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
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
Exactly 57 years ago, God gave to the Church and to world an expert windows opener in the person of Pope John XXIIIContinue Reading
Dictators, fascists, fundamentalists and totalitarian regimes are afraid of the pen and use the sword to throttle freedom of speech and expressionContinue Reading
Its main objective is to destroy what is at the core of India’s dominant social religion — its deeply hierarchical caste systemContinue Reading
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
It is also advisable for ministers and those in high offices to master the delicate and responsible art of speaking sensiblyContinue Reading
The years at Snehasadan taught me to learn, unlearn and relearnContinue Reading
An Open Appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene to stop hatred in Jharkhand Honourable Prime Minister, I am making this appeal to you with much sorrow and anguish but also with hope. You must be aware of the recent happenings in Jharkhand, a State ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party.Continue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ The celebrated German playwright, poet and fierce anti-Nazi critic Bertolt Brecht once wrote: “in the dark times, will there also be singing? yes, there will also be singing about the dark times”. Apt words, as we remember the celebrated journalist and human rights defender Gauri Lankesh,Continue Reading
