Putting Justice at the Heart of Faith: Reflecting on Ecumenism from an Asian Perspective

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Introduction: This presentation seeks to answer the question, what does it mean to speak of faith and justice from an Asian perspective? What is uniquely Asian about an Asian Faith? And to perhaps reflect on how Asians have imagined faith and contributed to the larger ecumenical discourse. If one were to speak about Asian ecumenism …

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Survey: Gender Violence against Women in Indian Christian Families

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We are sharing links to a set of survey forms, in an attempt to study domestic violence against Christian women in India, especially the response of the Church towards this issue. It is an all-India study, but limited to Christians.  If you are a _Christian woman in India who has faced violence at home in …

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Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy – A Baton of Hope and Life

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“But we will still sing in chorus. A caged bird can still sing.” Fr. Stanislaus Lourduswamy  On the Chota Nagpur Plateau of the Indian subcontinent lies a dense and rich forest track, spoken as Jharkhand. The State of Jharakhand is one of the recent States added to the Union of India, carved out of the …

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Mahatma Phule’s Vision of Balirajya and it’s Significance for Church and Society

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Introduction Peshwa Brahmin rule was the most cruel rule in Pune, India where the Peshwa kings implemented the Law of Manu in full effect with severe implications on the ‘Untouchable person’. In Mughal period, Vedic Brahmins could not only protect their existence but got to deepen its roots and on the other side Buddhism was …

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People of Privilege

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Dr. Shantanu Dutta According to a report citing the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, 97 percent of Indians have been left poorer to a greater or lesser degree post Covid[1]. That is most of the Indian population if the estimates are even reasonably accurate. Perhaps some of those reading this are part of this statistic. …

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Even if it may not Passover

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The onslaught of the pandemic that began almost fourteen months back has created havoc hitherto unknown to this generation. The lockdown and the ensuing migration of the poor was heartrending and insensitive. Without a relief in sight, the common people were left to fend for themselves and for their loved ones. Today, situations are even …

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When the Angel of Death Comes Knocking

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The Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to innumerable questions. One of the questions among Christians is theological: why has it ravaged the community of faith? In other words, why are followers of Jesus Christ not spared from the sufferings of this terrible pandemic? It’s a question that sounds rather exclusive, selfish and insensitive. But it …

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Politics Behind the Apolitical Farm Laws

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Introduction The Government’s move to bring in three ordinances on Farm Laws in Parliament and later getting them formulated into Acts in September 2020 has become a bone of contention for both the Government and farmers. The move lacked wide consultation with the main stakeholders like farmers, implementing states and political consensus, leading to the …

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Unbearable lightness of Big Data: Societal Impact Of Algorithms And How Big Companies Harvest Data, And Claim Private Human Experience As Commodities And Products

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There is a high probability you had agreed to a set of terms and conditions that you never read while downloading an app this month. I recently did, with a clear knowledge, that whatever I signed up is watching me. A virtual panopticon in motion only that you sometimes are oblivious to its existence. The …

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