New Delhi, May 2, 2020: Dr Geetanjali Chopra has had an enviable career graph. She is a graduate in journalism from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, and has a master’s degree in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. She has also done M PhilContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, April 30, 2020: An NGO launched two decades ago by a Catholic nun in Patna to campaign for the shelter rights of poor is currently busy helping those affected by the nationwide lockdown. Presentation Sister Dorothy Fernandes, founder director of Aashray Abhiyan (AA, Campaigning forContinue Reading
Mumbai, April 25, 2020: On April 11, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a white homemade cloth mask during a video conference call with political leaders around the country. Five days earlier, his government had recommended that Indians use homemade face masks in densely populated cities to protect themselves fromContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, April 21, 2020: The Patna province of Congregation of Jesus that works among those affected by lockdown in eastern India is forced to deal with other social issues too. “People were already struggling with drought and poverty when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the nationwideContinue Reading
By Fr S Ignacimuthu, SJ Palayamkottai, April 19, 2020: From initial days of my research pursuit, I have always wanted to concentrate on issues related to people. So, during My PhD research I worked on developing new varieties of urad and mung beans with high protein content using mutation geneticsContinue Reading
Some 900,000 female community health workers are on the frontline as part of India’s battle against Covid-19. But they are poorly paid, ill-prepared and vulnerable to attacks and social stigma, reports BBC Marathi’s Shrikant Bangale. “The value of our life is just 30 rupees [less than $1], according to theContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak, I P Sarto Burdwan, April 16, 2020: Hundreds of migrants, daily laborers, and marginalized in West Bengal’s Burdwan region now thank a Catholic charity for helping them survive the lockdown imposed throughout India to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “God has sent Catholic priests, nuns and others whenContinue Reading
Mumbai, April 13, 2020: The Indian government’s decision to impose a strict lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of the new coronavirus last month has triggered a mass exodus of migrant workers from cities as economic activity came to a standstill. But for thousands of sex workers livingContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy, Saji Thomas, Julian Das New Delhi, April 10, 2020: In India, a nationwide 21-day lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely restricted the movements and activities of nuns of various congregations as well as their more than 1.37 billion countrymen since March 25. India accounts forContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi* New Delhi, April 7, 2020: Catholic parish priests in India say the nationwide lockdwon has given them new insights to their role as pastors while seeking new ways to retain their smell of sheep. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 announced a 21-day lockdown forContinue Reading