by Jhinuk Mazumdar A bunch of children, who have made Sealdah station their home, sit huddled on a dhurrie spread out on a platform as a young priest teaches them. A train rolls in and passengers stop amid the rush at the strange sight. The teacher waits patiently for theContinue Reading

Sitting behind the Tamburu, Father Joseph Palackal plays the alap in ‘Raga Asavari’ from the Hindustani tradition at his brother’s home in Kochi. Later, he launches into the Christian epic song, ‘Puthen Pana’. His voice is melodious. “The ‘Puthen Pana’ was written by Jesuit priest Johann Ernst Hanxleden from GermanyContinue Reading