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…
‘Let us do what God did; Become Human’
Where does the Trinitarian gaze fall on this Christmas 2017? Where does the incarnation take place? In the sinking boats of the Rohingya community, disowned by Myanmar, chased away by India and welcomed by a…
Karwan-e-Mohabbat
‘Karwan-e-mohabbat’ was an unusual journey of love, atonement and solidarity led by Harsh Mander - a committed, genuine voice of protest. It was a different type of journey: to atone for the mob lynching violence…
Jesuit Adda
At a recent public lecture at the Constitution Club, New Delhi, Shiv Viswanathan argued that Marxism of ‘Coffee House Adda’ was more engaging, creative and promising than the official and theoretical one. The former was…
Initiating Processes
GC 36 implied, but did not elaborate on a word that is the key to read its documents; namely the concept of ‘Process’. In his address to GC 36, Pope Francis said: “Initiating processes is…
Contesting Hindu Rashtra: An Alternative Narrative and Strategies…
In our world today, divisive social identities, premised on ethnicity/nationalism, ideology/ religion and patriarchy/machismo emerge as among the three most resilient and potent challenges to a just and humane society. South Asia is struggling against…