Commentary – Page 71 – Matters India

The agony and irony associated with the birth of Bangladesh in 1971 in more ways than one surpassed these elements of 1947 when Indian sub-continent broke up amid bloodshed and Pakistan came into being. Who would have imagined such ruination – physical and moral – that could lead to proveContinue Reading

That day of reckoning in Santal land in 1855!

By: Matters India

On: June 30, 2016

In: Commentary

Is a second ‘Hul’ in the offing in the growing scenario of neo-colonization of tribal lands?Continue Reading

Archbishop Henry D’Souza, a visionary prelate

By: Matters India

On: June 29, 2016

In: Commentary

Thanks to Matters India, Delhi, I came to know that Archbishop Henry D’Souza, a friend of Mother Teresa for more than 35 years and a founding member of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), died of age-related illness on June 27 in Kolkata. He was equally a friend andContinue Reading

The referendum conundrum

By: Matters India

On: June 26, 2016

In: Commentary

So now we have it. While “Independence Day” was releasing in cinema halls across the country, the Brexits were celebrating their very own Independence Day on the 24th June, the day the results were declared. By now we know that the financial markets across the globe (except for America) crashed.Continue Reading