Cover Stories

Judge to Theologian-in-Chief

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 Fr. Gaurav Nair
12 Oct 2026

Who Gets to Be Culture? When a Civilisational Theory of Religion Enters the Courtroom

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

Vijayesh Lal Vijayesh Lal
12 Oct 2026

Articles

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

Marydasan John Marydasan John
12 Oct 2026

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 John Dayal
12 Oct 2026

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 Jacob Peenikaparambil
12 Oct 2026

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.

Fr. Anil Prakash D'Souza, OP Fr. Anil Prakash D'Souza, OP
12 Oct 2026

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 P. A. Chacko
12 Oct 2026

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 Robert Clements
12 Oct 2026