When attacked with acid she had just turned 19. The reason was that she was beautiful. A man in her village forced her for months and stalked on her. She has now a disfigured face…
In a Different Farm
What comes to your mind when you think of a government official? Bribes for a sign on your certificate? Delay in registering your sale deed? Meet Taslima Mohammed, 34, a sub-registrar working in Mulugu and…
Yamraj: The God of Life
Yam Raj, aged 49, is a farmer by profession, and dedicates two months during the monsoons every year, to help people cross flooded rivulets in Uttarakhand, India. He literally carries travellers on his shoulders to…
Silent Crackers
When Diwali comes, crackers will fill the sky. But for decades, two Tamil Nadu villages - Kollukudipatti and Singampunari - in the Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu have not burst crackers during Diwali festival. The…
Of a different Kind-ness
Do you want to know what it means to be kind to others? You should talk to Manisha (22), a lecturer at the Nandha College of Nursing in Erode District, Tamil Nadu. She has made…
Salute to the Sindhudurg girl of Sahyadri Mountains
Corona crisis has ushered in a new culture - the “online culture”. The educational system has adopted to this culture in a big way. Swapnali Sutar, a young girl of Dariste village from Sindhudurg District,…
Jesuit Community among the Planets
Pope Benedict XVI, addressing the 35th General Congregation in 2008, praised Jesuits as those who reach “those physical and spiritual places which others do not reach or have difficulty in reaching.” This is best illustrated by…
How Kerala’s Health Minister became a corona virus…
After reading online on 20th January about a dangerous new virus spreading in China Shailaja Teacher, the Health Minister of Kerala asked her medical deputy, “Will it come to us?” “Definitely, Madam.” [auth] Four months later,…
A Prelate not too late
On April 24, the call centre of the Municipal Corporation of Kannur in Kerala had a Catholic Bishop attend the calls. Bishop Alex Vadakkumthala of Kannur was seen noting down a list of essentials requested by…