Every Human is Born with Unique Talent : Dr. Sumaiya Rafiq Zargar 

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Every Human is Born with Unique Talent : Dr. Sumaiya Rafiq Zargar 

Mir Sabeen Gulrez
Founder of DotEducation and Ambassdor of SACO(Save All Children Organization),INSPAD(Institute of Peace And Development) and Chairperson NHRSJC(National Human Rights Social Justice Council), Dr Sumaiya Rafiq Zargar is an Educational Researcher and is also a Social Worker.Having hundred(100+) plus awards like national and international with her,like Honorary Doctorate Award from US , Excellence Award In Peace Education and many more. Dr. Sumaiya is a renowned professional in the field of  holistic educational services. She is very popular amongst students and parents for her presentations and workshops. Through her various  presentations, and  workshop she has guided many students and parents on topics like holistic healing and educational awarness She has a special passion to contribute in the field of educational field  and spread literacy to underprivileged children. Working with different NGOs Voluntarily. She believes that every individual can be easily motivated & inspired to reach their goal by proper guidance. Dr. Sumaiya believes that every human is born with bright  inside , that needs to be shaped in the perfect way. DR Sumaiya is holding Masters, skill certifications Honorary Doctorates from the USA and other countries, with multiple awards  for her contribution and benevolent work in field of social services.Having a sixteen (16) years of experience in media , holistic education , events , marketing , stress management . Dr SumaiyaIs a Presenter , writer,Poet, Ambassador of peace . She is author of books like Peace World Book,The Beginning , Men To Women.When asked about Dot Education Dr Sumaiya Rafiq said that,”Dot education is UK based company with the vision to empower every individual with  skill developmental  programs. Our aim  is  to provide every individual  learning as well as earning opportunities through our platform. Dot educations impact is evident in its skill based programs  that enable students to attain successful careers, become community leaders and live independent  with earning opportunities and meaningful lives”. For under-resourced students, opportunities for a better life is priority. Therefore ,Dot education aims to provides support to such individuals  through  our skillset programs to benefit such individuals worldwide through learning and earning module, she futher added .In an Exclusive Interview with New Kashmir Magazine Dr Sumaiaya on being asked How did you get the idea for your business?Education is something that powers my dreams and passions into action, I always love to do something that advances innovation, enhances productivity, and improves myself. Through my experience in Media, Events, Marketing, and Holistic educational industry, I innovated the cornerstone of creating an educational platform called Dot education which is based in the UK and acts as a virtual platform to represent the Globe by not only providing skills but enterprise holistic educational systems with earning opportunities around the world. Being an educational researcher, social activist, Global Goodwill Ambassadors SACO, and Chairperson of NHRSJC.  We have been doing a lot in terms of educating and Supporting Underserved children in 132 countries. We facilitate holistic educational support, workshops, Skill developmental programs, and mental health programs to support individuals around us.What makes an effective leader?To me, my definition of effective leadership is to bring out the best in every individual. I believe every human is born with a unique talent that needs to be nurtured by providing the right direction, inspiration, and guidance. It can be exhibited only if the leader is honest, effective courageous, passionate, confident, committed, and ambitious. What do you find most challenging about this work?The future is challenging itself but at the same time, it’s exciting as well. In the current circumstance like a pandemic, it is even more challenging because we are navigating uncertainty in terms of the world economy as well as advanced technology.  At the same time, we are very positive that online and technology-based teaching has continued to grow and the education system is getting more hybrid, as well as blended programs, are emerging. This has raised new business models as well as new teaching environments with different types of solutions, advanced virtual reality, immersive learning, and simulations. It has also prepared us to be ready for new unpredictable challenges.What has been your most significant achievement?So far, my significant achievement in terms of my personal life is that I’m getting closer to the Almighty by understanding the facts of life, good and bad energies along with the people surrounding me. As far as my professional life is considered I am an honest human with some skill sets as a leader, communicator, presenter, analyst, motivator, and educator. I consider this as my greatest accomplishment because people value my efforts to make them grow and be happy.What goals are you still working towards achieving?I am all set for Dot education to be a leading educational platform where every individual gets skill sets to learn and earn same time What marketing tactics do you find most effective for reaching dot education?It All Starts with passion, vision, and the right strategy. I along with my team especially my younger brother and Dot tech partner (UmotKose) try not to leave a single chance to make our marketing tactics weak, we consider using and understanding the importance of all aspects be it inbound as well outbound marketing with suggestions and feedbackWhat motivates you?My father’s advice developed an internal wish inside me to be different and die as a legend. My father is no doubt a legend and his trait are transferred to me as well.  What challenges did you have to overcome at the beginning of your journey?Well, that’s a very good question. If I talk from my personal perspective then it being a Mother of 4 years and balancing between my passion and responsibility as a mother and house maker then as an entrepreneur of virtual business the first thing I was going to struggle with is traffic.It was like I along with my team created a beautiful educational platform, we had appealing trainers but no one to avail of opportunities. And that’s because, in the beginning, our website is like a drop in the ocean where we have to attract our target audience in our niche.How I overcome this is only because we searched for the right affiliates in our niche to promote our platform and send traffic. It’s a win-win situation: the affiliate gets somewhere between 25-30% profit and we get the difference and traffic in our store.Your message? I really wanted you people should stand and I am ready to help those who actually wanted . If you have skills utilize that connect with us and we will help you.

