Srinagar, Nov. 30 -- We proudly believe that we are living in the most enlightened era of human history-an age of artificial intelligence, instant information and boundless digital creativity. We tell ourselves that machines are making us smarter, faster and more efficient. But beneath this comforting illusion lies an uncomfortable question: Are we actually becoming wiser or are we merely reproducing copies of copies until the original meaning fades away?

We are living in what may best be described as the age of photocopy. Like a document repeatedly copied from an already faded page, our ideas, thoughts and expressions are slowly losing clarity. At first glance, everything seems abundant-articles, videos, opinions, artistic content flood...