Sahana Ghosh Puri, Mar. 21, 2019: For close to 20 years after a supercyclone ravaged Odisha, a group of women along the coast has been standing sentinel over their beloved storm-shielding forest and mangrove cover. Deftly swinging and beating their sturdy bamboo sticks, 75 women in Gundalba village in theContinue Reading
Ahmedabad, Mar. 21, 2019: Holi got a saucy twist in Ahmedabad, as a group of people bombarded each other with tomatoes, much like the Spanish festival of La Tomatina. While color powder and water balloons are traditionally used to celebrate Holi, playing with raw eggs, paint or mud is notContinue Reading
By Arul Gnanapragasam, SJ Muslims loyalty to India is often questioned by a section of political class and media. It’s also said Muslims are not rooted in this subcontinent. What’s the truth value of such comments? An intellectual engagement with Kombai S Anwar, a documentary maker on Tamil Muslims andContinue Reading
By Sr Tessy Jacob, SSpS Jharsuguda, March 21, 2019: Last night when I went to the dining room to fill a bottle of water, I heard some noise in the basin for washing dishes. The basin’s drain was blocked with a stopper to collect water from a leaky tap. AContinue Reading
By George Kommattathil Kozhikode, March 21, 2019: Hundreds of people, including women and children, braved scorching sun to protest government apathy to farmers in India. The marchers, mostly Catholics, on March 20 wore garlands of coconuts, rubber, coco, areca nuts and other crops and marched to the Kozhikode district collectorateContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, March 20, 2019: ‘Christians’, the supposed followers of Christ are on a fasting spree, as it is Lent, around which time Christ’s crucifixion and subsequent resurrection are prayerfully observed. It is common practice for them to put on sack cloth and confine themselves to ashesContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar. 20, 2019: “Nutrition: our right”, is the theme of the Lenten campaign of Caritas India for 2019. Caritas India, the charitable arm of the Catholic Church of India, has launched a Lenten campaign against hunger by creating an awareness among people regarding solidarity, food security, medical careContinue Reading
Lahore, Mar. 20, 2019: A student stabbed a college professor to death on March 20 in eastern Pakistan, apparently upset over a planned party with women that he considered un-Islamic. Khalid Hameed, an English professor at the Government Sadiq Egerton College in Bahawalpur, was preparing for the farewell party whenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Tura, March 20, 2019: A Catholic priest accused of molesting a woman in a bus in Meghalaya state has been granted bail. However, Fransalian Father Biju Joseph was suspended from all priestly duties by Bishop Andrew R Marak of Tura, taking note of media reports aboutContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar. 20, 2019: A Panchkula special court on March 20 acquitted four people including Swami Aseemanand for the firebombing of the Samjhauta Express in 2007. As many as 68 people – 42 of them Pakistani passengers – were killed in the attack when the bi-weekly train, connecting DelhiContinue Reading
