taunting me with its hows and whys. Everyone around me—certainly not I—dreamt of love, success, money, and that is what an immense proportion of their daydream imaginations usually consisted of. Hence, excuse me for being perplexed and livid at the notion of mathematicians conjuring up imaginary numbers, not … Continue reading Mathematicians wrote Tiktok poetry and fought epic duels: the complex history of (complex) imaginary numbers

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Contemporary, Heard, Posts

SCARS AS SIGNPOSTS

Twinkle Twinkle little Scar How I wonder what you are—a reminisce of the past or a prophecy of the future? Whispers of every battle we fought linger through the marks etched upon us—on our flesh, on our soul—testaments to our survival and the moments that shaped us into who we are today. Beneath these marks lie intense tales of bravery, courage, and determination to move … Continue reading SCARS AS SIGNPOSTS

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Contemporary, Heard, Spoken

The concept of destiny: a facade or a revelation?

Growing up in a brown family, the phrase ‘jo naseeb mai ho’ echoed through nearly every conversation, a constant reminder of fate’s inevitable grip on our lives. A newborn daughter? Naseeb. A failed marriage? Naseeb. A stillborn child? Naseeb. A successful business? Naseeb. Surprisingly, this concept isn’t confined to the brown community; it transcends cultures and knows no boundaries. Perhaps its universal reach is why … Continue reading The concept of destiny: a facade or a revelation?

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