By M K George Rome, Sept 18, 2022: Pakistan has had one of the worst floods in their history. At least 1,335 people are reported killed. Roads, crops, homes and bridges have been washed away. Already in severe economic crisis, with the floods, according to the planning minister of Pakistan,Continue Reading
By Yogendra Yadav Kanniyakumari, Sept 14, 2022: If we have to resist majoritarianism, we must turn to the three ideological pillars of Dravidian politics: Regionalism, rationalism, and social justice in new ways. Have you ever seen a south-up map of the world? A south-up map changes your worldview, upside down,Continue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Sept 5, 2022: A state-level peace and harmony convention was held in Odisha August 25 on the 14th anniversary of the Kandhamal communal massacre in this eastern Indian state. For new readers, the 2008 Kandhamal communal violence stands out as an organized attack. It was theContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Every year, September 5 is celebrated as Teachers’ Day. Like our parents, it was our teachers who moulded us to be someone in society. I remember when I was a child, we used to have special events to felicitate our teachers. I have come across manyContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Sept 4, 2022: The inspiration for these reflections came from an article by Hilal Ahmed in which he was describing what ‘BJP can teach Congress.’ He said, ‘Political success comes from ideas, not intellectual laziness.’ (Times of India 29.08.2022) Would it be that success inContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, Sept 2, 2022: Gujarat Carnage (2002) was one of the major acts of anti -minority violence. It was a catastrophe which took the degree of violence, hate and ghettoization to higher degree. Much before the violence the term, “Gujarat: Laboratory of Hindu Rashtra” was well popularized.Continue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Sept 1, 2022: Countless times during the girls’ adolescence, usually around music preferences or sartorial choices, I got the sardonic question, “Dad, seriously?” Often these days one has that same reaction, listening to a number of national debates over topics that stir strong passions but weakContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Aug 23, 2022: The two-week-long 30th Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church began at Mount St Thomas in Kochi on August 16. As the Church continues to face several internal problems, it is time the bishops introspected whether they are following “The Way” of Christ. What wayContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 18, 2022: Raksha Bandhan was celebrated all over the country on August 11. Many families celebrated it meaningfully. Yet, here is a shocking story. “Madam, everything is over in my life. I do not want to live and I want to die,” cried MeenaContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 11, 2022: India is celebrating the 75th year of its Independence. Even after 75 years, India’s youth is facing a lot of challenges like unemployment, human trafficking, drug abuse, psychological pressures due to broken family systems and stress at work place etc. Is theContinue Reading