By chhotebhai Kanpur, September 28, 2019: Truth seems to be at a premium today. One of the big two at the recent Houston Rally is known for what he calls “alternative facts”, a euphemism for blatant lies or disinformation. The other Howdy at Houston is often called Feku by hisContinue Reading
[Concluding part of the trilogy “Is Pope Francis a heretic?” And “Will Pope Francis be Assassinated?”] By chhotebhai Kanpur, September 18, 2019: Pope Francis reportedly has only one functional lung. So, is he asthmatic? With his energy levels at 82, that puts younger people to shame, I daresay that heContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, August 24, 2019: Four years ago, my classmates celebrated the golden jubilee of our passing out of school (Senior Cambridge) in 1965. One classmate recalled an incident where I acted as his wife in the school concert – replete with lipstick, rouge and the mandatory coconut shellsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kanpur, May 22, 2019: The Gandhi Peace Foundation, Kanpur chapter, on May 21 organized an inter-religious prayer for peace, harmony and goodwill. The program was held in the backdrop of a spate of hate crimes in the name of religion in the recent past beginning withContinue Reading
To, Abp Giambattista Diquattro Apotolic Nuncio to India nuntius@apostolicnuntiatureindia.com Respected Nuncioji, PLEASE STEM THE ROT IN JALANDHAR DIOCESE We are grateful to you for taking action on our previous submissions regarding the removal of Franco Mulakkal (FM) from the episcopacy of Jalandhar Diocese (JD), and subsequently for preventing the transferContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, April 3, 2019: April 1 is a fun day. With the advent of electronic communication I can now fool people across the world. I get fiendish delight in fooling the “powerful”, and have often incurred their wrath. This April Fool’s Day would have been no different, untilContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec. 20, 2018: Pallu, neither Pappu nor Lallu, was a simple villager. He longed to see the Taj Mahal in Agra, one of the seven wonders of the world. All foreign dignitaries visiting Delhi are taken for a mandatory visit to the Taj. Borrowing from Dr EricContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec. 3, 2018: It was a cold winter Beijing night. Joseph Xi and Mary Li were expecting their first baby. The ultrasound test showed that it was to be a boy, a wonder boy. So they had decided to call him Ren-Zi (pronounced Zuh), Mandarin for “SonContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov. 3, 2018: How many lay Catholics in India can sincerely say “We are the Church”, or “Yes, this is our Church”? The laity feels largely marginalized. It is required only to raise funds, to organize a procession, or when some church personnel or institutions are underContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this piece. God chose St Francis of Assisi in the 13th Century, saying to him, “Go and repair my church”. Those were the Dark Ages of the Catholic Church, where power, corruption and hedonism were rampant; rightContinue Reading