By Nazish Hussain Jaipur, May 2, 2020: A senior rights activist has overcome the entrenched casteism as well as deep-seated patriarchy as well in Rajasthan, one of the five Indian states with the worst record for atrocities against Dalits. Suman Devathiya is a part of Dalit Women Fight, a movementContinue Reading
Mumbai, April 30, 2020: Dalit artist Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar sees in art the opportunity to tell the unadulterated story of her community. Musheera Ashraf of TwoCircles.net writes on the young artist’s dreams and inspirations to commemorate Dalit History Month. Shridhar is a 27-year-old independent illustrator based in Mumbai. For her,Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Jharsuguda, April 28, 2020: A differently-abled woman in Odisha has won praises when she volunteered to donate blood to ease shortage during the nationwide lockdown. “My blood can solve the shortage at least a bit in the lockdown time,” Sarajini Sahoo said after donating blood on AprilContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, April 24, 2020: A Catholic police officer in Odisha has won kudos from her superiors for her dedication and commitment to duty. Debajani Chhatar “postponed her wedding scheduled for April 27 to remain available for “corona” duty “and make world safer for all the brides. MyContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, April 16, 2020: “How can you be a nun and a lawyer?” people often ask lawyer-nuns. Some consider it a joke while others take it as an ordinary query to respond. Since the Second Vatican Council, the Church’s mission has been evolved according to the needsContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Sondada, April 6, 2020: A Kolkata boy has been a media man with the prestigious Vatican Radio for some 30 years now. He is currently working for the English language world program of what is the Pope’s Radio. Robin Gomes started his stint with Vatican Radio’s IndianContinue Reading
By Serene Sarah Zachariah Attapadi, March 29, 2020: N Rangaswamy has achieved the impossible. The school dropout tribal from Kerala’s Attapadi became the first person to hold doctorate from his community and find a job as a lecturer. “I grew up in a small hut with my sisters and parentsContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Bengaluru, March 17, 2020: Sister Gracy Vadakara, the Indian provincial of the Daughters of the Church, is a promoter of interreligious dialogue and ecumenism. The 56-year-old nun, based in Bengaluru, southern India, was elected the head of her congregation in 2018. Previously, she served as the generalContinue Reading
C Chingsaham Longding, March 16, 2020: Few people can manage to serve society while they have their own struggles. However, a young man from Longkhaw village in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh has been providing free tuition to students in his community. With a master’s degree in economics, Chanphua WangsuContinue Reading
By Sumon Corraya Dhaka, March 15, 2020: Father John Chinnappan, an Indian Jesuit priest, has been working in priestly formation and preaching of retreats in Bangladesh for the past ten years. The native of Thandavasamuthiram village in Tamil Nadu, southern India, shares his missionary life experience in Bangladesh. “When IContinue Reading