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India on e-wheels: Gujarat ranks 16th in Electric Mobility Index as EVs make up 1.36% of vehicle fleet

India, Aug. 17 -- Despite policy incentives and rising registrations, Gujarat's EV transition remains modest. Out of 29.2 million vehicles, only 398,582 are electric, and the state scores 42 in the I... Read More


Forbidden Fruit-Part 3 (Ten Short Poems)

India, Aug. 17 -- Loving Fruit You think I am a forbidden fruit, unworthy of your love. But I never think You are a forbidden fruit, Even though India forbids your Nagalim. For me, Love is unconditio... Read More


Reflections on the 80th Independence Day: The Democracy Defiled

India, Aug. 17 -- The general election of 1951-52 was the first major test of political Democracy in the new Republic of India. India passed that test with high honours because of the benevolent leade... Read More


When the Holy of Holies is Forgotten: A Plea from the Pews

India, Aug. 17 -- Last Sunday, at a parish church in Piramadam, something happened inside the sanctuary - the sanctum sanctorum, the space set apart in every Christian tradition as the dwelling-place ... Read More


From Freedom to Unfreedom: A Trajectory of the Last Twelve Years

India, Aug. 17 -- India celebrated its 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026. Thousands of Indians made innumerable sacrifices in the struggle for independence from British rule. The key term that ... Read More


Koodashappana: A Legacy How Arnos Pathiri Made Faith Speak Malayalam

India, Aug. 17 -- Knowledge is a vast ocean. Scholars merely dive into its depths, retrieve a few pearls of knowledge and wisdom, and, in the process, inspire others to dive deeper. My friend Dr RB Sr... Read More


The Conversion Fraud

India, Aug. 17 -- Can the Christians of India, who constitute barely 2.3% of the population, force Hindus to convert, more so when almost all authorities, from the local police constable, the Executiv... Read More


Bengal's Legacy of Coexistence Confronted by Contemporary Intimidation

India, Aug. 17 -- Bengal, once celebrated as a land of pluralism and reform, is today witnessing a troubling contradiction. The same soil that welcomed waves of missionaries from the 15th century - wh... Read More


Saffron Shadows Over Bengal's Churches

India, Aug. 17 -- A Knock at Noon It was a little past noon on August 3 when a stranger in saffron robes entered Divine Mercy Church in Bamanpukur, North 24 Parganas. Calling himself Swami Shivananda ... Read More


The Bengal Tagore Would Not Recognise

India, Aug. 17 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's victory has undoubtedly changed the atmosphere of West Bengal, and it is assuredly for the worse. A state that has long been accustomed to religious coex... Read More