By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Nov 14, 2024: On October 15, the 2024 Global Hunger Index was released ranking India 105 out of 127 countries; India has a level of hunger that is serious. A recent World Bank report stated, “almost 129 million Indians are living in extreme poverty in 2024,Continue Reading
By M K George Rome, Nov 10, 2024: My own experience during the past week and the social media messages confirm that many Christians in Kerala, and Christians of Kerala origin in the U S, are delighted about the victory of Trump as the 47th President of the U.S. TheyContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Oct 24, 2024: Across 112 countries, 1.1 billion people live in acute multidimensional poverty, according to the 2024 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report. In India, a total of 234 million people live below the poverty line, the highest in the world, according to a reportContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, Sept 30, 2024: The recent news of Mount Carmel Convent Senior Secondary School in Cementnagar, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, losing its management to the Adani Foundation has shocked the local community. A lot of concerns and questions have been raised by the General Resolution dated September 27, whichContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Sept 25, 2024: In India the hot news today is “Tirupati Laddu.” All these years the devotees were consuming the laddus without any suspicion. Since it is a temple prasadam there is a deep religious sentiment attached to it. That sentiment is shattered now. DueContinue Reading
By Roy Alex Kandy, Sept 23, 2024: After landing at the Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport on September 1, I noticed several large red hoardings while traveling towards Kandi city in Sri Lanka. These posters prominently featured the striking image of a young man with a beard. The text on theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Aug 27, 2024: As India is witnessing an upsurge of sexual abuses, we tend to think that we need to protect girls. Continuous advice is given to parents: “Protect your daughters.” In fact, this advice is not debated. But a spontaneous question arises: “Is itContinue Reading
By George Jacob Kochi, May 12, 2024: Covid-19 pandemic is done and dusted. Seemingly. Though massive killer waves of the viral infection triggered by mutants seem to have abated, stray cases of the viral respiratory infection are still being reported, with negligible mortality though. ‘A cluster of highly infectious respiratoryContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, May 4, 2024: This is indeed a strange title. It is borrowed from the Vatican II document “The Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World”. Let me quote it. “The church admits that she greatly profited and still profits from the antagonism of those whoContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, April 13, 2024: Three times I had accompanied my daughter to a few shopping malls. Once you are inside, you get a feel that you are in a foreign land. I have found the food courts overcrowded. I have witnessed over-eating and wastage of food.Continue Reading
