Born to a sculptor Sophroniscus and midwife Phaenarete in 470 BC (before Christ), Socrates is considered to be the founder of Western philosophy and the first moral philosopher of Western ethical tradition of thought. He lived and grew up in classical Athens where people would believe in the supremacy of Greek Gods—namely the God of […]
“If freedom is what they want, freedom is what they should have.” – Arundhati Roy on Kashmir Kashmir, with all its lush green dales surrounded by seemingly insurmountable mountains, and with its diverse as well as unique culture, has been the most unfortunate region in the world since the partition of British India took place […]
Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning. – Paulo Coelho While reading William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, especially about the scrupulous love affair of its two main characters, namely Portia and Bassanio, the absence of a ‘significant other’ in one’s life does arouse the feeling that something […]