Monthly Archive: April 2018

0

​Age of darkness is upon us!

T J S George  in New Indian Express  22nd April 2018 A responsible government would seek ways to not only contain the criminality that seems to be growing, but also examine the sociological aspects of the issue. Note: Is “Age...

1

Can India become a secular country? dr.james kottor

Religion & Politics: Don’t mix please! ‘One thing ought to be done and the other should not be omitted’. (Hoc opportet facere et illud non omittere) is the Axim. The conflict in practice is between reason and blind belief, day...

1

AN ENIGMATIC FORTY DAYS

# chhotebhai Chhotebhai needs no introduction.  He is a seasoned hand in crisp and clear writing on various issues affecting our Christian Community, including building up Christian Leadership.   One such Seminar “Christian Leadership for a Culture of Peace in...

0

Can an Indian be a Christian?

(I am proud of my Incredible India, which is the only continuing culture of the world. Our traditions and heritage are still continuing largely untampered. The question which Sri Varghese asks all of us might have only one answer and...

2

School Safety Manual “YELLS” to be heard

THE TELEGRAPH INDIA 25 April 2018   In the wake of a spate of sexual violence on children in many parts of India, here is a timely Child Safety Manual published by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.  While...

0

Letter to Editor – India no country for women

  India no country for women.   The larger question is whom does India belong to?   Does India belong  to the vast majority comprising the deprived, the marginalised, the people who work hard under the hot and harsh sun...

0

Letter to the Editor – “Death for Rapists and Thou Shalt not Kill”

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/13-year-old-girl-kills-self-after-father-rapes-her-1216897-2018-04-20 Ref. 24th April 2018 article "Death for Rapists and Thou Shalt not Kill", the argument in the Statesman report that in most child sexual assault cases the offences are committed by people known to the victims or those within...

0

NEWS TIT BITS

THE TELEGRAPH, CALCUTTA 23 April 2018   Given below are some pieces of news (in today's Telegraph Calcutta) which are eye-catching and will have a huge impact. News item 1 proves that even banks which are known for good governance,...

0

India No country for women!

Namita Bhandare  Hindustan Times 20 April, 2018 Recent gang-rapes and our reaction to them tell us how far we’ve descended in six years after Nirbhaya. Cover Image: Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat, lawyer of the Kathua rape case victim, talks to...

0

Yashwant  quits  BJP,  Says to save democracy 

SNS Web | New Delhi, in the Statesman, Kolkotta,| April 21, 2018. The seasoned politician has been at loggerheads with the party for a long time.  BJP leader Yashwant Sinha Photo: IANS Note:  Yashwant Sinha is called a seasoned politician and he...

2

KINDLY LIGHT

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/overloaded-bags-no-school-bags-one-school-down-many-more-go-39707 The Telegraph, Calcutta 22 April 2018   The report below in today's Telegraph is a sad commentary on the state of  education in our schools today.  It is pure business of pushing bulky books, along with private tuitions instead...

0

Pope ‘Disturbed’ Over Violence in Syria

  THE TABLET By Carol Glatz 17 April 2018   Pope Francis, the messenger of peace, is rightly very disturbed by the escalating violence and destruction of lives and properties in Syria.  All his appeals to the world's leading powers...

0

Togadia targets Modi  after quitting VHP

In Madhyamam, PTI, April 16, 2018 (Note: Firebrand Pravin Togadia has been the face of VHP and supporter of BJP for long. Now rebellion in the camp is out in the open. The article below appeared in Madhyamam, Kerala, a very...