By Prema Chowallur Guwahati: About 100 transgender people attended a rally in Assam to seek acceptance and respect from wider society. The All Assam Transgender Association organized the rally, titled “Transgender Pride,” at Guwahati, the commercial capital of the northeastern Indian state. Transgender community members from Guwahati Metro and ruralContinue Reading

By John Dayal Bhubaneswar: The sound of the Kui dialect speaks of a decade’s pain in Kandhamal district, Odisha, Eastern India. The sound of the Kui dialect resonates in the tin-roofed Church as Father Manoj Nayak, social activists interprets Harsh Mander and the members of the Karwan-e-Mohabbat, a civil societyContinue Reading

New Delhi: Several journalist associations on Tuesday attacked a central government order that threatened to take away the accreditation of journalists who were found propagating fake news. But following widespread criticism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered to withdraw the order earlier in the day. The order issued on Monday nightContinue Reading

By: Matters India Reporter Kanjamendi: Kandhamal anti-Christian violence survivors still in psychological pain after nine years. This is was said during a psychological counseling session that was conducted for the survivors of Kandhamal violence in 2007 and 2008, at Divya Jyoti Pastoral Centre here, Kandhamal district, Odisha, Eastern India, FebruaryContinue Reading

Kottayam: When 31-year-old Bineesh Thomas and 27-year-old Hima got married, the guests remained silent spectators. Instead, they all witnessed a beautiful ceremony where only silence spoke, moving some to tears of joy.For, the couple took their wedding vows and followed the wedding rituals in the church completely in sign language. Kottayam nativeContinue Reading

By Ajaya Kumar Singh Bhubaneswar: The Karwan-e-Mohabbat, a civil society initiative of solidarity and conscience in response to rising hate violence, visited Odisha from 26-28 February. This is the tenth state to be visited by the Karwan. Now in its second year, the Karwan visited Gurudijhatia in Cuttack district whereContinue Reading