Cover Stories

Finding Light in Darkest Corners

From Manipur's demolished churches to Chhattisgarh's threatened communities, India's Christians face difficult choices. Their stories echo the first Nativity - unwelcome and displaced.

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
23 Dec 2024

For my birthday, INVITE as Chief Guest ...!

For my birthday, INVITE as Chief Guest…the small farmer(s). You are aware of the suffering that he has been subject to these past years. Their lands have been snatched away; they are given a raw deal

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
23 Dec 2024

Articles

"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

M L Satyan M L Satyan
23 Dec 2024

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

Dr Anthoniraj Thumma Dr Anthoniraj Thumma
23 Dec 2024

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

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
23 Dec 2024

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

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
23 Dec 2024

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

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
23 Dec 2024

, 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

Vidya Bhushan Rawat Vidya Bhushan Rawat
23 Dec 2024

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

Peter Fernandes Peter Fernandes
23 Dec 2024

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

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
23 Dec 2024

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

Mathew John Mathew John
23 Dec 2024

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

Robert Clements Robert Clements
23 Dec 2024