"Traditional" Christmas celebrations fail to highlight the pain, rejection, and humility surrounding Jesus' birth. We must question our focus on festive traditions. Let us recognise modern-day margina

The Church, by any measure, cannot fully provide compensatory justice to Dalit Christians, who have been forced to live as outcastes for thousands of years, but it has the capacity to negotiate and pr

The Artha??stra, which he is supposed to have written, was actually composed by many persons over many decades. In any case, Chanakya's doctrines did not help India. Every foreigner could easily captu

Christmas now revolves around Santa, commerce, and grand celebrations, sidelining its core message of love, forgiveness, and compassion. Christmas urges generosity, transcending divisions, and fosteri

Seventy-five years after adopting the Constitution, India faces a stark disconnect between its ideals and practices. Ambedkar's vision of justice and equality is overshadowed by systemic failures, cas

, we need to understand that the Constitution-making process was the biggest effort of reconciliation in Indian society. Baba Saheb Ambedkar understood this very well, as did the Congress leadership a

Christmas symbolises humanity's relentless search for truth. It prompts and unites human desires for metaphysical understanding, transcending materialism and relativism. Embracing truth offers purpose

Tavleen Singh critiques the Taliban's misogyny but overlooks parallels between religious fundamentalism and Hindu nationalism. Both enforce oppressive norms, targeting women and minorities, cloaked as

Donald Trump and Narendra Modi are adept at divisive rhetoric, authoritarianism, rewriting history and exploiting their nations' fault lines. Both have been fuelling communal and cultural divides whil

Listen to choirs this Christmas season, but even as you do, take back with you a deeper lesson than the words the songwriters wrote, realising that choral harmony could be a wonderful way to live as a