By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Old Goa: Sister Meena Dias, a member of the Sisters of Holy Family of Nazareth, is adept in training differently abled children. In 1991, she started serving St. Xavier’s Academy in Old Goa, an institution under the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. Sister Dias was the firstContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar: A young Catholic woman, victim of the anti-Christian violence in 2008 in Odisha’s Kandhamal, has cleared the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), one of the toughest national level exams in India. “God is so caring and loving to the orphan. If my parents were aliveContinue Reading
London: A UK-based Indian-origin plastic surgeon has been named an ‘Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020’ by a non-profit NGO for her “incredible” scientific contributions to diagnosing and treating breast cancer. Jajini Varghese, 39-year-old Consultant in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery at Royal Free Hospital and University College London, is amongContinue Reading
By Victor Edwin New Delhi: Marian Brehmer is an author, freelance journalist and academic researcher, focusing on Islamic spirituality and culture. Based in Istanbul, Turkey, he works for a wide range of magazines and newspapers and is the founder of the blog “Sacred Journalism” (www.sacredjournalism.org), which focuses on spiritual writingContinue Reading
By Victor Edwin Hyderabad: An Islamic scholar in India says interest in other religions helps people tolerate diversities in society. A childhood incident where he experienced motherly care from a Hindu woman convinced S S Waheedulla Hussaini Quadri Multani that humanity is bigger than religion. The Muslim scholar now teachesContinue Reading
Mumbai: Manasi Joshi never set out to become an international athlete. And she certainly didn’t plan to become an advocate for disability rights in her native India. But in 2011, a road crash cost Joshi her left leg, pulling her from her path as a software engineer in Mumbai andContinue Reading
Mumbai: Belinda Pereira, a social worker, was among the recipients of the ‘Inspiring Leadership Award’ from Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on September 25. The award was given to leading women achievers. Pereira received the award in the social service category. In 2006, she founded Karuna Ghar Foundation, a daycareContinue Reading
Ranchi: Sister Lily Grace Topno, the newly elected superior general of the Daughters of St Anne (DSA), attributes her religious vocation to a Belgian Jesuit missionary, who was assassinated during a Hindu-Muslim riot 56 years ago. “As a small child, I have experienced his missionary zeal and love for theContinue Reading
Maram: Sister Sweta William Parmar, a member of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity, or Vedruna Sisters, was awarded by President Ram Nath Kovind for spreading cleanliness in the northeastern state of Manipur. The 39-year-old nun, popularly known as Sister Sweta, was among 42 people honored on September 24 for theirContinue Reading
Meerut, Sept. 15, 2020: Sanju Rani Verma ran away from to avoid marriage and to follow her dream. Seven years later, the 28-year-old woman returned home in Meerut, a town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, after cracking the tough Public Service Commission (PSC) examination to become aContinue Reading