Whether it’s a matter of settling land disputes or to appropriate drunkards who create ruckus, Uttar Pradesh based Green Gang founded by Angoori Deheriya deals with everything. A gang of thousands of women draped in green coloured sarees are a force no goon wants to cross paths with. While todayContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, September 29, 2019: As the world gets ready to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi some orphans in Mumbai thank the father of the nation for inspiring a Catholic priest to provide them a secure home. St Catherine’s Home, set up in 1957 atContinue Reading
Kochi, September 28, 2019: Kerala is one of the lands where Christianity came in the early ages, even before it reached Europe from its birthplace, Southwest Asia. It is believed that Saint Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, travelled to India after the crucifixion (and resurrection) ofContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Sept 27, 2019: Sister Martha Mondal is the founder of the Helpers of Jesus Sisters in Mumbai. She spoke to AsiaNews about her experience ahead of October’s Extraordinary Missionary Month. In 1999 she founded the Sneha Sagar (Ocean of Love) Society in East India, a suburbContinue Reading
Guwahati, September 28, 2019: Even in the topsy turvy world of Indian religion, Motibar Rahman stands out as a Muslim looking after a Hindu shrine, as his family has done for centuries – on the orders of Lord Shiva himself. Like his forefathers, Rahman sweeps the Burha Gosair Than shrineContinue Reading
By Adrija Bose Kathmandu, September 24, 2019: In 2015, when an earthquake hit Nepal, killing 9,000 people, women started to disappear. The survivors soon found without much choice, but to trust the promises of overseas work and education, that turned many into victims of trafficking. To their rescue came aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mananthavady, September 23, 2019: A community radio has played a crucial role in helping Kerala’s Wayanad constituency to register record polling in the last Lok Sabha elections. “Radio Mattoli” made relentless efforts to spread the message of the Festival of Democracy, a project of the ElectionContinue Reading
Chennai, September 19, 2019: In 2000, Prabhu Deva and Parthiban acted as railway porters in a movie titled ‘James Pandu.’ It was an era when porters thrived as the railways became more affordable and accessible to everyone. But 19 years later, despite the growth of the railways, porters have beenContinue Reading
K Kamalathal, the 80-year-old woman behind the viral video on social media, whose indomitable spirit helped her run a business single-handedly, is now offered complimentary LPG connection from the union government. She hails from Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district and sells idlis for one rupee to the lesser privileged people. TouchedContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Goeka Baria, September 6, 2019: Until a decade ago, Hatu Devi could not even think of going to a grocery shop near her house. The resident of Jalimpura village of Banswara district in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan had to depend on her husband or otherContinue Reading