By Debapriya Sen New Delhi, Jan. 8, 2019: The Delhi sky is covered with smog and will continue to do so till the end of the season. The ever-deteriorating air quality index has been a grave concern every winter. Scientific data provide sufficiently robust basis for establishing that the generalContinue Reading
Don Aguiar The ban on cow slaughter can pose a serious threat to the Indian economy in the near future, as the country may have to spend 1.5 times its current Defence Budget to take care of an additional 27 crore unproductive animals annually, an agricultural economist has warned. SpeakingContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, Dec. 27, 2018: It seems that Kerala is one hell of a tinderbox waiting for that spark to trigger a raging strike, earning the state yet another sobriquet—Hartals Own Country. The reason could be just anything—from Saddam Hussein being sentenced to death or opposing aContinue Reading
By Tom Chennatt London, Dec. 19, 2018: They were called ‘sari visa men’ when they arrived in the United Kingdom following their wives who were employed as nurses or physiotherapists. They were hardworking and took up any job they found in the UK where labor, even manual, is respected unlikeContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Dec. 13, 2018: The Supreme Court on September 28 lifted the ban on women of menstruating age (10-50) from entering the Sabarimala Temple. This practice has been in place for years. Why did the Court rule thus? Was it to further gender equality? If so,Continue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Nov. 26, 2018: The show-cause notice served to Father Augustine Vattoly by the Administrator of Ernakulum-Angamaly Archdiocese is a blunder that exposes intellectual, professional and above all spiritual bankruptcy. The allegations against the activist priest expose the worldly ways religious leadership acts when challenged. It isContinue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ According to the United Nations, “Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today. It remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it. In general terms, itContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov. 21, 2018: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) jointly organized a Dalit Christian (DC) solidarity Sunday on November 11. I’m not sure if the event was limited to Delhi, because it was certainly not held inContinue Reading
By John Dayal New Delhi, Nov. 21, 2018: The United Christian Action’s (UCA) Silver Jubilee Seminar, following its annual general meeting at the William Carey Hall of Celebration at Nisheman School, Delhi, on November 17 saw senior Church leaders, institution heads and activists listen to law experts and others callContinue Reading
Leon Bent The Catholic Liturgy is an album in which every epoch of Church history immortalizes itself. Therein, one can find various pictures of Christ, the beloved One, during succeeding centuries. In its pages we see pictures of Jesus’ suffering, agony and death; we see images of his Sacred Heart;Continue Reading
