India, Oct. 13 -- On a humid afternoon in the courtyard of St Mary's School, Sister Asha Maria (name changed to protect identity) kneels beside a child with cerebral palsy, gently adjusting his posture as he paints with trembling fingers. "He sees the world in color," she says, "even when others only see his limitations." Her voice carries the quiet conviction of someone who believes that every human being is a universe waiting to be honoured.

This moment-tender, unassuming-embodies a radical ethic India urgently needs: anthropocentrism, not as dominion over creation, but as reverence for the human person. In a nation increasingly fractured by hate speech, caste contempt, gender discrimination, and communal suspicion, the call to "Think ...