Purgatory is a place where souls go to atone for their sins before being admitted into heaven. Assam’s Detention Camps are the dark, dank and dreary modern day purgatory like limbo lands, where those who are Declared Foreigner (DF) by Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT) are condemned to spend their time tillContinue Reading
By Brinda Karat New Delhi, Nov. 10, 2018: Recent developments in Pakistan on the Asia Bibi case should serve as a warning for us in India. Although in entirely different circumstances, the relevance for us in India of the Pakistani case is that it was triggered by blatant defiance andContinue Reading
By Teresa Kotturan New York, November 8, 2018: (Sister Teresa Kotturan, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, was one of the participants at the seventh Parliament of World Religions that ended on November 7 at Toronto, Canada. The Indian nun represented the Sisters of Charity Federation NGOContinue Reading
By Anand Prasad New Delhi, Oct. 28, 2018: I had been largely disappointed with the recent Supreme Court verdict that had lifted the restriction on the entry of women to the Sabarimala Shrine. Emotions swamped me, ranging from regret and dismay over the highly anglicized action by the judiciary, aContinue Reading
Menstruation and being unclean have nothing to do with restriction for women’s entry into SabarimalaContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Oct. 19, 2018: Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code deals with Adultery. As per Indian law, a woman cannot be punished for the offence of adultery. Only a man who has consensual sexual intercourse with the wife of another man without his consent canContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ It is October 17 and the world community once again commemorates the ‘International Day for the Eradication of Poverty’. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the declaration by the General Assembly, (in its resolution 47/196 of 22 December 1992) of this special day. ItContinue Reading
Sister Jessy Kurian Last few years the Supreme Court is progressively questioning patriarchy in religions to ensure emancipation for women. CJI Dipak Misra belled the proverbial cat when he wrote in his main opinion in Sabarimala case, that “historically’ women have been treated unequally, no philosophy has so far conceivedContinue Reading
Chhotebhai Kanpur, Oct 4, 2018: In response to my earlier article “Frightening Franco Fiasco” I received a query from Bangalore, considered the stronghold of the Catholic Church in India. I am reproducing it below: “The view that many priests and seminarians believe that celibacy does not require abstinence from sexualContinue Reading
