This man doesn’t want water wasted at Kumbh Mela
2015-09-17
‘Releasing dam water for a holy bath is the most unholiest thing to do.’Continue Reading
The feast of flowers
2015-09-10
We celebrate the feast of Nativity of Our Lady on September 8. The birth of Our Lady is celebrated by the Catholic Church all over the world. Churches do so under different invocations of Mother Mary. For example, in Goa and Vailankanni in Tamil Nadu it is celebrated as theContinue Reading
The bitter story behind the UK’s national drink
2015-09-08
Assam : Several of Britain’s biggest tea brands, including PG Tips, Tetleys and Twinings, have said they will work to improve the tea estates they buy from in India after a BBC investigation found dangerous and degrading living and working conditions. Harrods has stopped selling some tea products in response,Continue Reading
Mixed marriages challenge Asian families
2015-09-05
The new trend is the result of the technological revolution of recent years that has brought drastic changes in how young people form relationshipsContinue Reading
Indian nuns discuss how attacks, rapes affect ministry
2015-08-27
Despite the attacks and hardships, Catholic nuns say they have the satisfaction of doing something for people forsaken by othersContinue Reading
Horrid stories of human trafficking
2015-08-26
Traded umpteen times by husbands, young moms want justiceContinue Reading
In Kerala, a drive for ‘blood money’ to save fellow villager
2015-08-24
Kadakkal: A sleepy village near south Kerala’s Kollam district is bustling with activity these days as residents bear down to collect half a crore rupees in “blood money” through crowdfunding. It’s a last-ditch attempt to rescue one of their own — 41-year-old Santhosh C, who is on death row inContinue Reading
In Madhya Pradesh, a school where language is not a bar
2015-08-10
Alirajpur: Villagers of Kakrana, worried about the low literacy rate of the people living here who are mainly tribal, have come up with a school which teaches children in their mother tongue – Bheeli. For decades, the language barrier between the tribal population and medium of education has been aContinue Reading
Fantasy land continues to charm
2015-08-06
Nepal is a fairy-tale land of stunning beauty, monuments of architectural marvel and forested hiking trailsContinue Reading
Why witches are still being beheaded in India
2015-07-31
New Delhi — Three hundred years after the hysteria in Salem, in some places witch hunts are still terrifyingly real. Last week, a mob of 200 people in the Indian state of Assam dragged a 65-year-old woman out of her house, stripped her and beheaded her with a machete. They didContinue Reading