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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali

Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village

India’s Christians – Salt of the Earth

I honestly believe that missionaries have done more for...

‘We chose the Holy Family Hospital because we felt that it would at least be God-fearing’

​Narayan Ananthakrishnan  PublisherIn his late 30s, Narayan Ananthakrishnan, a father...

‘Men for Others’

Xavier’s Social Service Society, AhmedabadAmong the young and the...

‘Bosco made an enormous contribution to me as a person’

Courtesy: deccanchronicle.com   Mahesh Bhatt Film DirectorI do not think that I can...

‘We believe that every one is a child of God’

​Mukta Jeevan Hospital, ShahpurNinety kilometres from Mumbai, in Shahpur...

Censored History

Ramabai, a forceful woman from the 19th century, is...

‘Power within the Church still lies with the upper castes’

Ruth Manorama, herself a part of the Dalit Christian...

‘If our minorities loose faith in the Indian state, they will be easy prey for the ISI’

Teesta Setalvad spoke to the IG Intelligence, BSF, Vibhuti...

Tit for tat?

The sangh parivar makes Gujarat’s Muslims pay for the...

Fundamental flaws

Most secularists in Pakistan see General Musharraf’s government as...

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