By Isaac Gomes Calcutta, Dec 20, 2019: This refers to December 19 report captioned “Dayal, Cedric among Hundreds detained for protesting CAA.” John Dayal and Father Cedric Prakash were arrested in Delhi and Ahmedabad respectively, while doing peaceful demonstration, along with others, against the Citizens’ Amendment Act (CAA), which wasContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Dec. 19, 2019: Six years ago when I accompanied Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati (now retired) to visit some villages under the archdiocese he warned me, “Expect the unexpected.” I was surprised and tried to hard understand the wisdom behind his cryptic words. As the daysContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore Kozhikode, Dec. 19, 2019: For almost 1,500 years to this day a certain amalgam of sandalwood paste is applied on a wooden stump as an annual ritual at the shrine of Lokanarkavu Devi temple situated in the hamlet of Memunda, in Vadakara which is an hour driveContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore Kozhikode, Dec 16, 2019: Just a couple of kilometers away from the restless Arabian Sea and an hour’s drive north of Kozhikode is the sleepy hamlet of Memunda. At first glance there is nothing unusual about this coconut tree arcaded dwelling that makes up most of Kerala’sContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Calcutta, Dec 16, 2019: On November 28, mattersindia.com carried an article captioned “Himalayan kung fu nuns challenging women’s role with martial arts.” In my comments on the article, I wrote: “Bravo! Himalayan kung fu nuns if utilized with due respect will bring salvation to the girls andContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Dec 13, 2019: Kerala witnesses one of the biggest pilgrimages of the country in the winter months of November and December. Thousands undertake their annual pilgrimage to the hill shrine of Sabarimala. Only men and children undertake the pilgrimage. No woman belonging to the childbearingContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, Dec 11, 2019: Brutalization of women never seems to end, worse, there is always an upward spike in the number of such cases in the country. These shocking, almost bone-chilling incidents keep surfacing almost each day as the female gender in India face extreme violenceContinue Reading
chhotebhai Do we have a choice? Why not? When I did a short course in journalism about 40 years ago we were taught the importance of the headline, the lead in and the bait to hook the reader. Today it is called grabbing eyeballs, and at times the other ones,Continue Reading
By Vijayesh Lal Home Minister Amit Shah has told the Parliament that the process of making a National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be conducted across India and will be repeated in Assam. This exercise which will be carried out with the Census 2021 has disastrous consequences on many fronts.Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec 8, 2019: Taking a clue from the recently concluded Amazonian Synod held in the Vatican, Catholic Church Reform International, a body of reform minded Catholics, is seeking to have similar people’s synods in various countries. Plans are afoot in Brazil, Mexico, USA, Germany, Kenya, Australia andContinue Reading
