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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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THE CONVERSION FRAUD
Can the Christians of India, who constitute barely 2.3% of the population, force Hindus to convert, more so when almost all authorities, from the local police constable, the Executive, Judiciary right up to the President of India, belong to the majority faith? This claim is prima facie absurd, averred Dr John Dayal, former National President…
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If my suggestion is seriously considered, especially by protagonists in the field of sociology and politics, then it would result…
In my comments, it will be vis a vis China.
Chhotebhai’s observations on China, especially regarding the yawning gap vis a vis in terms of technological and economic development, are…
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THE GAP WIDENS The article above raises an important question: what is more important for the development of a nation—religion,…