Shahan Hasnaen

There is an apparent apathy in the nation's collective psyche towards the most precious lives of our society, the very soul of our future-- our children. Even unwittingly depriving our children of their physical and psychological nurture is a form of abuse.

For us humans to see, to hear and to feel can never be enough, for experience is meaningless without expression. It is the primeval, instinctive impulse to share one's inner visions, emotions and inspirations, our sense of wonder that is at the root of our reverence for art and our regard for the dramatic.

It is a truth that the intellect is limited in its abilities to fix the world's problems. From history we have witnessed the power of emotion in creating massive positive changes in the world.

All we really have is the “Now”. Do the past and the future really exist? Yes. But they do so only in the present. We experience the past as visions, memories and emotions, but we experience it in the present. We think about the future as an imagined reality, perceiving it as what could happen. And when the actual future arrives, whatever it may bring, it is again experienced as the present moment or the

The Sufi is born out of impatience. Indeed, impatience is the Sufi's greatest virtue and the inner fire that fuels his quest for God.

The incredible feat of breaking 3 baseball bats with one kick is in itself a jaw-dropping phenomenon.

The term Sannyasi means “renunciant of the world”, a man who, out of a maddening desire for divine experience, renounces all wealth, fame, pleasure and attachment.

As the Eid holidays get closer, our beloved Dhaka city becomes evermore hectic. Though it is getting quite hard to live in the gridlocked, shopping frenzied city, we are accepting it with a smile in anticipation of the cherished ooliday and festivities at the end.