By Inaliza Nongbyrsaw Shillong, March 18, 2020: It is with a sense of joy and love that I share my experience working as an editor for the National Youth Commission, Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI), for the past two years. I recall the day of my appointment whichContinue Reading
By Deepika Singh Mumbai, March 17, 2020: In 2004, an NGO requested me to share my experience of “climate change impact” on the “arid ecosystem” and my mind quickly switched to my homeland Ajmer, Rajasthan, a state in northern India. Even though I was out of the village after completingContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, March 16, 2020: Many a time bad events in our lives open up new opportunities. They also teach us life-changing lessons. The dreaded the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which the United Nations has declared a worldwide pandemic, has opened up for India at least two distinctContinue Reading
By S S Sundar Rome, March 15, 2020: I was shocked when the Italian government on March 14 announced a total of 1,441 deaths from COVID-19 in the country where I have spent the past eight years. The country has reported 21,157 cases. I took off for a month fromContinue Reading
By Shann Joseph Fernandes Rourkela, March 13, 2020: I was excited when assigned to a slum exposure program as part of my theology course in a regional theology seminary, Sambalpur, Odisha. We were 18 students of Khristo Jyoti Mohavidyaloyo (Light of Christ College), who went to Rourkela with our principalContinue Reading
By Shini Melukunnel Jharsuguda, March 11, 2020: The memory of growing up as a child in a traditional family in Kerala, southern India, is vivid. The Lenten season then consisted of sacrifice, giving up non-vegetarian items, fasting on Fridays. When I look back, those were mere rituals for me. TodayContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Manila, March 10, 2020: In Manila, the Philippines: I meet the homeless along the street, begging at doors, camping under the bridge, stopping vehicles on the road asking for coins, lying on the sidewalks — so frail and exposed to rain and sun. I was prejudiced, skepticalContinue Reading
Julio Ribeiro March 9, 2020: Today, I grieve for my country as never before! The prospect of a resurgent India, respected in the comity of nations, is slowly fading in the sudden flurry of Hindutva forces yearning for a Hindu Rashtra! I remember my first journey beyond Indian shores. ItContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, March 8, 2020: “How are you celebrating women’s day?” a friend asked me. This raised a question in me — do we still need to celebrate International Women’s Day? It is a debate that rages every March 8. It becomes a particularly louder conversation each yearContinue Reading
Chiang Mai, March 7, 2020: International Women’s Day (IWD) is an occasion to celebrate collective acts of courage and perseverance of women in their determination to achieve equality and transform society. Ending prejudice against women is a prerequisite for securing their fundamental rights. This year’s IWD theme, An Equal WorldContinue Reading
