Monthly Archive: April 2017

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US view on French Elections – How Macron Would Fix the French Economy. Ruchir Sharma APRIL 27, 2017, in New York Times Emmanuel Macron in Arras, France, on Wednesday. CreditEric Feferberg/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images (Note: Even New York Time columnist admits that, unlike...

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Who will be the next President? Search for the top post

Kalyani Shankar,  New Delhi  in The Statesman,  April 23, 2017  Rashtrapati Bhavan (PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES) (Note: The principle acceptable to all is that the President should be one above party politics. What usually happens is the nominee and representative of...

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Celebration of Easter in Dalit Perspective

  Fr. Francis Sunil Rosario from U. S. A. (Note: The Dalit Perspective on Easter by Fr Francis Sunil Rosario is an indepth and a challenging analysis of the meaning of Easter.  Fr Sunil was the erstwhile Editor of Herald...

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Bishops-Yogi clandestine meet? SEEING RED

# Chhotebhai                  (Note: Chhotebhai is a well-known sharp-witted writer in religion and politics and needs no introduction.  But the relevance of the message he conveys to the worshipers of the Red beacon and Red hat should not be missed...

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India’s Untouchables – Gwendolyn Simpson Chabrier

Hypocrisies of caste system – Timely reminder to Indians: In THE ASIAN AGE,  PATRALEKHA CHATTERJEE,  Apr 21, 2017 The book comes across as one about caste as seen through a Western lens.  Grove Press, pp. 272, Rs 1,088 (Note: This article is...

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186 Indian MPs criminals? Crooks in politics

Amulya Ganguli, in the Statesman, April 19, 2017 (Note: Can you imagine that a third of our MPs are criminals, including the Shiv Sena MP seen in the picture and no action can be taken against him? What good can come...

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Cardinal Tagle kisses feet of former drug addicts

Philippine Cardinal sets example – Joe Torres, Manila Philippines  in UCANews,April 17, 2017.  Philippine church leader calls on Catholics to fight culture of death [In the Pic: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila kisses the foot of one of the “apostles” who...

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Thou shalt not Kill: End  2001 resolution on military force

Iranian men shout anti-U.S. slogans after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, April 7, following U.S. missile strikes in Syria. (CNS/Abedin Taherkenareh, EPA) – NCR Editorial Staff , in Nationai Catholic Reporter,  Apr. 13, 2017 (Note: It is time to remind the US the...