By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 18, 2023: Media is one of the four pillars of democracy in India. It is sad to note that media and the journalists are under threat today. A journalist who tries to be truthful to his mission is branded as an “anti-national” by theContinue Reading
By Tejaswi Ravinder Battala Hyderabad, Aug 15, 2023: India enters the 77th year of independence today. On this day in 1947, after the announcement of the Independence, India faced two major challenges. One, framing of its own constitution, and two, the merging of various princely states into the independent India.Continue Reading
By M K George Rome, Aug 12, 2023: Most narratives on India are incomplete and at times false. Given the complex history and diversity of the country, this is no surprise. The current problem is, while some prefer a narrative supportive of the present regime, that this is the bestContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, August 3, 2023: In the YouTube I watched Karan Thapar’s recent interview with the Archbishop of Imphal. One pre-dominant and critical question was “Is there any hint on religious intolerance?” The archbishop gave an elaborate response, “249 Meitei Christian churches in Imphal and Imphal valleyContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, July 31, 2023: Run, flee, escape, hide, survive are not the verbs that we often use in our routine conversations. And yet, these were the very verbs that were employed by a group of Catholics from Manipur while sharing their stories. On the occasion ofContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, July 29, 2023: There could be no doubt about this: Every Indian of some sensitivity feels ashamed of what is happening in the state of Manipur with no end to the shame and pain. The visuals of two women gang raped and paraded naked keepContinue Reading
By ML Satyan Bengaluru, July 29, 2023: Ecological imbalance; environmental degradation; global warming; and climate change are the most widely spoken topics these days at various levels – national and global. I regularly watch news, debates and some tele-serials in Sun TV and other Tamil channels. Of late I haveContinue Reading
Bishop Prince Antony Adilabad, July 21, 2023: Today India’s soul is deeply wounded! Shameful and shocking videos of barbaric acts carried out against two women on May 4 have now surfaced from Manipur, which has been burning for more than two months. Two helpless women were paraded naked surrounded byContinue Reading
By Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Mumbai, July 21, 2023: Like most of us I belong to WhatsApp groups that reflect my affections and affiliations. Of late, in groups that were started mainly to share lively banter and news of loved ones, I am faced with a vexing question: Should we talkContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, July 20, 2023: The call ‘Mere ghar aake toh dekho (Visit My Home, Be My Guest)’ captures one’s imagination by its sheer simplicity. As per the brochure in circulation ‘it is a simple campaign to change the preconceived notions and opinions about people of anotherContinue Reading