Girls should not be rendered as fragile flowers: Bilquis Mir 

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Girls should not be rendered as fragile flowers: Bilquis Mir 
Bilquis Mir is a global sports sensation  from Kashmir , a global water sports star . She has her roots in Downtown Srinagar .Bilquis is the first water sports coach, globally  acclaimed Sports Judge from Kashmir  and the first Olympic-level women’s kayaking and canoeing player from the Kashmir region.
She is Director  J&K Water Sports .In an exclusive interview with News Kashmir, she talks to Rameez Makhdoomi and Farzana Mumtaz .
Tell us a bit about your journey and the hardships you faced?I started my sports career from 5th class and depicted interest and participated in Water sports especially Kyaking sport . The field of water sports is seen as men dominated and I took this challenge head on being a woman. Dawning a track suit and structure of this sport is challenging for girls.  I started my participation from 1998 in a tournament organized by Police Department.  I stood first but was beaten at home when I went with Trophy and rupees 15000 . They too were unaware  and thus acted harshly . I believe the struggle of girl starts from the door of the house.  My journey was like that because I was not having direction or having any role model thus convincing family became difficult. 

A bit about your sports achievements?I have played more than 20 Nationals and bagged more than  20  medals   . My highest achievement was participation in 2009 world cup held in Hungary , I was lone  girl from country . I made my way upto Semifinal. I was India team Chief Coach for 8 years and made transition as Judge in an international panel . I was Judge in the prestigious  Asian Games.I broke many a times during my journey but I didn’t felt defeated.  I have visited more than 25 countries in my sports journey. Me and my mother felt that had I got defeated it would have been defeat of all girls. The society cursed me a lot due to their unawareness.  I also fell into depression during the zenith of my career as I felt my achievements were not being recognized duly but my well wishers kept me motivated.  I believe the more negative approach you face it encourages you to excel further. The struggles make your life polished.  Here in Kashmir and also in many parts of the world pale of gloom descends when daughter is born and treated as liability.   The sons are treated as blessing . Why such cruel bais exists in the Society? Woman in our part of the world is neither given identity nor home. We need to invest in girls, don’t make girls the fragile flower but a tough human ready to face every struggle. 

Your take on rise in crime against women?Domestic violence in Kashmir is increasing and also in many parts of the world as right from her home girl is taught to be familiar with oppression and not raising voice.  This entails serious aftermath on them and as a result in laws often dominate them brutally .There are many sportspersons in both genders but very little have ambitions to become Judges. 
How did that transition happen?I had witnessed in the world cup from start to end and also in many events very rare women judges in panel.  When I was Judge in 18th Asian Games, I saw very few women judges and that was dream come true.  I qualified the world Judge exams of Kayaking and got second rank .
We talk of women Empowerment but there are very few women in decision making and this motivated me to be Judge. A bit about Kayaking Game that you have shined ?The Kayaking Game has its roots in Canada in 1924 and then later on  it became Olympic event in 1937. We people in Kashmir are blessed with scores of water bodies , we have both flat water and wild water . We in Kashmir can achieve zenith both in water and winter sports. Kyaking is becoming popular in Kashmir and world too .In month of June we are holding first ever rowing championship here and the Government is taking steps to promote it .We have 13 events in it like Canoe Sprint , Canoe polo , and Canoe slalom in wild waters.  We have dragon boat which is famous in Kerala.  I was more interested and shined in Canoe Sprint of 500 Meters as Single . 

