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…
Thank you …Keep moving …
Thank you Vinayak and Jivan, for the colourful, stimulating and attractive volumes that nourish us every month; [auth] Thank you, JCSA companions, for the times that we unburdened on each other, and enlivened one another; …
Come, let us build another temple!
Is this a coincidence that exactly 120 years ago, on this very day, 5th August, (20th of Shravan, 1307 as per Bengali Calendar) Rabindranath Tagore wrote a poem “Deeno Daan”? It was also about a…
Pandemic lessons for Apostolic Religious Life
The pandemic is not leaving us soon. It looks like Covid-19 is defying science and religion! Four features mark the pandemic experience: i) the entire humankind/creation is inter-connected and inter-dependent; ii) human life is fragile…
Untold Stories, Life-giving Narratives
“There are no migrants walking on the road”, Solicitor General (Govt. of India) Tushar Mehta submitted in the Supreme Court. Apparently the Supreme Court was satisfied with the submission! It seems that lies, contradictions and…
Goodness walked before us as a half-naked Fakir
“Kill us; we will become ghosts and writeof your killings, with all the evidence.You write jokes in court;We will write ‘justice’ on the walls.We will speak so loudly that even the deaf will hear.We will…
Covid 19: a pandemic responded with an epidemic…
We are experiencing a pandemic for the first time. In India we are used to the aftereffects of malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and infant mortality, and AIDS. Most of these were/are in different pockets and were…
We shall not fail this moment!
The resistance and protest against CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) is gaining strength and depth. It is primarily a fight to preserve the soul of the Constitution of the country - the secular and democratic fabric…
CAA: Waking up India
At last India seems to have woken up. Protests across the country, spontaneously led by University students, are becoming a movement. The youth, in particular, seem to have recognized the need to voice their dissent.…