Traditionally, Hindu women do not visit a crematorium for the final rituals of their loved ones. But in the southern Indian city of Chennai, a 34-year-old woman has been managing one of the city’s oldest and busiest cremation grounds. Praveena Soloman discusses her unusual career choice.Continue Reading

A Salesian priest from Assam who has worked for over two decades with Mising community of Assam for their social and educational up-lift has been honoured with the Jewel of India award. Fr. K. A. Thomas, SDB founder-director of Institution for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD), Jorhat, was awarded the “Jewel ofContinue Reading

Kolkata: For members of Fatima Shrine Youth, Judith D’Souza has always been a picture of enthusiasm, ever smiling and affectionate. An animator with the organization associated with the Shrine Of Our Lady Of Fatima Church on CIT Road from 2012 to 2015, Judith was a regular fixture at the meetingsContinue Reading