India’s Church: Mired in controversies
2018-07-21
There is an unequal power equation between priests and nuns and also women in generalContinue Reading
India’s Murderous Mobs
2018-07-19
The government has to make it clear that lynching and mobocracy will not be toleratedContinue Reading
Is there still an Antidote Available?
2018-07-18
Don Aguiar Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is riding broad support from a selected populace that is happy with the country’s direction. Despite the optimism, however, new data shows the nation is veering dangerously away from democracy. Why has India’s index declined? The main reason is that the legislature isContinue Reading
Indian women need healthy environment for well-being
2018-07-12
By Dr. Rosalin Hansda Life is not merely to be alive but to be well, says Marcus Valerius Martalis. In the era of BETI BACHAO AND BETI PADHAO, women empowerment, we find the contrast of women dying because she has been ignorant of many things regarding access to medical treatmentContinue Reading
A tale of two sisters
2018-07-11
Chhotebhai What the Dickens? This is not the tale of two cities, but a study in contrast of two of the seven sisters of the North East (NE); specifically Arunachal Pradesh (AP) and Manipur, where I spent a few days recently. My wife, Meera, and I, had been invited byContinue Reading
Of trees, plastic bags and more!
2018-07-08
An urgent measure to be adopted should be the immediate implementation of rules concerning garbage segregationContinue Reading
Why is India the “Most dangerous country for Women”?
2018-06-29
The biggest challenge for feminist men and women is to change entrenched patriarchal structures and mindsetsContinue Reading
Naga Nationalism and Naga Integration: An observation
2018-06-27
Dr. Salikyu Sangtam Nationalism is one of the most misunderstood terms. Perhaps, it is no wonder that the terms “Nation” and “Nationalism” are rampantly used and abused by scholars, politicians, journalists, armed groups, government, and the mass multitude in general. The purpose of this article, however, is not to rectifyingContinue Reading
Open the World
2018-06-20
We need to open the world through the four keys given to us by Pope FrancisContinue Reading
Can only sadhus and not bishops comment on issues of national concern?
2018-06-10
Societies that are not fully secularized, clergy does have a hold over society in worldly matters alsoContinue Reading