By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 14, 2020: The whole world is waging a war against the deadly Coronavirus. For many countries, including India, it is becoming a critical situation of ‘life’ or ‘death.’ Everyone, irrespective of caste, colour, class, culture, language and region, is living with constant fear andContinue Reading
By Albert Thyrniang Shillong, June 13, 2020: The US is reeling under nationwide protests sparked off by the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer who pinned the already handcuffed 46-year-old black man for 8 Minutes and 46 seconds on his neck. Viral videos of the ‘murder’ areContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, June 12, 2020: Every storm not only leaves some marks of destruction, but also signs of construction. Just as rivers flowing through mountains and destroying part of them, makes the plains fertile with silt; any storm or disaster has inbuilt seeds of reconstruction. A beautiful skyContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, June 10, 2020: In March this year when the government announced the nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus, we were at the peak of summer. In the enforced lockdown we could do nothing but accept a life within our houses. The time at our disposal enlightenedContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 7, 2020: Handcuffed, face down, knee on his neck, no can came for help. He begged for water, he begged for mercy, he begged for his life, but he got no help. His body trembled, his nose bled, he lost control of his bladder.Continue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ Dearest Aunty Linda On May 31 you said “good bye” to your life here on earth and to us, your loved ones; the next day Junev 1, your mortal remains were interred. As I look back these days since your departure, there is just oneContinue Reading
By Joyal Jacob I can’t breathe… That heavy knee, Those nine minutes of strangulation, His plea for help, Still echoes in the epicardium “I can’t breathe, please… Oh Mamma…”, that groaning ceased Melanin, not in his complexion, But in the hearts of those Who pinned him to the ground. ThoseContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, June 3, 2020: The pandemic corona virus has brought on its trail unprecedented agony, fear and insecurity to the people all over the world. But it also brought to light magnificent expressions of compassion, altruism and selfless love. Without eyes being drenched one cannot read theContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, June 2, 2020: Since late December 2019, the world has been at the mercy of a tiny microbe. The 120 nm-sized virus, SARS-CoV-2 that allegedly originated in the wet markets of China’s Wuhan has been wreaking global havoc, infecting and killing many through ‘pneumonia-like’ infectionContinue Reading
By Saumya Tiwari New Delhi, May 27, 2020: Having secured admission at an all-girls’ college, I had assumed that now my life would be free of stereotyping and judgment. But little did I know how misplaced that belief was. Before lockdown, every day as I would enter my classroom, IContinue Reading
