By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: India got independence from British colonial rule on 15th August 1947 after a long struggle which was inclusive and had plural dimensions. Foundation of Indian Constitution is Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Justice. The values of secularism are deeply ingrained all through and particularly in Articles 14,Continue Reading

By Benwen Lopez Pune, Aug 4, 2020: As India struggles to redefine secularism, a core value that guides its Constitution, a Jesuit priest tries to give an alternative understanding of the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions. Jesuit George Karuvelil recently published a book “Faith, Reason andContinue Reading

By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, Jan 20, 2020: A good number of English newspapers reported on January 20 the marriage of a Hindu couple in a mosque in Kerala’s Alappuzha. The Cheruvally Muslim Jamaat mosque near Alappuzha, made all arrangements for the marriage and the marriage ceremony was conducted according toContinue Reading

Prof. Shah Alam Khan Farooque was a Kashmiri. He hated India. His cousin was killed by security forces while at a demonstration in Srinagar. This was 1990. We were classmates; I always took him head on for his anti-India rhetoric. Those were the times when no one minded his orotundityContinue Reading