SURAT, India — The crowds surged through the gates, fought their way up the stairs of the 160-year-old station, poured across the platforms and engulfed the trains. It was May 5, around 10 a.m. Surat was beastly hot, 106 degrees. Thousands of migrant laborers were frantic to leave — loomContinue Reading
ROSARIO, Argentina -– A nun in India, with the help of several volunteers, has led the largest survey of domestic workers ever conducted, providing unprecedented insights into working conditions for one of the country’s most oft-exploited sectors. “Our organization is dedicated to women, girls and children especially the most vulnerableContinue Reading
By Javed Akhtar New Delhi: Jesuit Father Victor Edwin is a lecturer at Vidyajyoti College of Theology, Delhi, where he teaches Christian theology and Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. He is also director of the Vidyajyoti Institute of Islamic Studies. Besides, he serves as Secretary of the Islamic Studies Association (ISA),Continue Reading
By Aas Mohammad Kaif New Delhi: Ramraj village falls on the Bijnor road, nearly 120 km northeast of Delhi. Sardar Jasvinder Singh, former Mayor of London, came from this village. Nearly 2,000 Sikhs live in Ramraj. The village is also called mini-Punjab. In Gurudwara Sahib Ramraj, situated on the sameContinue Reading
By Fernando Velho Old Goa: Unplastered laterite as seen in the facade of the Basilica has historically never been widely used in Goa as an architectural element. And why would it? A porous stone that performs unpredictably when exposed to water, laterite is not suited to the humid conditions ofContinue Reading
Thai Binh: Van Thuoc from Vietnam has a penchant for collecting historical church clocks and has searched for them all across Europe since the past two decades. After buying them, Pham Van Thuoc brings them back home in Vietnam and restores them. HOW MANY CLOCKS DOES PHAM OWN? So far,Continue Reading
Titabor: Spread over more than twelve bighas of land, Goronga Kabarstan, a non-descript burial ground in Titabor sub-division of Assam, has been practising what states like Goa is pushing for – a common cosmopolitan graveyard. The only thing that has come up recently is a “T’ shaped concrete drain, restContinue Reading
Thimphu: The Bhutan Nuns Foundation (BNF), which works to educate and empower Buddhist nuns in the remote Himalayan kingdom, recently offered an update on its conditions and activities amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. It noted some positive outcomes and opportunities have emerged despite the challenges and difficulties for the organizationContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph Chandpur: Sr. Teslin Poovathanickal is proud of the wounds on her face. “Oh, they are my Ruby’s gift,” the 43-year-old member of the Preshitharam Sisters says as she runs her fingers over the marks. Ruby, a 26-year-old woman with speech and hearing impairment who gets violent occasionally,Continue Reading
Bhubaneswar: The moment the COVID-19 lockdown started, I felt fear deep within. My inner voice was saying “stay at home,” but the cries of the thousands of the migrant workers all over the country kept me disturbed until I went out to help them. Welcoming a stranger is an importantContinue Reading
