The Buddha’s Wife
2016-10-03
In telling us the imaginative lost story of Yasodhara the authors give us a lamp for our troubled timesContinue Reading
Women as Equal Disciples – Unfinished Task of the Church
2016-09-30
Vatican Council II opened up a whole new world for women in the ChurchContinue Reading
‘A Censor Is Seated Inside Me Now’: Hometown Wrath Tests a Novelist
2016-08-25
New Delhi: Perumal Murugan, who was celebrated here on Monday as a major Indian writer, looked a bit miserable in the big city. The son of an illiterate soda-pop vendor from small-town South India, he had limited his visit to the capital to 48 hours, and this appeared to beContinue Reading
Works of Love are Works of Peace
2016-08-05
Ignatius Press has recently released a softcover photobook tribute to the life of soon-to-be saint Mother Teresa. Works of Love Are Works of Peace: Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity is a project that was four years in the making and containing some 180 photographs taken over a ten-yearContinue Reading
Mother Teresa’s failed critics
2016-08-02
Mother Teresa will be canonized on Sept. 4 — the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Already a saint in the eyes of most people, regardless of religion, she is clearly deserving of this honor. I’m even more certain of her sanctity now that I’ve written a book about her critics.Continue Reading
A Feast of Vultures
2016-08-01
The Hidden Business of Democracy in India Josy Joseph, Harper Collins, Non-fiction, Rs 599.00 Josy Joseph draws upon two decades as an investigative journalist to expose a problem so pervasive that we do not have the words to speak of it. The story is big: that of treacherous business rivalries,Continue Reading
A Broken Man
2016-06-30
In the book “Unposted Letters” the author says Sales managers make the mistake of working with the under-producers and non-performers, trying to get them to be more productive, while the top performers go unattended and are taken for granted. Focus on the strong and make them stronger. This striking thought flashed beforeContinue Reading
Eat Dust: Mining and Greed in Goa
2016-06-16
The book explains how mining in Goa is affecting ecology, water bodies and cultureContinue Reading
Soul of Christ – Meditations on A timeless Prayer
2016-06-02
Ever since one of my sisters told me that she likes to pray “Soul of Christ” each day after communion, I too took a liking towards this prayer. And I find it very soothing and comforting. It is for the first time that I find a complete book based onContinue Reading