On this Teachers' Day, twinned with the feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta, we are reminded that true education is not marks or profit but compassion. Mother Teresa's legacy challenges us to nurture, gui
Teachers' Day honours Dr. Radhakrishnan's vision, yet teachers remain undervalued, underpaid, and scapegoated for systemic failures. Teachers must inspire students to rise beyond confinement and reali
Mary Roy shattered archaic inheritance laws, defying the Church and the state. Arundhati Roy, her daughter, turned pain into literature. Mother Mary Comes To Me reveals a turbulent family saga where g
From MK Gandhi's padayatras to Rahul Gandhi's nationwide journeys, the tradition of walking with people has evolved into a fight for unity, justice, and voter rights. These yatras are keys to challeng
A seventy-year-old widow stranded for a week in twelve feet of floodwater embodies the devastation that is taking place. Crops, homes, and lives lie ruined, yet politics overshadows relief. Unless str
On August 15, Modi abandoned even the pretence of Nehruvian inclusivity, recasting the Independence Day address as a Hindutva manifesto. From demonising minorities to extolling the RSS, his speech mar
Bengali-speaking Indian citizens who migrated for work face detentions, deportations, and suspicion across BJP-ruled states. They are stripped of livelihood and identity. They are essential to its eco
The Supreme Court, in Dharam Singh v. State of UP, emphasised that government employment must uphold constitutional justice and dignity, rather than mimicking market contracts. Yet, rising contractual
Dragged from his home, beaten, and betrayed by police, Ayatu Ram Podiyami's only "crime" was refusing to renounce Christ. His story mirrors that of hundreds across India: the cries of the persecuted a
A government that preaches against "sins" of everyday life, while committing one of its own on the grandest scale. Maybe the real sermon should be this—stop calling my smoke or cheese a sin, until you
Robert Clements
08 Sep 2025
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