A swelling young population watches a democracy strained by distrust and division. But numbers alone change nothing. It is the willingness to confront power, refuse propaganda, and imagine differently
Fr. Gaurav Nair
Across the Global South, a restless Gen Z is rising against corruption, inequality and jobless growth. Young, connected and unwilling to migrate, they demand dignity at home—forcing fragile government
From colonial opium to today's smartphones, India has perfected the art of numbing its youth. While neighbours topple governments through conviction and courage, our fatalism breeds a quietism that su
A. J. Philip
Across state and cultural frontiers, a new generation is redefining activism—mixing digital mobilisation with grassroots courage to defend land, identity and ecology. Their persistence shows that mean
Pachu Menon
A convention exposing nearly 5,000 attacks on Christians drew barely fifteen hundred people—yet concerts pack stadiums. If we can gather for spectacle but not for suffering, our witness is fractured.
Leadership training empowers children with discipline, confidence, and clarity of vision. Through inclusive learning, social awareness, and value-based activities, they learn to respect diversity, exp
Jacob Peenikaparambil
The Kamalesan case reveals how inherited colonial structures continue to shape the Army's religious practices. By prioritising ritual conformity over constitutional freedom, the forces risk underminin
Zohran Mamdani's rise in New York exposes a bitter truth: a Muslim idealist can inspire America, yet would be unthinkable in today's India, where Hindutva politics has normalised bigotry and rendered
Mathew John
Climate change is now a daily classroom disruptor, pushing the already precariously perched crores of Indian children—especially girls and those in vulnerable regions—out of learning. Unless resilient
Jaswant Kaur
The ideas sown in classrooms today will shape the country tomorrow. India must decide whether it wants citizens who can think, question, and understand—or citizens trained only to conform. The choice
In your Jasmine hall, I landed Hoping to find refuge, to be free, and sleep, But all I met were your stares, sharp, cold, and protesting.
Children are either obedient or disobedient. If they are obedient, we treat them as our slaves. And if they are rebellious, we wash our hands of them. Our mind, too, is like a child, and children are
We are back to school, playing childish games, and instead of displaying strength, we display insecurity. Instead of leadership, we display fear. Instead of solving problems, we play piggyback and kab
Robert Clements
India's ambitious overhaul of its labour law architecture—by consolidating 29 existing laws into four comprehensive Labour Codes—is projected as a landmark reform intended to simplify compliance, prom
Jose Vattakuzhy
Across India, workers and unions are resisting labour codes that dismantle decades of hard-won rights. As corporate elites are celebrated, labourers face exclusion, precarity and silencing. The battle
Prakash Louis
I have always considered myself a temple-goer. That description may seem inadequate, for my journeys have taken me from the southern tip of the subcontinent to the Himalayan foothills, tracing not mer
A. J. Philip
Sixteen BLO deaths in three weeks expose the brutal human cost of an impossible SIR timeline. As overworked field staff collapse under pressure, the Election Commission denies responsibility, and an a
Jacob Peenikaparambil
Two Jesuit moments, a century apart, reveal a stark contrast: courage that welcomed Gandhi, and caution that silenced a Stan Swamy lecture. As we mark the feast of St. Xavier, we are asked not to judg
O Father of India, on this sacred day, Not in prayer of sorrow do we gather, For your light is still dancing in our hearts. A fire that never dies, never ends.
As 2025 draws to a close, the Constitution's guarantees feel symbolic to millions. With courts, policing, voter rolls and land rights tilting in one direction, religious minorities confront a future w
John Dayal
Beneath the speeches of Constitution Day lies a nation in peril. Rights are eroded, institutions compromised, minorities targeted, and democracy is hollowed out. Ambedkar's warnings echo today, demand
Cedric Prakash
Aeschylus, the Greek tragedian, wanted to know how he was destined to die. Hence, he consulted a fortune teller who told him the truth and nothing but the truth. "You would meet your death under a fal
Picture two engines joined together. Both powerful, both capable of pulling a nation forward. But one engine pulls east and the other west. They strain. They struggle. And the train goes nowhere.
Robert Clements
In a speech heavy on self-glorification and light on facts, Modi reshaped history to suit himself. The real shock was Tharoor's applause. When public thinkers start echoing power instead of challengin
A. J. Philip
While oligarchs grow unimaginably rich, institutions crumble and corruption mutates into a system-wide creed. The real scandal is not just the loot—it is a society so intimidated, polarised and distra
Mathew John
The Delhi blast shows how terror adapts while the State repeats familiar missteps. Intelligence gaps, punitive demolitions, and deepening alienation raise a tricky question: is India confronting terro
Jacob Peenikaparambil
The verdict of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the Presidential reference case is a severe blow to the federal principles of the Indian Constitution. A constitution bench of the Supreme
Joseph Maliakan
Thou dost the air of December, O Babasaheb, Tremble with thy memory. Out of each city, each village, each slum and dumb avenue, like waves upon Chaitya Bhoomi stand millions— Their tracks are suppl
Heaven begins wherever love becomes action. When we walk with the poor, listen to their cries, and share our blessings, we touch Christ Himself. Dilexi Te reminds us that compassion is not optional—it
India's future brightens when citizens embrace diversity, practise respectful dialogue, and act with conscience. Every small gesture of fairness and friendship strengthens the nation. True patriotism
All problems, if left unattended, either go away on their own or enlarge themselves to dangle like the sword of Damocles. So, the best way is to put our brains to proper use and find a solution.
Our strength has always been in those who think bravely and speak boldly. Let us not label them dangerous. Let us recognise them as the guardians of our freedom…
Robert Clements
True worship begins where suffering is seen. We are confronted by one question: can any temple, devotion, or nation claim holiness while the poor remain unheard, unseen, and unprotected?
Tragedy forces the mind to wander into uncomfortable parallels. If past governments were grilled for lapses, why does silence reign today? Imagination becomes our only honest witness when accountabili
A. J. Philip
Denied constitutional justice and ecclesial equality, Dalit Christians stand in perpetual protest. Their struggle exposes a nation that brands caste as "Hindu" while practising it everywhere, and a Ch
John Dayal
Rising atrocities against Dalits on the one hand and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ongoing attempts to integrate the Dalit community into their broader H
Jacob Peenikaparambil
Skill India began as a bridge to opportunity but ultimately collapsed under its own pursuit of scale. Ghost trainees, fake centres and hollow certificates reveal a more profound crisis: a skilling eco
Jaswant Kaur
Political polarisation and the exportation of domestic exclusions have turned diaspora communities into flashpoints. Hindutva's global outreach and caste-based exclusion, which had long eroded India's
Thomas Menamparampil
Behind India's booming fisheries stand migrant workers—people who cross states and seas for survival, yet receive little safety, welfare, or recognition. Their resilience sustains our blue economy; ou
Jose Vattakuzhy
These are advertisements that we often read in our dailies and watch with interest on our Android TV. They really inject venom but make us dance, sometimes with our family members. We rush to those pa
Until our opposition stops treating elections as clever games of combinations, of hurried alliances stitched only to topple others, and instead treats voters as thinking individuals, the ballot box wi
Robert Clements