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The Tricolour and the Truncheon

The tricolour still flies proudly, but beneath it lies a nation wrestling with shrinking freedoms, deepening divisions, erosion and growing public disillusionment. Independence Day has become an occas

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
10 Aug 2026

Freedom Struggle 2026

Every generation inherits its own freedom struggle. For India's youth, the battle is no longer against colonial rule, but for constitutional values, accountable governance, environmental justice, and

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
10 Aug 2026

Articles

Political independence was never Gandhi's final destination. He envisioned a Republic rooted in constitutional values, social justice and human dignity. Every Independence Day invites a single questio

Joe Eruppakkatt Joe Eruppakkatt
10 Aug 2026

The Arthashastra counsels engagement, accountability and informed leadership—not disappearance. A government that retreats from Parliament while students demand justice betrays not only democratic con

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
10 Aug 2026

It should not be surprising when a generation denied its future by governments prioritising identity and ideology over employment, education, and opportunity transforms frustration into resistance and

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
10 Aug 2026

The battle over eggs is really a battle over India's priorities. A nation serious about defeating child malnutrition cannot allow ideology, caste prejudices, or religious taboos to determine what its

John Dayal John Dayal
10 Aug 2026

Branding the youth as "misled" is rich coming from a regime whose greatest political asset has been relentless propaganda. Social media narratives can manufacture consent, but they cannot manufacture

Oliver D'Souza Oliver D'Souza
10 Aug 2026

You appeared like a moon-flower in 2002, you shone like moonlight until 2004. Where did you go from Pondicherry? For so long, I searched for you among the moon-flowers.

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
10 Aug 2026

During his visit to Seychelles, Modiji is reported to have spent time meeting the oldest living animal, a 194-year-old tortoise. But in India, he has no time to listen to the younger generation, the u

Thomas Menamparampil Thomas Menamparampil
10 Aug 2026

Old men of India, listen carefully. The world has changed. Go home gracefully. And if you have no home to return to, build an old folk's home together. Sit comfortably, play recordings of how obedient

Robert Clements Robert Clements
10 Aug 2026

No fascist order is truly invincible. Its strength rests upon fear, propaganda, and institutional takeover. Once those illusions are shattered by organised resistance, authoritarian power unravels wit

Adv. Jijo Thomas Placheril Adv. Jijo Thomas Placheril
03 Aug 2026

Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation may have appeased public anger, but replacing one RSS ideologue with another exposes the government's strategy: sacrifice individuals, preserve ideology. The faces may

Oliver D'Souza Oliver D'Souza
03 Aug 2026

History has been kinder to Manmohan Singh than contemporary politics ever was. The Supreme Court's verdict affirms that integrity may be eclipsed by accusation for a season, but truth ultimately outli

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
03 Aug 2026

The presence of white cassocks at Jantar Mantar was a quiet revolution. In a climate where fear has silenced many institutions, the Church affirmed that protecting youth, defending constitutional free

John Dayal John Dayal
03 Aug 2026

No reform can make NEET equitable because its structural design favours wealth over merit. Until the examination itself is abolished, commercial coaching, educational inequality, and the exclusion of

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
03 Aug 2026

India's youth have opened a chapter that extends far beyond education. Unless the deeper structures of impunity, ideological control, and erosion are confronted, every resignation will remain merely a

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
03 Aug 2026

Unless India's youth convert street power into sustained institutional reform, today's celebrated victory will become tomorrow's forgotten compromise, leaving the structures that produced the crisis f

Joe Eruppakkatt Joe Eruppakkatt
03 Aug 2026

At marriage time, They scan our faces For caste marks The way a scanner Searches for bombs.

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
03 Aug 2026

The children have already spoken with their wounds. Now parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, speak with your votes and your voices.

Robert Clements Robert Clements
03 Aug 2026

There are occasions that begin as award ceremonies but end up becoming journeys through memory. The first Fr. Xavier Vadakkekara–Kerala Club Award 2026, presented to well-known journalist Unni Balakri

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
27 Jul 2026

History's gravest political failures began not with rebellion but with rulers convinced they could never be wrong. The higher the pedestal of power, the greater the need for humility, accountability a

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
27 Jul 2026

The Sansad March was never just about exam reforms. It became a battle over who truly holds power in India—the people or the state—and whether peaceful dissent will be answered with accountability or

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
27 Jul 2026

The throwaway culture has not stopped at plastic and gadgets—it has reached people. As families shrink and loneliness grows, Pope Leo XIV calls Christians to restore the forgotten dignity of grandpare

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
27 Jul 2026

The students' uprising has exposed the Modi government's greatest political vulnerability. If the Opposition cannot transform this unprecedented youth discontent into a sustained national movement, it

G Ramachandram G Ramachandram
27 Jul 2026

History remembers unlikely symbols. In India, the cockroach has become an emblem of endurance. It has become a reminder to the powerful that resilience cannot be ridiculed into silence.

Dr Martin Valiyaparambil VC Dr Martin Valiyaparambil VC
27 Jul 2026

From ages of dust and burdens untold, It rose where countless sorrows unfold, Born to cleanse what centuries stained, A land where fear and silence reigned.

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
27 Jul 2026

Currently, a sit-in is going on in front of Jauhar University in Rampur. Azam Khan, a member of the Samajwadi Party who is in jail at present, is the chairman of the trust running the University. Stud

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
27 Jul 2026

Imagine if nations practised that. Imagine if politicians believed it before delivering speeches. Imagine if we looked at the person praying differently from us and quietly said, "Your life is as prec

Robert Clements Robert Clements
27 Jul 2026

From collapsing public institutions and shrinking academic freedom to corruption, communal polarisation, and attacks on constitutional rights, the nation's deepest crisis is not administrative failure

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
20 Jul 2026

Governed by a mix of national coalitions and state-level regional forces, its massive electorate engages in vibrant, highly contested elections to balance local aspirations with national governance.

Pachu Menon Pachu Menon
20 Jul 2026

May I seek your kind permission to apply for the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra? Having gone through the eligibility conditions, I have reached the conclusi

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
20 Jul 2026

Women's empowerment cannot coexist with political patronage that confines women to kitchens while celebrating them as voters. Anandiben Patel's remarks expose that the ruling establishment does not se

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
20 Jul 2026

Barely weeks after the BJP assumed office, West Bengal has witnessed a disturbing surge in attacks on Christians and Muslims. Majoritarian politics is fast replacing the State's long tradition of plur

Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB
20 Jul 2026

The relentless assault on Rahul Gandhi has become a political industry. By echoing narratives crafted by the ruling party's propaganda machinery, influential critics have done more to weaken the democ

Mathew John Mathew John
20 Jul 2026

In the agricultural fields, You are the owners Of land our ancestors tilled Without ever seeing a deed.

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
20 Jul 2026

Then we organise our own match, lock out the referee, remove the opposition, announce the final score and declare ourselves world champions.

Robert Clements Robert Clements
20 Jul 2026