When Namo thundered from the Red Fort ramparts on Independence Day that what India needed was more thunder boxes (loos) many of his admirers were askance, thinking that he had a loose hinge! Not me. I genuinely felt that it was the most exciting thing to happen since the election of Pope Francis. Let me…

Writers are seldom at a loss for words. Post Peshawar 16/12 I was shell shocked, and am still struggling to piece together my thoughts. No words suffice to condemn this carnage, described by some as beastly or insane. I beg to differ, because this is not animal behaviour, nor were the perpetrators of this crime…

(Ditties that seem to be the flavour this Christmas season) Silent Knight shining bright Despite 288 warriors upright He has not the might To address the house aright Oh what a pitiable sight! Jungle bells, jungle hell The yeoman does yell. The “others” will go to hell For all is now not swell When such…

This 11th October marks 50 years for the beginning of the Second Vatican Council (Vat II). It was the 21st such ecumenical council in the 2000 year odyssey of the Catholic Church. In 1969 I obtained a copy of the Vat II documents. For several years thereafter Vat II meant little to me, as I…

As a Gandhian, environmentalist and civic activist I am enthused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swach Bharat (Clean India) campaign. Even Modi’s harshest critics (count me in) must graciously concede that this time Namo has struck a chord that appeals to every concerned citizen of this great country. Almost a century ago Katherine Mayo, an…

Dr John Dayal is to be commended for a comprehensive article on Christian personal laws “In the True Christian Spirit” (IC 22nd September). However, some factual errors seem to have crept in, perhaps because he was not involved with the issues/ organizations in the early 1990’s. But I was. When I stood for National President…