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FILM REVIEW: MISSIONARIES, REVOLUTIONARIES, MACHINERIES?
On Good Friday I ask myself, was Jesus a missionary or a revolutionary? Blessed Rani Maria of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) faced a similar dilemma when she began her service to the deprived adivasis in the Udaynagar region of Indore, M.P. This is a dangerous binary. Being a missionary and/ or a revolutionary are…
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JUNGLE SAFARI
In 1911 the English poet W.H. Davies wrote the poem “Leisure”. Its famous opening lines are: “What is this life if full of careWe have not time to stand and stare.No time to stand beneath the boughsAnd stare as long as sheep and cows”? Taking a cue from him we went for a three day…
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SOWING THE WIND
At the beginning of the year, shortly after Trump invaded Venezuela, I had written “As Thick as Thieves”. I re-read it before writing this piece. I had then warned that the Venezuelan “success” would embolden Trump to flex his muscles elsewhere too. True to his rampaging and disruptive style, he has done it again, this…
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IGNORANCE, INTELLIGENCE, WISDOM
We are about to enter the holy season of Lent. By now “good Christians” will have decided what to give up for the next forty days. Most of these “sacrifices” are linked to food and drink. Several will abstain from non-vegetarian food. This year Lent will be concurrent with the Islamic month of Ramzan when…
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KANPUR CHRISTIANS PLEDGE UNITY
The Christian community in Kanpur celebrated the Christian Unity Octave (CUO) from 18th to 26th January 2026 with devotion and dedication. For the first time all 8 days of the Octave were booked; three by Catholic churches, two each by the CNI and Methodist churches, and one independent church; hosted by Revs Antony K.K., Lancy…
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