Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaThe Indian judiciary itself is hardly a paragon of probity, as has been proved over and over again down the years. Nonethelsss, corruption in the judiciary is a subject that is often discu
John DearI consider Martin Luther King, Jr. the great, holy prophet to the nation. He was a prophet of nonviolence sent by the God of peace and justice to call our country to repent of the sin of violence and w
Limalenden LongkumerDon Williams maintains that all the best things in life are free. A moments thought reveals a long list of goods my favourite western country singer might have had in mind. But another momen
Luntinsat The Greatest Challenge of the Hour Our state, in the puritans eye: Penitence is the way outCertain church leaders, particularly the puritans who lead a pious life, would take no time to comm
John DearThe Need for Prophets for Peace and Justice in a Culture of War and InjusticeOne reason for the worlds violence, poverty and wars lies in our crisis of ethics and leadership. Instead of pursuing a cult
Sirajul IslamLast week, I have the opportunity to participate in a workshop on Gender, HIV and AIDS mainstreaming in NGOs in Bangladesh at IDB Bhaban, Dhaka at the Initiative of HIV and AIDS Alliance in Banglad
Yifat SusskindIndigenous activists are putting up a fight – against violence. At the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, activists are focused on passing a declaration that recognizes the right of Indige
John Dear, S.J.The story is told that in the early 1980s a small group gathered in their church basement in East Germany to ask a daring question: What will Germany look like a thousand years from now when the
Ram PuniyaniOn 6th May (2007) two evangelists were beaten up by the Bajrang Dal/VHP workers and police arrested them on the charges of conversions. On the same day Christians returning from the Marathoma church
Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaShould India move towards a two party system? Will the fragmented, multi-party polity of the worlds second most populous nation-state soon resemble that of the United States or Britain?Opi
Ilika Zhimomi Special EducatorIf you cant change your fate, change your attitudeOf the many changes taking place in the present era, one of the most significant is the movement of inclusion of people with
Praful BidwaiThe Hindi word Dalit has entered the international lexicon in recent years as an evocative reminder of the unique cruelty and injustice of Indias caste system. Dalits (meaning the broken) who compr
Thingnam Anjulika SamomGiving birth with the help of a skilled attendant is seen as the ideal but it is far from the reality for millions of women.Salabila Camp, AssamSalabila Camp in Assams Bongaigaon district
February 11, 2004 was and still is the Red Letter Day for the people of Peren district when the present DAN government under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio inaugurated and laid the foundat
Arvind LavakareOur Lok Sabha Speaker has alleged that our highest judiciary has been encroaching on the Executives preserve of running the country according to the law passed by Parliament.He has been joined by
Prof Yash Pal The title of my article is a bit unkind, even a bit presumptuous. It implies that by and large our education system is not quite in tune with parameters of the Real India and, further, the ed
Clifford McCoy With the re-establishment of diplomatic ties, Myanmar and North Korea, two of Asias most reclusive and abusive military-run regimes, have formed what some regional observers fear has already
Jawed NaqviEmerging from an inter-faith conclave in Delhi on Saturday, a former foreign minister and a former cricket captain, both from Pakistan, looked disturbed. It is bad enough that we are fighting one cat
Mark Galli When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Pea
Surekha SuleThe economy in the North East is still largely based on subsistence-oriented farming. There is plenty of frustration arising out of inability to meet modern aspirations.What are the options for peop