Some say Fr. Stan Swami is a ‘torch-bearer of the Indian Constitution’. The government says, he is an instigator of violence, an anarchist who conspires, in tandem with the Maoists, to overthrow the government. As per Aristotle, the truth should lie in- between. What lies in-between in this case is that he was a sympathiser […]
Fr. Stan Swami – Instigator or Victim? Read More »
Jesus emphasized the importance of seeing things in perspective. That is what he meant when he asked us to mind the beam in our eyes. If you have a beam in your eye, what you can’t do is to see issues aright. When the Jews conspired, led by the priests, to kill Jesus, they believed
There’s Something Beyond the Law The tails are up in church circles that a legal victory has been won. A favourable High Court verdict has been secured. Long-standing injustice is corrected. Frankly, I am neither convinced nor impressed. Rather, I am disappointed. Of course I believe in equality. I believe in justice. But I also
On Minority Scholarship and the State Read More »
I am essentially a ” dhaba ” man. Give me a choice between a good, clean dhaba on a highway and a fancy restaurant and I shall plump for the former every time, even if you are paying the bill! This is not a reverse snobbishness, or my inability to decipher “Potatoes Dauphinoise” or ”
THE HIGHWAY DHABA – A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. Read More »
I have been asked by many on different occasions and diverse places about the spiritual meaning and significance of the mitre of our bishops and thirumenis. They are confused because they find no warrant for this in the New Testament, which is the basis for the Christian faith. Then from where did this come? Well,
A Word About Our Pompous Bishops Read More »
COVID is a physical pandemic. We are all concerned and anxious about it. But the surprising thing is that we are not mindful of the MORAL PANDEMIC that has been raging in our midst for long. In the long run, the latter is more destructive than the former. Let me highlight only one aspect of
Yet Another Thought About COVID Read More »
Though most people do not dare to say so in public, the citizens of India, who are largely not involved in politics, felt unconvinced by the public display of sadness by the Prime Minister at the vast toll that the pandemic has taken on our sisters and brothers. Many felt that his seemed a less
When a Prime Minister Weeps. Read More »
My review of this book was published in THE TRIBUNE on April 4, 2021. It is a fascinating account of the attempts made to conquer the ten highest peaks in the Himalaya in the last century. The article/ review is reproduced below. Avay Shukla “This is a book about the mountains. But it is
BOOK REVIEW: THE WORLD BENEATH THEIR FEET BY SCOTT ELLSWORTH Read More »
If Bal Narendra had spent some more time in school instead of rushing off to sell tea at a railway station which did not even exist at that time, he would have imbibed some wisdom from a couple of old adages: Don’t burn your bridges behind you because you may need them again tomorrow, and, Be courteous to
MR. MODI MAY CONTINUE TO RULE, BUT CAN HE GOVERN ? Read More »
