For the Gospel to become credible in a caste-divided society, the Church must demonstrate that the communion it proclaims is also the communion it practices.
The Church is called to be a community where human beings are received not according to caste, social status, family background, or political influence, but according to the grace of God. Yet, in many places,…
Held from October 23 to 26 at the Pastoral Centre in Jammu, the NDCW programme drew participants from Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Telangana, and Delhi. It is part of a series of leadership initiatives NDCW is conducting in various states to prepare them as future leaders in the struggle for equality.
Jammu: About 35 Christian youth gathered in Jammu for a leadership training programme organised by the National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) to develop strategies to address caste-based discrimination in their churches, schools, colleges and wider…
By Sakkaravarthi Simon Gingee: The Thurumbars, who are often dubbed “the Dalit of the Dalit” and the “unseen” on December 23 uniquely celebrated Christmas at the town of Gingee in Tamil Nadu state. The Thurumbars are the last rung of people in the Indian caste-ridden hierarchical Tamil society. They are the traditional laundry workers in […]
By Sakkaravarthi Simon Gingee: The Thurumbars, who are often dubbed “the Dalit of the Dalit” and the “unseen” on December 23 uniquely celebrated Christmas at the town of Gingee in Tamil Nadu state. The Thurumbars…
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: Before Christmas, I visited 12 rural parishes of Berhampur and Rayagada dioceses to mobilize students for civil service preparation and become part of nation-building The visit was undertaken as part of a campaign of the Excellent IAS Academy, an initiative of Odisha Catholic Bishops’ Council to prepare Dalit and Tribal students to […]
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: Before Christmas, I visited 12 rural parishes of Berhampur and Rayagada dioceses to mobilize students for civil service preparation and become part of nation-building The visit was undertaken as part of a…
The police took the victim’s father-in-law Chinna Eeranna and uncle Pedda Eeranna into custody following a complaint from his 25-year-old wife. A 30-year-old Dalit youth was killed in broad day light in Adoni town of Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district in an alleged hate crime by his in-laws on Thursday, the police said. The deceased was […]
The police took the victim’s father-in-law Chinna Eeranna and uncle Pedda Eeranna into custody following a complaint from his 25-year-old wife. A 30-year-old Dalit youth was killed in broad day light in Adoni town of…
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Everyone wants to start afresh on New Year’s Day and hence make resolutions. I am one of them too. What’s with the extreme excitement at the start of the New Year and then as the year progresses there is slack. Resolutions are resolved and dissolved before time and goals left unattained. […]
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Everyone wants to start afresh on New Year’s Day and hence make resolutions. I am one of them too. What’s with the extreme excitement at the start of the New Year…
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Christmas for me is not just a feeling but an emotion. “How many of us on our birthday would appreciate a generic greeting card meant for just anybody?” Don’t we all like personalised greetings? The season of Advent leading to Christmas allows us to personalise our greetings to Christ as we […]
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Christmas for me is not just a feeling but an emotion. “How many of us on our birthday would appreciate a generic greeting card meant for just anybody?” Don’t we all…
By Shanti Pulickal Berhampur, Odisha: Every year, around Christmas time, we were sure of receiving any phone calls from the prisoners, ‘When is the Christmas Mass? Will the bishop be coming? What are the songs to be selected and so on? But this year they were silent and we kept wondering. In Berhampur Circle Jail, […]
By Shanti Pulickal Berhampur, Odisha: Every year, around Christmas time, we were sure of receiving any phone calls from the prisoners, ‘When is the Christmas Mass? Will the bishop be coming? What are the songs…
New Delhi: The following statement, signed, among others, by Fr Prakash Luis, SJ, Fr Cedric Prakash SJ, Fr Ajaya Singh and Dr John Dayal, is being released to the media on the eve of New Year 2021 as a suggested agenda for the Christian community across denominations, for the coming year. The statement calls on […]
New Delhi: The following statement, signed, among others, by Fr Prakash Luis, SJ, Fr Cedric Prakash SJ, Fr Ajaya Singh and Dr John Dayal, is being released to the media on the eve of New…
Local residents allegedly harassed and verbally abused the 65-year-old lawyer before calling more people to attack him A 65-year-old Dalit lawyer succumbed to injuries on December 27, 2020, mere 10 days after suffering an alleged assault outside a grocery shop in Bharuch city in Gujarat, reported the Indian Express. According to police, district court lawyer […]
Local residents allegedly harassed and verbally abused the 65-year-old lawyer before calling more people to attack him A 65-year-old Dalit lawyer succumbed to injuries on December 27, 2020, mere 10 days after suffering an alleged…
