By Irudhaya Jothi Ragabpur, Dec 9, 2019: Human Rights Day is celebrated everywhere on December 10. This year the Dalit and Adivasi women of different associations in West Bengal gathered on December 9 to celebrate the Human Rights Day. Sampurna Nari Kalyan Sangathan along with Nari Mukhti Chetana Sangathan andContinue Reading
By Victor Edwin New Delhi, Dec. 8, 2019: As a Jesuit involved in Christian-Muslim Relations, I felt it important to visit Kashmir and be with my friends for a few days and to know how the Christian presence in the valley brings solace to people burdened enormously over the lastContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Seventy years ago, when giving us the Constitution, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, recognised as the Father of Indian Constitution, said, “Will history repeat itself? It is this thought, which fills me with anxiety. This anxiety is deepened by the realisation of the fact that in addition toContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Exactly, 70 years ago on November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted and gave to “we, the people” a landmark Constitution. ‘The Constitution of India’ is the sacred book of every Indian citizen; it is a bulwark of fundamental rights and directive principles,Continue Reading
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Vijayawada, Nov 6, 2019: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has announced that all mothers from poor families who send their children to school will get 15,000 rupees in their bank accounts for educational expenses. The money is given under ‘Amma Vodi (Mother’s Lap),’ aContinue Reading
By Varghese Vayalamannil Devasia Jolly Joseph is a member of the Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Church who was recently arrested for killing her husband and five other members of his family over a period of 14 years. The disclosure of the killings through cyanide poisoning has shocked the Kerala society with manyContinue Reading
By Santosh Kumar New Delhi, Oct. 28, 2019:The single biggest takeaway from the by-elections to five Assembly constituencies in Kerala, the results of which were announced last week, is that the voters have shown caste and community satraps their place. The electorate not only underlined their secular credentials again byContinue Reading
By Poorvi Gupta Unpaid work follows women-at-work Women farmers are being over-burdened because men don’t take up household chores and now many productive roles are also being taken over by them in the absence of men if they migrate to urban spaces. It isn’t just the women in agriculture butContinue Reading
By Rodion Ebbighausen Millions of people in Asia are not citizens of any country, and they live without legal rights or protection. Although modern conflicts shape the problem, statelessness is rooted in Asia’s colonial past. In India’s northeastern Assam state, almost 2 million people are struggling to have their citizenshipContinue Reading
By Anita Cheria Bengaluru, August 11, 2019: Until August 2018, Sisters Lucy Kalapura and Lissy Vadakkel had very little in common except that they belonged to the same congregation and had somewhat similar names. But today they are perceived as partners in crime. The media refers to them and rightlyContinue Reading