Manila statement on Modern Day Slavery
2017-07-28
Final statement from the International Conference on Women Empowerment Against Modern Day SlaveryContinue Reading
Breath of life from an unsung heroine
2017-07-18
Dr. George Jacob At times of crisis, it is not degrees, embellishments or epaulettes that will save lives, but nerves of steel and presence of mind The anesthesia technician working in the hospital I worked in decided to take it easy on the lazy Sunday morning last weekend. Sunday isContinue Reading
Let’s talk to the Book
2017-07-16
Ramesh Venkataraman This year marks the 1,000th birth anniversary of Ramanuja, the great Vaishnava theologian who reinvented and revitalised Hinduism, and the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s triggering of the Protestant Reformation which fundamentally reshaped Christianity. Both events are a salutary reminder in these troubled times of how religions canContinue Reading
Buddhist’s-journey to Catholic priesthood
2017-07-12
By Sameer Nagrare Nagpur: “God so loved the world that he gave only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life (Jn 3:16). This verse refers not to me searching for God, but God in his mercy came in search of me. I was aContinue Reading
Snippets from Syria
2017-07-06
A wealth of values that still thrives in the hearts and lives of the Syrian peopleContinue Reading
Gorkhaland agitation three decades apart
2017-07-03
hristine Grace saw a busy tourist town turn into a garrison town within a monthContinue Reading
How farewell night turned into nightmare for Arunachal woman
2017-07-02
I am a 25-year-old girl from Arunachal Pradesh and I have been living in Delhi for quite some time now. On 18 June, I had gone to meet my friends at a hotel in Delhi. My friends (one male and one female) were guests at the hotel so they hadContinue Reading
Normalizing killing of Muslims
2017-07-01
Hindu subconscious is being programmed to rationalize each killingContinue Reading