By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, July 5, 2022: Today, July 5, is the first death anniversary of Father Stan Swamy, one of the noblest souls of the Indian Church whose heart bled for the Tribals, Dalits and poor. It was nothing less than custodial death as he was denied bailContinue Reading

By Varghese Alengaden Indore, June 18, 2022: Two recent articles speak of how Hindutva forces easily trap bishops, priests and nuns by exploiting their ignorance. Jesuit Father Vincent Perappaden wrote about the conclave organized by the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) Minority Morcha in Kerala for Catholic priests and nuns andContinue Reading

By Nirmala Carvalho Pune, June 16, 2022: A Catholic bishop in India has reached out to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the umbrella organization of Hindu nationalists groups. On June 12 in Pune, the cultural capital of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Bishop Thomas Dabre of Poona took part inContinue Reading

By Teesta Setalvad “By Ram Rajya I do not mean Hindu Raj. I mean by Ramarajya Divine Raj, Khuda ki Basti or the Kingdom of God on Earth” Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi[1] At the heart of the visceral animosity that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Hindu Mahasabha (HMS) and all theContinue Reading

By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd It was a pleasant surprise last week to come across a news report about the findings of a survey done by what was described as a ‘RSS think tank’ on the status of women in India. Besides claiming that married women and women who seek spiritualContinue Reading

The decision to put a one day ban on Hindi NDTV, since withheld, came as a big jolt to the country. A major channel was asked to stop the broadcast. The charge was that its broadcast on Pathannkot revealed sensitive information regarding national security. On the same Pathankot issue thisContinue Reading

Hyderabad : After Shankaracharya of Dwarka- Sharda Peeth Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati raked up a controversy by opposing the worship of Sai Baba, RSS Tuesday contended that Hindu philosophy says there is God in every human being and hence also in Sai Baba. RSS’ All India General Secretary Bhayyaji Joshi toldContinue Reading