On mission to piece peace together
2017-02-18
Over 300 delegates from 18 states discussed various dimensions of peaceContinue Reading
Hair-raising hope
2017-01-23
Premi Mathew was among 34 people awarded in Dubai for outstanding contribution in healthcareContinue Reading
Bliss and bane of retirement
2017-01-21
There are two models of retirement: (a) one in which an employee is declared obsolete and (b) the other, in which an employee becomes free to stretch his hands towards a new futureContinue Reading
Indians will soon lose out in West: Nun principal
2017-01-16
By Santosh Digal Mumbai: Sister Zarina Joseph, principal of a prestigious school in Mumbai, warns that Indians will be less sought after in the West in less than a decade unless their country rectifies its educational system. Mass promotion policy, deteriorating classroom discipline and aping the West without proper investmentContinue Reading
‘I’m Possible’: Shyam Prasad
2017-01-16
By: Smitha George Kannur: For the staunch optimist the word, ‘impossible’ can also be read as ‘I’m possible’ . They make seemingly impossible things possible with their dedication and hard work. ‘I’m possible’ is also the title of a short film , directed by Robins M. Issac that documents ShyamContinue Reading
My experience at UN as NGO
2017-01-10
The core values and the international characters of UN always draw me Continue Reading
Time to develop integral pedagogy for inter-dependent world
2016-12-28
By Sunny Jacob, SJ New Delhi: Father George Pattery heads more than 4,000 Jesuits, who work in South Asia, the largest segment in the Society of Jesus. He was among 46 Jesuit delegates from the region who attended the congregation’s 36th General Congregation (GC) that elected their superior general. InContinue Reading
Nun’s rubber plantation turns Garo villages around
2016-12-21
(Editor’s note: This story is about Garo, a matriarchal ethnic group in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, whose common surnames are Marak and Sangma. Therefore, first names are used in subsequent references in the story to avoid confusion.) “We would have been still poor working for others if SisterContinue Reading