Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

We need Gandhi’s Talisma (mantra) more than ever today. Infact, we need it again and again. And We Need Shastri ji Too. To me he is a symbol of Common Man’s Industriousness. His Talisma is Power of Common Man’s Dreams. … Continue reading →

During the time between 800 and 200 BCE the Sramana movement formed, from which originated Jainism and Buddhism. In the same period the first Upanishads were written. After 500 BCE, the so-called “Second urbanisation” started, with new urban settlements arising … Continue reading →

The text is based upon material found in Places and Region in Global Context: Human Geography 4th ed. by Paul Knos and Sallie Marston, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River New Jersey. In order to better understand the world, geographers employ the following … Continue reading →

Our century is the Urban Century. Soon the world will become a giant urban system. Urbanization and the fast growth of cities and towns have become one of the major characteristics of the present century. Urban life is now way of … Continue reading →