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Teachers as India's Last Defenders of Truth

In an age of AI, tech and collapsing classrooms, teachers still hold the power to shape not just minds but society itself. India’s future depends on restoring their dignity, redefining their role, a

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
08 Sep 2025

To Te(a)ch or Not to Te(a)ch

Education is more than literacy or technology—it is about values, dignity, and nurturing whole persons. As Gandhi envisioned, true learning shapes character, builds resilience, and blends head with he

Ninette D'Souza Ninette D'Souza
08 Sep 2025

Articles

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

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
08 Sep 2025

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

M L Satyan M L Satyan
08 Sep 2025

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

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
08 Sep 2025

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

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
08 Sep 2025

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

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
08 Sep 2025

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

Mathew John Mathew John
08 Sep 2025

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

Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB
08 Sep 2025

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

Jose Vattakuzhy Jose Vattakuzhy
08 Sep 2025

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

CM Paul CM Paul
08 Sep 2025

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 Robert Clements
08 Sep 2025