By Dr George Jacob Kochi, Sept 6, 2022: A 27-year old man was admitted with Acute Pancreatitis to Division of Surgical gastroenterology where I work. Acute Pancreatitis, a benign condition involving the pancreas is potentially lethal. It causes failure of other organs, entailing prolonged hospital stay, usually in ICUs. Multi-organContinue Reading
By Adolf Washington Bengaluru, Sept 5, 2022: Ask any Marian devotee the reason for their devotion. You are sure to get one or all of these replies: “I am thankful to Her. She interceded for me to Jesus. My prayer was answered.” “I seek her intercession for my important needs.”“IContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Sept 3, 2022: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), close to 800,000 people die by suicide every year; that is one person every 40 seconds. For each suicide, there are more than 20 suicide attempts. While the link between suicide and mental disorders (inContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Lucknow, Aug 30, 2022: Every Indian has his or her own idea of India. Pseudo-nationalists would have us believe that India is now an ideal country. Never mind that 400,000 citizens left the country last year seeking greener pastures and greenbacks elsewhere. The “Idea of India’ was theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 26, 2022: A few days ago, I met a small group of priests and nuns. I just asked them a question, “Are you aware of the Bilkis Bano’s case?” Surprisingly none could give me an answer. Taking this as an example, I can concludeContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 23, 2022: One of the issues that has been haunting the minds of every Indian is ‘black money’. In layman’s language, it is money that has been acquired through illegitimate means or money which is unaccounted for, that is, for which tax is notContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Aug 18, 2022: The Amrit Mahotsav is over. This August 15 I had to hoist the flag at one event and arrange for it at another. At both events I spoke on the “Har Ghar Tiranga” (The Tricolour in Every home) campaign. My first thoughts went backContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Aug 13, 2022: The official propaganda states that, “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of it’s people, culture and achievements. This Mahotsav is dedicated to the people ofContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 13, 2022: National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) was launched on July 15, 2015. The mission’s task is to create convergence across sectors and states in terms of skill training activities. Further, to achieve the vision of ‘Skilled India,’ the mission would not only consolidateContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Aug 12, 2022: The acronym LGBTIQAPD stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and/or Ally, Pansexual, and Demi-sexual. They are people who have different sexual orientations and struggle with identities divergent from what the mainstream society is used to. For many,Continue Reading
