During my maiden visit to the central provinces of India, a fascinating thing that caught my attention was the round tables in the community dining halls. As the days went by, I realized that this…
Digital Jesuits: The #Hashtag Ministry
Fr. Stan Swamy, an octogenarian Jesuit priest, hailing from Jamshedpur Province, was arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) on 8 October 2020. 15 January 2021 marks 100 days since his illegal arrest. [auth] The…
Wiring the Universal Apostolic Body
Jesuit Strategic communications and networking in the COVID era. [auth] W e may be experiencing one of the key global turning points of our time. This juncture, despite the serious impact it has on so…
Jesuit communications during Covid-19
An overnight nationwide lockdown announced on the 24th day of March, 2019 set off a series of events that confused, confounded, and challenged each one of us. That night, a maverick virus that flew into…
The ‘Byte’ification: Our story of going online!
The ongoing pandemic is but a corroboration to Human species’ ability to adapt, adopt and evolve to any given situation. The forced incarceration of the human species due to COVID 19 has accelerated the digital…
Farmers on the Roads: An Opportunity for the…
As the world’s attention is riveted on the ‘largest protest in history’ that is being played out on the streets leading to the political Capital of India, there is a churning happening. Indian democracy is…
Assessing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Articles 48A and 51A (g) in the Constitution of India spell out the imperatives for the state and its citizens, namely, protection and improvement of the environment. Article 48A states, “The State shall endeavour to…
From Babri Mosque to Ram Temple
This 5th August (2020), the Prime Minister of India did the ground-breaking ceremony (Bhumi Pujan) for Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The Prime Minster compared the 15th August when India got freedom, to the 5th August…
Christmas in the time of COVID-19
Can we celebrate the feast of Christmas this year in the midst of a pandemic and the scourge of COVID-19? [auth] If our idea of celebration is restricted to physical participation at various events, then…