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Strengthening indigenous communities means protection of the environment
Various indigenous (Adivasi) communities constitute about 8.6 per cent of the population of India. Nearly 700 such communities with a total population of over 110 million are spread all...
‘Spirituality lies in working against injustices, for truth. Without this emphasis what use is ritualistic faith alone?’
Father Hugh FonsecaOne of six children from Mumbai, I...
‘Lay persons increasingly feel that the Church should get involved in politics, in civic issues’
Father Alwyn D’Silva I am an MA in politics. My...
Agnel Baba, ‘Servant of God’
Like Saibaba of Shirdi, Moin–ud–din Chisti of Ajmer and...
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Courtesy: ShutterstockThe misgivings caused by the Vatican Declaration Dominus Iesus...
‘Power within the Church still lies with the upper castes’
Ruth Manorama, herself a part of the Dalit Christian...
‘It is sad that this happened while I am working for the uplift of the Harijans’
Courtesy: wikimedia.orgContrary to popular belief, there were many failed attempts on...
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