Rhetoric on development sounds hollow
2017-01-17
Development without enlightenment is the opium of the massesContinue Reading
The anguish over long-term gain
2017-01-13
By Valson Thampu Fifty years is a lot of time. Especially when it ripples with the suffering of savasaukarod (1.25 billion) people. It is time that the basics of demonetization are confronted. By now we know how short and how painful the short-term pain is. What is not clear isContinue Reading
Birthday of Swami Vivekananda: National Youth Day
2017-01-12
BJP should not hide the real Swami VivekanandaContinue Reading
Off the mark
2017-01-11
This is a response to Mark Zuckerberg’s statement at Christmas timeContinue Reading
Media, elections and death of communication
2017-01-09
General Elections 2014 was essentially a media election. Voters were incidental to itContinue Reading
India, the world’s second most unequal Country
2016-12-23
By Ambrose Pinto SJ Bengaluru: In the midst of the hype that the country is moving into a superpower we are in the news again. But that news is no good news. We have been rated as the second most unequal country in the world after South Africa, according toContinue Reading
Remembering Father Felix Podimattam
2016-12-18
He was a true disciple of Saint Francis of AssisiContinue Reading
Triple talaq is neither constitutional nor a Quranic form of divorce
2016-12-10
By : Irfan Engineer The observations of Allahbad High Court on Thursday stating that the Muslim personal law on triple talaq didn’t give unbridled authority to a Muslim male to unilaterally divorce his wife would be welcomed by Muslim women who have been victims of misuse of the provision inContinue Reading
Jayalalitha: A heart that beat for the poor and intellectuals
2016-12-10
By: Dr KM Cherian I have known Dr. J. Jayalalithaa from 1988. When I started my career at Vijaya Hospital, we got a call from the CM’s office that she was coming to the hospital with a patient. I told them that she need not take the trouble of coming,Continue Reading
Are religions above Fundamental Rights?
2016-12-02
by Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Mumbai: On November 29, more than 50 Muslim women and social activists entered the inner sanctum of the Haji Ali shrine which houses the tomb of the 14th century saint Sayed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. The entry came after a ruling of the Supreme CourtContinue Reading