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Open Letter to Chhattisgarh CM Burial Becomes a Struggle for Dignity

India, June 2 -- Dear Shri Vishnu Deo Ji, It is the second time I am writing an open letter to you. You may ask why I write an open letter and not a closed one? If I write a closed letter to you-and t... Read More


Catholic Religious Brothers Unsung Pillars of the Church

India, May 26 -- In 1990, I was transferred to Delhi from Patna by the Hindustan Times. I had two school-going children. They studied in a good English-medium school in Patna. I was told that St Colum... Read More


Ceasefire or Countdown? Fault Lines of a Fragile Peace

India, May 19 -- I first came to know about the ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan when a friend sent me President Donald Trump's announcement on social media. I could not believe ... Read More


Pope Leo XIV A Worker's Pope Returns

India, May 12 -- Twenty-five years ago, a European television channel came to interview me while I was with The Indian Express. The interview was based on a book by an Italian writer about the Pope of... Read More


Terror in Paradise Blood on the Meadows

India, May 5 -- About six years ago, thanks to my friend Dr (Capt) GS Dhillon of Dalhousie Public School, my colleagues at Deepalaya, a Delhi-based NGO, and I were able to visit a picturesque spot nea... Read More


Modi's Puncture Politics Condemning an Entire Community

India, April 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a fantastic statement at Hisar in Haryana. He said that if all the Waqf land had been properly used, Muslim boys would not have to make a living by... Read More


Letter to the Minorities Minister Waqf Bell Tolls for Christians, too

India, April 7 -- First of all, let me congratulate you for successfully piloting the Waqf Bill, now rechristened UMEED, which in both Hindi and Urdu means "Hope." I am sure President Droupadi Murmu w... Read More


India at a Crossroads Progress or Regression?

India, March 31 -- I used to write a fortnightly column for The Indian Express, where I was in charge of the editorial page. One of my regular readers was my relative and theologian, the late Dr John ... Read More


Fr Xavier Vadakkekara (72) A Life of Humility, Passion and Faith

New Delhi, March 24 -- I was a student of St Thomas College, Kozhencherry, in the early seventies when the private colleges in Kerala went on a strike. The organisation under whose auspices the strike... Read More


Trump vs. Zelenskyy A Clash of Leadership

NEW DELHI, March 17 -- On the ninth day of the Russia-Ukraine war, I wrote a column in this magazine criticising the Government of India's neutrality, which only benefited the aggressor. I argued that... Read More