By chhotebhai Kanpur, Aug 18, 2022: The Amrit Mahotsav is over. This August 15 I had to hoist the flag at one event and arrange for it at another. At both events I spoke on the “Har Ghar Tiranga” (The Tricolour in Every home) campaign. My first thoughts went backContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Aug 13, 2022: The official propaganda states that, “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of it’s people, culture and achievements. This Mahotsav is dedicated to the people ofContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 13, 2022: National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) was launched on July 15, 2015. The mission’s task is to create convergence across sectors and states in terms of skill training activities. Further, to achieve the vision of ‘Skilled India,’ the mission would not only consolidateContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Aug 12, 2022: The acronym LGBTIQAPD stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and/or Ally, Pansexual, and Demi-sexual. They are people who have different sexual orientations and struggle with identities divergent from what the mainstream society is used to. For many,Continue Reading
By Noella de Souza Mumbai, August 9, 2022: And Mary said, I’m bursting with God-news; I’m dancing the song of my Savior God.… …His mercy flows in wave after wave on those who are in awe before him. He bared his arm and showed his strength, scattered the bluffing braggarts.Continue Reading
By Celine Paramundayil Bhopal, Aug 2, 2022: Pope Francis gave a message on New Year’s Day centered around the theme of motherhood and women. Since mothers bestow life and keep the world together, he urged the end of violence against women. He said: Let us all make greater efforts toContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 2, 2022: Dinakaran, a Tamil daily, carried a half-page article on July 28 that gives surprising information on how today’s youth do not march towards liquor shops, instead go to medical shops and buy cough syrup, surgical spirit, sleeping pills and other medicines meantContinue Reading
By George Plathottam Manila, Aug 1, 2022: Ordinarily when we think of communication, we think of oral, written or digital communication. But we use many other methods like body language to communicate with others. We use gestures, eye contacts, smiles, handshake, signs and symbols in our everyday communication with oneContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, July 24, 2022: Today, (Sunday, July 24), Papa Francesco will begin a weeklong trip across Canada, which he calls a “pilgrimage of penance.” He plans to meet with Indigenous communities and formally apologize for the rampant abuse and “cultural genocide,” at residential schools—ran by theContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, July 23, 2022: On Sunday, July 24, the Catholic Church will once again celebrate the ‘World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly.’ This is the second such year (now become an annual observance) of this extraordinary day. The day will be always be on the lastContinue Reading