One morning, as I paddled from 66 into 67, a warm cup of tea brought surprising clarity. I realized that this phase of life is not about counting years but about finally understanding them. After…
Fr. Manuel Alphonse, SJ (MDU) 1956 –2018
Manu, as he was popularly known, was always very studious, intelligent, analytical and critical. Almost immediately after he was ordained a priest in 1979, he was assigned to AICUF where he served for 17 years…
Fr. Philemon Lakra, SJ (MAP) 1942 –2019
Philemon Lakra joined the Society of Jesus on 20 June 1965 at St Stanislaus College Sitagarh, Hazaribag; first vows 21 June 1967; juniorate at Mount St Joseph Bangalore, 1967-68, followed by College studies at St…
Oh gentle wind!
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Fr. Benjamin Henry Miller, SJ (SRI) (1925-2019)
Rev. Fr. Benjamin Henry MILLER of the Society of Jesus arrived in Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, on 4th September, 1948 just eight months after Sri Lanka celebrated its independence fromcolonial rule. He is an American…
Fr. George D’Souza, SJ (PUN) (1938-2018)
Fr. George D'Souza SJ was born in Pune on April 3rd, 1938. After graduating from St. Vincent’s High School in 1954, he studied for a year at Wadia College. He joined the Vinayalaya novitiate on…
Fr. Bento Fernandes, SJ (GUJ) (1941-2018)
It was in 1965 that I met Bento for the first time when he joined the novitiate at Sadhana Bhavan in Mount Abu. I was doing my second year of juniorate there and studying Gujarati.…
Question of Suicide and Self-Immolation
This book is a collection of papers on suicide and self-immolation, reprinted from the almost forgotten Journal of the Anthropological Society of Bombay, published in 1886-1936. The book carries a Foreword by Prof. Ashis Nandy…