Hidden message in Modi’s speech on religion
2015-02-18
There is no reason for any religion to claim superiority over another. Tolerance has to cut both ways.Continue Reading
Delhi elections: Common man’s victory
2015-02-10
No one needs a riot when there are jobs to be done and bills to be paidContinue Reading
Film certification turns saffron censorship
2015-01-21
Guwahati – Moral policing, saffron censorship, ghar wapsi, vandalism by saffron ‘youth brigade’ and ordinance raj have become the order of the day in the ‘ache din’ promised by PM Modi as he rode the waves of electoral juggernaut 2014. Today, the film certification body in India, Central Board ofContinue Reading
Delhi election: Confident BJP takes on a cautious AAP
2015-01-21
A survey states that the BJP will bag 37 seats, AAP 29 and the Congress could just manage upto 4 seatsContinue Reading
A story of exile, a story of betrayal
2015-01-19
A first-hand account of how a family of Pandits left Kashmir and were unable to return home. January 19 marks the 25th anniversary of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the ValleyContinue Reading
St Joseph Vaz – missionary par excellence
2015-01-15
St Joseph Vaz should be the model for Christians who are now facing persecution in various formsContinue Reading
Conversion crusade: competing for people’s souls
2015-01-14
Free India was born in a tumult of religious hatred. This, and the fact that this country is home to followers of almost every major religion, persuaded members of the Constituent Assembly to exercise great care to protect the freedom of religious belief in the Constitution. It decided that thisContinue Reading
Pope Francis has a chance to do some good in Sri Lanka
2015-01-13
Rome – By the end of this week, headlines about Pope Francis’s Jan. 12-19 trip to Asia, the second since his election, are likely to focus mostly on the Philippines, if for no other reason than the massive and adoring crowds he’s likely to draw in one of the mostContinue Reading
Blasphemy and the law of fanatics
2015-01-12
We should fight terrorism. But we should also fight the source of the problemContinue Reading