By Joseph Victor Edwin New Delhi, Nov 24, 2023: In my classes on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, I am often asked “Do Muslims interpret their Scripture? Recently, I asked the questioner, what was at the back of his mind while asking this question. He was candid. He said: “I thinkContinue Reading

By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov 18, 2023: Is there a Christian perspective to Climate Change (CC)? If there isn’t, there should be, because Christians, at least notionally, constitute 50 % of the world’s population. Secondly, some of the worst polluters are industrialised nations that have a Christian history. Thirdly, some ofContinue Reading

By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Nov 17, 2023: The commercial advertisements that I see in the TV have always intrigued and worried me. A few examples: A school boy expresses his happiness in the classroom. His teacher asks him the secret for his happiness. He says that he uses CycleContinue Reading

By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, Sept 7, 2023: On September 5, India’s President Draupadi Murmu sent out dinner invitations to foreign delegates (heads of state) who will come to New Delhi to attend the G20 summit. The dinner card read: “The President of Bharat requests the pleasure of ……….. onContinue Reading

By chhotebhai Kanpur, Sept 7, 2023: I recently read an article “Why are Christians Persecuted Today?” by Mumbai Jesuit Myron Pereira. It was a brilliant analysis that, unfortunately, offered no solutions. It forced me to think. Are we indeed living in what Pereira describes as a “post-Christian” world? If so,Continue Reading

By George Jacob Kochi, Aug 17, 2023: The National Medical Commission (NMC), India’s top healthcare regulatory body, recently issued a notification to doctors regarding prescription of drugs. The notification said, beside other things, doctors must avoid prescribing branded generic drugs. What are generic and branded drugs? ‘Generic’ implies the pharmacologicalContinue Reading