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
By Midhun J Francis Rome, April 8, 2024: The diocese of Idukki in Kerala made headlines April 7 when it screened ‘The Kerala Story,’ a controversial 2023 film, for teenagers as part of its efforts to combat “love jihad.” The film narrates the story of a group of Kerala womenContinue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, April 6, 2024: The landscape of Christian missions in India is multifaceted, reflecting a tapestry of cultural, sociopolitical, and religious dynamics. As someone, aptly pointed out, there are varying perspectives among missiologists regarding the current state of mission in India. Some argue it is stagnant, othersContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, April 3, 2024: It pains me to read the Democracy Report 2024. According to this report India, downgraded to an “electoral autocracy” in 2018, has further declined to become “one of the worst autocracies.” The V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2024 paints a grim picture ofContinue Reading
By Yogendra Yadav New Delhi, March 29, 2024: Here is a safe election forecast: 2024 is going to be the least free and fair national election in Independent India. We do not yet know if it will eventually turn out to be a seriously compromised election or a complete farce.Continue Reading
