Father Jijo Kurian – Matters India

Priest who built over 100 cabin houses for poor

On: February 16, 2021

Natukani: When Kerala witnessed the worst flood of the century in 2018 and many lost their homes, a safe roof to live under was their only concern next. In fact, Father Jijo Kurian, a priest living in a monastery in Idukki district, realized this when he was on a rescueContinue Reading

From Hindu gods to Catholic saints, Indians worship the fair and lovely

By: Matters India

On: August 3, 2016

In: Religious

A Catholic priest has blown the lid off a long-held, but barely mentioned, religious bias over skin colour among Indians. People in this country are obsessed with a fair complexion. India’s skin-whitening cream industry, which promises to render pretty much every body part a shade lighter, is a Rs3,000-crore behemoth.Continue Reading