On the night of 26th November the earth quaked as Mumbai rocked to the sounds of terrorist gunfire.  Some years ago, when Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31st October 1984, the ensuing anti-Sikh riots were likened to the earth shaking when a giant tree fell.  This naiveté came from none other than Indira’s son, and…

The world is seeking an elusive peace.  Many would believe that peace is the absence of war, strife, tension, problems, etc.  That is utopian, for there is no night without a day, no rose without a thorn, and no peak without a valley.  Others would have us believe in the peace of the graveyard, where…

(A corollary to “Peace is a Grave Matter”) My previous article “Peace is a Grave Matter” about Peace TV and Dr Zakir Naik has evoked responses from all over the world. There have been some subsequent developments and broadcasts that merit attention. A Jesuit priest in Rome has expressed disagreement with my presentation, saying that…

In the beginning was love. With the advent of writing came the Love Letter. SMS and email can never replace the Love Letter.  It is the most precious form of communication between the lover and the beloved, when they are separated by time and space. “In the beginning when God created the heavens…the spirit of…

Tithing is the ancient Biblical practice of giving one tenth of one’s earnings to God’s representatives, the Levites. They were descendants of Levi, one of the 12 sons of Jacob, and therefore one of the 12 tribes of Israel. They were by birthright an intermediary priestly class. According to the Mosaic Law the Israelites were…

Permit me a frank admission. Pork is my favourite dish, in any form. However, now that I am growing in age and girth, I know that I should not overindulge in taste bud ticklers like pork, butter or sweets. It is a purely physical matter, having nothing whatsoever to do with religion or Christian/ Biblical…