Revisiting the Reformation
By: Philip Mathew Published by the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs, Hong Kong, 2017, pp 201, Price: Not mentioned Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church on October 31, 1517. That act of Luther marked the beginning of the Protestant reformation. RomanContinue Reading
Empowering Mission: Learning from the book of life
Author: Jacob Peenikaparambil CMI Publisher: Universal Solidarity Movement, Indore Number of Pages: 220 Price: Rs. 250/- As the sub-title of the book indicates, the book contains lessons the author has learned and the insights he gained while reflecting on the events, individuals and the life situation. The book has twoContinue Reading
On a Stormy Course; In the hot-seat at St. Stephen’s
By : Dr. Zac Varghese Author: Rev. Valson Thampu Published by :Hachette India. Pages 300+ xxvi. To be released on November 8, 2017 This is the memoir of a man whom the Indian media loved to hate. He was christened ‘controversy’s child’. Everything about his tenure -events trivial and significant- becameContinue Reading
Mann Ki Baat: A Social Revolution on Radio
By: Rita Joseph “The Art Of Communication Is The Language Of Leadership.” Perhaps taking a cue from this author James Humes quote, Prime Minister Modi has used his oratorical skills to influence citizens in their day-to-day activities in a bid to involve them in nation building. “If 125 crore IndiansContinue Reading
Ants Among Elephants
By: James Norton It should go without saying that India is a complicated place, a churning cauldron of languages, ethnicities, castes, and religions bubbling atop and throughout one another in a perplexing mass that we call, for the sake of convenience, a “nation.” But to many Western readers, the story ofContinue Reading
Book on Kandhamal Justice
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar: Bibhuti Pattnaik, eminent Odia writer on Jund 23 formally released the book “Kandhamal: Introspection of Initiative for Justice 2007-2015” written by noted Supreme Court lawyer Vrinda Grover and law academic Saumya Uma at Lohiya Academy, Bhubaneswar. The 304-page book is divided into six chapters, and makesContinue Reading
Chronicle of Mission Impossible
C.M. Paul Chronicling 40 years in the life of a religious institute province may sound frivolous to centenarian religious congregations and their provinces. However, the story of a small band of six youthful missionaries from south India who ventured into extreme northeast India frontier missions with no prior knowledge ofContinue Reading
Kandhamal: Whither Justice for Violence Victims?
by Ram Puniyani Kandhalmal: Introspection for Initiative for Justice 2007-2015 by Vrinda Grover and Saumya Uma; Media House and United Christian Forum Delhi; 2017. Violence is the bane of the Indian society and a manifest agenda of the communal forces which thrive on divisive politics and polarisation. This is partContinue Reading
Saint Teresa of Calcutta: A celebration of her life & legacy
By: Vangmayi Parakala Raghu Rai already has three books on Mother Teresa to his credit. The first was published in 1996, a year before her death, a second in 2003 and the third in 2005. Now, six months after her canonization by the Vatican as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, RaiContinue Reading










