MEDIA AND CYBERCULTURE

Cyberspace and Virtual World

By: The Author

“A virtual world is a genre of online community that often takes the form of a computer-based simulated environment, through which users can interact with one another and use and create objects.” (Bishop:2009).

CYBERSPACE

Beware! You Can Be Cheated

THROUGH FALSE EMAILS AND FAKE MESSAGES. DON'T LET YOURSELF BE CHEATED 

By: Kashoo Tawseef

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INTERNET is taking lead in every aspect of life and has crept in every sphere be it medical science, banking, space technology, schooling and so on. These days life is paralyzed rather handicapped without E-mails and SMSs (Short Messaging Service), and at the same time some hackers are purporting to be from worlds big corporations and are dispatching messages to a large number of people, including online bank customers.

Lessons Learned

Jammu and Kashmir Floods Aftermath

By: Kashoo Tawseef
The recent floods in the state of Jammu and Kashmir surprised everyone as these were such a disastrous jiffy in almost a century. Death and destruction was at large scale and it left many homeless.

Freedom of Speech is Not Absolute

W(here) can we draw the lines?

By: Kashoo Tawseef
Freedom of speech, according to an online encyclopedia, is the concept of the inherent human right to voice one's opinion publicly without fear of censorship or punishment and also includes other forms of expressions. Usually, freedom of speech is enshrined in the constitutions of almost all nations on this planet be that Article 19 of Indian constitution that guarantees the freedom of speech and expression, or the first amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution or Article 11 in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, of constitutional value in French constitution.

Peace … The REAL Kind

Life By Muse

You are a beautiful gift to this world

There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.

Zov Aur Jaha'an Aur...

Healthcare of Jammu and Kashmir

By: Kashoo Tawseef
27-02-2010

As goes the adage ‘zov aur jaha'an aur’ meaning health is wealth but unfortunately here we don’t focus much on it and lack of infrastructure and health consciousness adds more to the agony. The debate well started and illustrated by Dr Khuroo’s article about state healthcare, and the subsequent letters and opinions provide food for thought for one and all as it concerns all.

The East And The West

Or Iran And The West

By Kashoo Tawseef
24 February, 2010
Everyone has a right to express his or her views whether critical or constructive towards any government in the world, as it is freedom of speech and expression that allows anyone to express their observations. But the views expressed should be pragmatic and rather dogmatic to just unnecessary criticize for the sake of criticism without exploring all the ground veracity.

Daily Killings

Daily Killings

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This refers to the killing of youth in Kashmir every now and then. The youth who take to streets are being killed by the so-called security forces. Such killings are becoming a routine phenomenon in Kashmir. If the state administration has to maintain law and order, why do it at the cost of young and innocent lives? Why kill civilians this way?