Maunmohan to Maun Modi: What’s behind the silence?
2018-02-19
Modi is a smart man. So, what explains his strange silence?
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BJP ideology and future of scientific enterprise in India
2018-02-08
By: Ram Puniyani With Indian independence and coming of Indian Constitution; the foundations for progress in the society were laid. This was to be for an all out progress and the basis of this was the principles of scientific temper. This process was guided by the architect of modern India, JawaharlalContinue Reading
Flock must lead as shepherds lose way
2018-02-04
By Jiby J Kattakayam It is in human nature to err and in divine nature to forgive. But if the one making cardinal errors is a Cardinal, what is to be done? This is the question facing the Syro Malabar Church after an internal inquiry found that Cardinal George AlencherryContinue Reading
Let a myriad flowers bloom
2018-02-02
A national seminar on “Christian Leadership for a Culture of Peace” will be held in Delhi April 13-15Continue Reading
Holy cows and loose cannons
2018-01-29
Avay Shukla As befits a country with 33 crore Gods, India has a corresponding pantheon of Holy Cows – both hallowed concepts and hoary individuals – of the religious and secular varieties. Let us talk of the latter since the former is a minefield you enter at your own peril.Continue Reading
The extraordinary power of a 500-year-old arm
2018-01-17
St Francis Xavier’s arm is touring CanadaContinue Reading
Still Dreaming
2018-01-16
If MLK were alive today, he would still be deeply concerned about what is still happening to his peopleContinue Reading
Dalits are also human beings
2018-01-14
By : A J Philip A few weeks ago, I mentioned Dr Jose Kananaikil in a Facebook post. It was written in the past tense. And horror of horrors, I prefaced his name with “the late”! Immediately, my friend Jose Kavi contacted me to say that he was alive, thoughContinue Reading
Padmavati engraves ‘chop, chop’ culture into Indian ethos
2018-01-09
Dr. George Jacob. What is Padmavati? Padmavati is an Indian epic period drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on the epic poem Padmavat (1540) by Malik Mohammed javasi. The film features Deepika Padukone in the title role as Rani Padmavati, alongside Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh andContinue Reading