by Lavanya Nicola Across major world religions, beliefs about a final judgment, a coming savior, or the end of the current age have long been part of theological tradition. Figures such as the Mahdi in Islam, the returning Christ described in the Book of Revelation within Christianity, and the final avatar Kalki in Hinduism all reflect humanity’s enduring concern with justice, renewal, and the ultimate fate of the world. At their core, these ideas are not inherently harmful; they often serve...

by Lavanya Nicola Whenever I connect with friends from my childhood, we always somehow land up comparing our notes on our children: their lives, environment and their modern cultures in relation to ours. Everything is so different now compared to the times we grew up. Sometimes it feels almost like another life actually. It is true in the sense that so many things, people and situations that which apparently seemed unique, weird or otherwise, few decades ago are today common and considered...

by Lavanya Nicola The Middle East as we reckon today, waa once the heart of early human civilisations - Persia, Mesopotamia and the Levant. These lands have witnessed the human society scale from small tribes to empires, laws, writings to global trade. In fact, this is holy lands where the primary site of major religions once emerged and spread across the globe. And still centuries later, this very region stands overshadowed with smokes, fury and turmoil. The lives of Abraham, Moses, and...