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CHRISTMAS RUBBLE
On Sunday 10th December I heard the first reading from Isaiah (40:1-5, 9-11) on freedom from the Babylonian exile. The reference to Babylon reminded me of the foot-tapping Boney M. song “By the Rivers of Babylon”. The music is pulsating, though I’m pretty sure that most people don’t know the meaning, context or even the…
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ANOTHER WICKET (D) DOWN!
In cricketing parlance, once five wickets are down, the tail is exposed. The batters have been exhausted and only the bowlers remain, to put up some resistance. After the fall from grace (pun intended) of Cardinal George Alencherry and Abp Andrews Thazhath of Ernakulam, I had commented that for the Indian hierarchy it was now…
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क्या संविधान खतरे में है ?
MAGSAYSAY AWARDEE डॉ संदीप पाण्डे से विशेष मुलाकात
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जवाहर लाल नेहरू को याद किया
क्या नेहरूजी धर्म निरपेक्ष और गुट निरपेक्ष थे
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SCRAP THE CONSTITUTION!
There are two types of people that believe that the Indian Constitution is a scrap of paper. They are those who deliberately choose to ignore its provisions, or those that are grossly ignorant of it. This 26th November marked the 74th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution in 1950. I was asked to address…
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ROLLER COASTER
A roller coaster ride can throw one upside down or side to side. Not meant for the faint hearted. After my daughter was born 38 years ago, this was probably the first time that I was travelling out of my hometown Kanpur for more than 10 days. It was a roller coaster ride through 3…
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Excellent. The Yellow Card or the Red Card is still used in Foot ball and other games. I’m sure The…
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Thank you for your writings on the Blessed Virgin Mary. As a Protestant [CNI], I really appreciate the clarification given…
An insightful read as always