Conversion talk is slippery slope
2015-01-10
Winning hearts should be the aim of any conversionContinue Reading
A journey ends, another should begin
2015-01-05
The theme of the Exposition of the Sacred Relics of St Francis Xavier centered on faith. And in a veritable expression and exposition of faith, hundreds of thousands of devotees, pilgrims, tourists and others venerated the Sacred Relics of St Francis Xavier during the 44-day long Exposition that ended on Sunday.Continue Reading
Naked @ New Year
2015-01-03
Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return” (Job 1:21). This was the experience of the Prophet Job, known to Muslims as Ayub. These words are apt for Aamir Khan’s latest blockbuster – “PK”. My wife and I watched the movie on New Year’s Day, theContinue Reading
Resurgence of Godse Worship
2015-01-01
They used the word “wadh” for Gandhi’s murder. This word wadh stands for killing a demon who harms ocietyContinue Reading
From Peshawar to Bethlehem
2014-12-19
A good beginning would be to recognize the “other” as a brother or sister, and not as a threat.Continue Reading
Why Kerala is like Kuwait, while Madhya Pradesh is like Haiti
2014-12-15
American poet Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”—“Do I contradict myself/ Very well then I contradict myself/I am large, I contain multitudes”—seems tailor-made for India. Which country can India be compared to, in economic terms? Is India’s level of economic development more or less like Vietnam’s, because their per capita incomes,Continue Reading
Human rights of tribal people: who cares?
2014-12-12
Kerala tribals’ stand up stir has completed five monthsContinue Reading
India’s deepening communal cleavages
2014-12-11
Emboldened individual Hindu activists “could be testing the waters, testing precedent, testing the limits of the politically possible”Continue Reading
Big salute to Rohtak sisters
2014-12-05
The Haryana sisters from Rohtak have said more eloquently what the society at large needed today. The actions of these girls from the hinterland have spoken louder than any words could have. The President’s medal for bravery which will be conferred on them on the occasion of Republic Day nextContinue Reading