It seems that Cuba and Crete, two islands as remote from each other as can be, both geographically and culturally, have recently become connected by an invisible thread. One hosted a surprise meeting between Pope Francis with Patriarch of Moscow Kirill. The other is to host the Pan-Orthodox Council inContinue Reading
This piece is being written the day after I saw the Republic Day Parade (RDP) on TV in the morning, and the movie “Airlift” in the evening. One was truly uplifting, and the other the complete opposite – totally downgrading or derogatory, as far as the country is. The RDP took meContinue Reading
Dhaka — This year I faced continued challenges in human rights work. Considering the whole scenario of human rights situation in the country and in many other countries I feel lucky and grateful. I have enjoyed my work but I don’t know how much I could endow to the victims whose humanContinue Reading
Bengaluru: Putting behind the recent memory of the 2008 church attacks, some Catholics are enthusiastically joining hands with the RSS and the Bajrang Dal against an ancient foe — Tipu Sultan. The Sangh has organised protests across the state against the Siddaramaiah government’s decision to celebrate Tipu’s 165th birth anniversaryContinue Reading
Reflection on Pope’s synodal speechContinue Reading
Having failed to deliver on his main election promise to boost industrial production and job creation through massive foreign investment and to tone up the Indian administrative and legal systems to make investment possible, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has fallen back on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s principal political plank –Continue Reading
With not a single Catholic family having any voting right, are you family-folks part parcel of that Synod?Continue Reading
The previous speaker was asked to present a bird’s eye view; but the topic given to me is so vast that it would require a wide-angle lens to cover it! Nevertheless, here goes. I will attempt an analysis of the six key words – North India – Catholic – JournalismContinue Reading
When the principal of a Catholic-sounding school was arrested in Mumbai last week, most people assumed it was a Church-run institution headed by a priest. The confusion is understandable.Continue Reading
