Still Dreaming
2018-01-16
If MLK were alive today, he would still be deeply concerned about what is still happening to his peopleContinue Reading
Dalits are also human beings
2018-01-14
By : A J Philip A few weeks ago, I mentioned Dr Jose Kananaikil in a Facebook post. It was written in the past tense. And horror of horrors, I prefaced his name with “the late”! Immediately, my friend Jose Kavi contacted me to say that he was alive, thoughContinue Reading
Padmavati engraves ‘chop, chop’ culture into Indian ethos
2018-01-09
Dr. George Jacob. What is Padmavati? Padmavati is an Indian epic period drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on the epic poem Padmavat (1540) by Malik Mohammed javasi. The film features Deepika Padukone in the title role as Rani Padmavati, alongside Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh andContinue Reading
In the name of land Church becomes a bureaucratically complex corporation
2018-01-06
Lack of transparency and ignorance or misinterpretations of Canon law, reckless circumvention of structures and policies raise serious moral concerns.
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A celebration robbed of simplicity
2017-12-23
By Dr. George Jacob Christmas celebrates something as grandiose as the birth of God’s son and the world’s Redeemer as Christians believe. The very first Christmas, which witnessed the Holy Birth 2000 years ago, was known for its simplicity, humility and involvement of common folk, which is the unique event’sContinue Reading
“Ambassadors of God”: A Christmas Reflection
2017-12-22
We are called, in “poverty of spirit” to divinize our humanity Continue Reading
Product of secular India fears losing it forever
2017-12-20
Divya Kaushik This is my journey as a kid from the 90s who grew up as a Hindu Brahmin to become an atheist. I was born in the late 80s and I feel really bad for the kids growing up in today’s hate-filled India. I feel sad for them becauseContinue Reading
Me, the Anti-National?
2017-12-18
Prof. Shah Alam Khan Farooque was a Kashmiri. He hated India. His cousin was killed by security forces while at a demonstration in Srinagar. This was 1990. We were classmates; I always took him head on for his anti-India rhetoric. Those were the times when no one minded his orotundityContinue Reading
Is Morarji’s ghost haunting Modi in Shillong?
2017-12-12
Morarji Desai was received by black flags nearly 40 years agoContinue Reading
Stand Up For Human Rights Today!
2017-12-10
“Next year we will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human RightsContinue Reading