Inclusiveness loses its meaning when it becomes a badge of superiority and other faiths are reduced to stereotypes. A nation cannot have a hierarchy of belonging, least of all when it emerges from the
Fr. Gaurav Nair
A constitutional court can regulate religious organisations without ranking religions or deciding which traditions qualify as culture. When it does otherwise, it is blatantly supporting the Hindutva a
The book "Politics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of Parliament" by Derek O'Brien, Rajya Sabha MP and leader of the All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party, throws light on
As Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi waves the national Tricolour from atop police barricades, and Union Cabinet ministers celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dubious silver jubilee—13 years
John Dayal
Gandhi need not return as another Mahatma. He can live through a generation that resists hatred without hatred, confronts injustice without violence, challenges consumerism, defends the marginalised a
Jacob Peenikaparambil
Formation is not merely about producing priests and religious who follow rules, recite the Creed and wear habits. It is about nurturing conviction, maturity and integrity.
What exactly are we celebrating when our festivities leave children gasping, elders struggling to breathe, animals terrified, and the air poisoned? Culture evolves with human understanding. The real t
P. A. Chacko
The press is the voice of the people. It carries the complaint of the pensioner, the cry of the assaulted woman, the anger of the unemployed graduate and the question the powerful would prefer nobody
Robert Clements