Cover Stories

The Unquiet Earth: Even the Grave Offers No Sanctuary

Rest is sacred in faith and law alike. Yet obstruction of Christian burials and forced exhumations expose a troubling gap between constitutional ideals and ground realities, where the dead are denie

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
23 Feb 2026

Don't Dig Up Dead Christians Supreme Court Stops Obnoxious Exhumations in Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court's interim halt on exhumations in Chhattisgarh offers hope to tribal Christian families facing forced digging up of graves. However, will the State affirm the dignity of the dead and

IC Correspondent IC Correspondent
23 Feb 2026

Articles

Burial disputes involving Christians in parts of India raise profound constitutional questions on posthumous dignity, religious freedom, and equality. Denial of burial rites in public grounds is not a

Adv. Rev. Dr. George Thekkekara Adv. Rev. Dr. George Thekkekara
23 Feb 2026

History is replete with men who mistook endurance for integrity. Do not join their ranks. The office you hold is larger than any individual, and the nation's reputation is more precious than any caree

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
23 Feb 2026

Recent political trends, parliamentary practices, institutional pressures, and majoritarian policies indicate an accelerating drift toward total electoral autocracy and a Hindu-majoritarian state, rai

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
23 Feb 2026

A botched AI Summit exposed the troubling gap between spectacle and substance. Rushed planning, opaque agendas, and borrowed showcases overshadowed real research. It reflects deeper systemic issues in

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
23 Feb 2026

Minority activists engaging Western institutions report an expanding global network of RSS-linked diaspora organisations, lobbying, funding channels, and cultural fronts that promote a counter-narrati

John Dayal John Dayal
23 Feb 2026

As the world marks Social Justice Day, India's widening inequality, environmental decline, curbs on press freedom, precarious labour conditions, and marginalisation of vulnerable groups reveal a dange

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
23 Feb 2026

Anitha's AI-enabled home kitchen shows technology's double-edged sword: it creates income and autonomy for informal workers, yet algorithmic visibility, ratings, and the lack of contracts deepen preca

Jose Vattakuzhy Jose Vattakuzhy
23 Feb 2026

I have two hundred and six bones, Like any human being; Some are born with more. Three hundred at the beginning. Then fusion, growth, becoming, Numbers change, Caste doesn't.

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
23 Feb 2026

If a society cannot protect its women, cannot honour its brave, and cannot respect its talented, then it is not merely losing law and order.

Robert Clements Robert Clements
23 Feb 2026