What is future of water sports in Kashmir?I have a dream that we shine in world of water sports.  We need to make sports compulsory on school level. Sports as important as Math or English.  We can fight social menace like drug addiction  through water sports. I am sure in coming times we will have hundreds of Bilquis .Mobile addiction is dangerous as drug addiction and fit youth can be achieved only through sports.

Are schools approaching you for training ?
Yes we are training scores of school students in water sports and participation in sports these days generates innumerable jobs for our youth both in the Government and private sector.
Your inspiration?Initially I didn’t had many icons , but yes as I moved ahead Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom became my icon as I came to know how struggles shaped her to be global icon .
Your message to women ?

My message to women is don’t get discouraged after failures.  A women should not feel ashamed when she cries or faces failures but she should get up after every cry or failure to conquer the challenges .

Food Security Importance

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Food  Security  Importance 

News Kashmir Exclusive In the back drop of ragging pandemic Coronavirus since past three years and a recent devastating wars between Ukraine and Russia have brought to fore the importance of Food Security. The inflation of food items is proving the need to take the issue of food security seriously. Food security is the measure of the availability of food and individuals’ ability to access it. According to the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security, food security is defined as meaning that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.The availability of food irrespective of class, gender or region is another one. There is evidence of food security being a concern many thousands of years ago, with central authorities in ancient China and ancient Egypt being known to release food from storage in times of famine. At the 1974 World Food Conference, the term “food security” was defined with an emphasis on supply; food security is defined as the “availability at all times of adequate, nourishing, diverse, balanced and moderate world food supplies of basic foodstuffs to sustain a steady expansion of food consumption and to offset fluctuations in production and prices”.On the other hand,  According to UN-India, there are nearly 195 million undernourished people in India, which is a quarter of the world’s hunger burden. Also, roughly 43% of children in India are chronically undernourished. India ranks 71 out of 113 major countries in terms of food security index 2020.In an important development, India has expressed concern over global food insecurity and underlined need for collective work to alleviate suffering of most affected. Addressing a high-level ministerial meeting on Global Food Security Call to action in New York, Minister of state for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflict between Russia-Ukraine have impacted the developing countries, with spiraling energy and commodity prices and disruption in global logistical supply chains.Mr. Muraleedharan pointed out the Global Report on Food Crises and said according to the 2022 report, 139 million people had suffered across the world from conflict-induced acute food insecurity.The need of the hour is that we in Jammu and Kashmir preserve the agricultural land and don’t let its further havoc to tackle the food security fears in coming times .

Progress of ISRO

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Progress of ISRO

Without space programs, we wouldn’t have GPS, accurate weather prediction, solar cells, or the ultraviolet filters in sunglasses and cameras. There’s also medical research happening in space right now that could cure diseases and prolong human lives, and these experiments can’t be done on Earth.The Space Programme of India under ISRO is making right noise. 
Over 55 Start-ups have registered with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, in just about two years since the Indian Space Department and the ISRO were opened to the private sector, on the personal intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In addition, 75 Students’ satellites are scheduled for launch this year to coincide with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, celebrating 75th year of India’s Independence.This was informed here today by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh while chairing the 4th joint meeting of all the Science Ministries and departments.The Minister said, this in itself is a great and a pathbreaking progress considering the fact that for all these years, the Department of Space and the ISRO were working without being accessible to others and over two years back, the announcement to open them to private players was hailed by the media as “Unlocking” of the Indian Space sector. This, he said, could be possible only because PM Modi has the courage and the conviction to take out of the box decisions in the interest of the nation and to break the obsolete taboos of the past.Dr Jitendra Singh further informed that out of 55 proposals, 29 are Satellite related, 10 for Space Applications and Products, 8 related to Launch Vehicle and 8 about Ground Systems and Research. He said, 9 proposals from the Start-ups are expected to be completed by 2022-23.