chhotebhai's Writings

  • SYNODALITY IS NOT AN OPTIONAL EXTRA

    Synodality (yawn), one would have thought that it was dead and buried with Pope Francis. It’s quite probable that there are many in the church, mostly from among the clergy and hierarchy, who would be happy if that were so. They were distinctly uncomfortable with Synodality and just paid lip service to it. What is…

  • THE GAP WIDENS

    Two recent events have occasioned this piece. The first was the recently concluded Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, and the other was the recent visit of an acquaintance to China. Both are indices of the growing gap between China and India, like the backlog of cases in our courts. I am a sports enthusiast and…

  • GANDHI THE CELIBATE

    It is no coincidence that Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on 2nd October and the feast of St Francis of Assisi on 4th October. They have much in common, especially their extreme form of renunciation and humility. I am clubbing these two virtues because I don’t think that either of them can stand alone. Renunciation is…

  • SCRIBES SCRIBBLE SCRABBLE SCRAMBLE

    Pardon my penchant for words. On a more serious note, like a moth to the flame, I have a fatal attraction to the Word, the Word made flesh, Jesus, the Word, and “the Word was God” (Jn 1:10). I had been mulling over these thoughts from the 5th September when we celebrated Teacher’s Day. I…

  • QUANTUM OF SORROWS

    August has been a rather depressing and distressing month for me, despite my telling others that we should never give up hope. But this last month could best be described as “My cup of woes brimmeth over”. Some things may sound silly and mundane, but could warrant deeper reflection. For one, I like gardening. I…

  • EDUCATION IN CRISIS

    Two reports, hidden in the inner recesses of the newspapers, caught my attention. The first was on 14th August, the eve of Independence Day, in the Hindustan (Hindi) paper. The second was just 9 days later on 23rd August in the Hindustan Times (English). They set the alarm bells ringing. The first stated that between…

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  3. 15 countries were there. We have come a long way from 1 gold only in hockey ! A fall in…

  4. Very well-said. One of the reasons for China’s rapid strides in almost all spheres is its Dictatorship which does not…