Even God is misused by a theocracy
2018-05-09
For a democracy to regress to theocracy is disastrousContinue Reading
Why is May dedicated to Virgin Mary?
2018-05-04
In 1945, Pope Pius XII solidified May as a Marian month Continue Reading
India’s female labour force is declining
2018-05-02
On Labour Day today, we need to ponder over why despite the economic boom unleashed by economic reforms, women have been dropping out of the workforce in huge numbers rather than joining up.Continue Reading
Raping Mother India
2018-05-01
Rape is a heinous crime. When anyone is raped, particularly a little innocent child, Bharat Mata (Mother India) is being raped! Continue Reading
India’s abuse of women is biggest human rights violation
2018-04-30
Suffering of 650 million Indian women goes unnoticedContinue Reading
Picnics, peaceniks, peacemakers and pacemakers
2018-04-17
By chhotebhai The Church in India is in a picnic mode. It enjoys celebrations and a relaxed, laidback comfort zone. This was one of the opening remarks of Swami Sachidananda (aka Airforce Baba), the founder of the Disciples of Christ for Peace (DCP), and the convenor of the National SeminarContinue Reading
Rape cases that mobilized Indian conscience
2018-04-16
We need sound attitudinal change towards creating a society of equality Continue Reading
Journalist with immeasurable courage, immortal greatness
2018-04-13
By Miriam Sathyavi Welgampola [Editor’s Note: Hector Welgampola, a Catholic layman from Sri Lanka, was a colossus that strode the Asian Catholic media scene for decades. As the first Asian Executive Editor of Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), he led the Church news agency from the front to liveContinue Reading
The ‘US’ and the ‘THEM’
2018-04-09
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ The late 1960s and the early 1970s are historically a watershed. This period was marked with protests against racism and injustices; against war and violence. The Civil Rights movement and the anti- Vietnam War protests saw millions come out in the United States. In Europe, thereContinue Reading
Journalists in India face bullying, criminal cases and worse
2018-04-03
India has long had a vibrant media, with more than 407 million newspaper readers — more than the population of the United StatesContinue Reading