Taj Mahal and a silly nation lost to irrelevance
2017-10-23
India would become a laughing stock among nations as it seems scared of historyContinue Reading
Forget not the least of the last
2017-10-21
Embrace a voluntary salary freeze until minimum justice is done to the unorganized laborersContinue Reading
A case of over-reach
2017-10-18
By Valson Thampu A Keralite is politically well schooled to know the differ-ence between a democratic exercise and an imperialist-expansionist expedition. Amit Shah came to Kerala, casting himself as a conqueror. He did not go back like one. He would do well to know why. For, a wise man isContinue Reading
An Achcha Din in my life!
2017-10-13
Dr. George Jacob I am a doctor, and I ‘was’ a surgeon. But I had to relocate my sphere of work from the operation theatre to the Surgical ICU of a busy tertiary care centre, in Kochi, a city in the southern Indian state of Kerala. This was necessitated byContinue Reading
Windows opener
2017-10-11
Exactly 57 years ago, God gave to the Church and to world an expert windows opener in the person of Pope John XXIIIContinue Reading
More power to the word
2017-10-07
Dictators, fascists, fundamentalists and totalitarian regimes are afraid of the pen and use the sword to throttle freedom of speech and expressionContinue Reading
Religion and Indian constitution
2017-10-02
Its main objective is to destroy what is at the core of India’s dominant social religion — its deeply hierarchical caste systemContinue Reading
Rohingyas are human too!
2017-09-28
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ meaning ‘the whole world is one family’, is an ancient Sanskrit phrase found in the Maha Upanishad, one of the Sacred Texts of Hinduism. This important phrase underlines a basic tenet of Hindu philosophy, which includes welcoming, hospitality, tolerance, harmony, unity and adaptability. ForContinue Reading
Is fuel NDA government’s Robin Hood?
2017-09-26
It is also advisable for ministers and those in high offices to master the delicate and responsible art of speaking sensiblyContinue Reading
Lessons from street children of Mumbai
2017-09-20
The years at Snehasadan taught me to learn, unlearn and relearnContinue Reading