I watched the teens running with friends along the riverFlowing from the snows of the Himalayas,They jumped into the water, they collected pebblesThat captivated their eyes and their senses.They ate, they drank, they made merry…
From XLRI to Mozambique
‘ Mozambique’ may invoke in many minds the thought of some prehistoric monster! Far from it! It is a scenic African nation with a 2,400 kilometre stretch off the Indian Ocean on its eastern border.…
Jesuits and Geographical Exploration
Geographical exploration is a process that investigates the physical, terrestrial properties of a region so that one gets correct and reliable knowledge of the area. Perhaps many may be surprised to know that the Jesuits…
No Odds Unbeatable
The perception persists that the scientific world is alien territory for religious leaders and scholars, particularly for women. But this is fast changing, especially in the Indian Catholic Church. In this “Road Not Taken” episode…
International Symposium on Stephen Hawking and God
Wide consensus exists that the existence of God cannot be established conclusively on logic or science alone. But attempts at establishing the non-existence of God on purely logical or scientific basis have been even more…
Stephen Hawking’s Missed Love-God Linkage
Stephen Hawking, the Wheelchair Scientific Genius, who is almost universally acclaimed as the Second Einstein of our times, is most noted for his brilliant intellectual rationality and incredible scientific acumen. [auth] Among other contributions to…
The Jesuits: “The Scientific Order” of the Catholic…
Jesuits and Science – a close link Whenever one says that Jesuits played a major role in the origin and development of modern science, invariably several eyebrows are raised in disbelief and even disagreement. But…
Hawking and God: The Elusive Blind-Spot
The death of Stephen W. Hawking on 14th March 2018 at his home in Cambridge, though not unexpected, is an irreplaceable loss not only to the world of science, particularly cosmology, but also to all…
Wise Men from the West
Remembering Frs. de Smet & de Marneffe Today Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV) is the largest internationally reputed Pontifical Institute for Philosophy and Religion, in the Asian Sub-Continent. This well-earned reputation and recognition has come through the…