Food is Identity. Years ago when I was in school, a new girl had just joined the class, she was from the North East of India. On her first day she brought two small tiffin boxes, the first had rice and the second had a vegetable curry which looked very different to the normal Indian… Continue reading Food, Identity and Racism
(This post is a part of our series on Young People who are making the world a better place) FGM or Female Genital Mutilation is something much more common than we think it is, it's a medival and horrendous practice that has survived and thrived over the years. It is not only a huge violation… Continue reading The fight against FGM/C
Forgotten Hero's- Jerome D'souza SJ A while ago, I was reading about the history of the Jesuits in India and I came across a name that rang a very familiar tone, a few Google searches later, I discovered the life of Father Jerome D'souza SJ, the more I read about him, the more I was… Continue reading The Jesuit Priest and India’s Constitution.
On one end of my street is busy Brigade Road, filled with people and shops selling almost everything under the sun, on the other end of my street is the quaint St. Mark’s Cathedral, my father and I have gone there for the Sunday morning services for many years now, always a pleasant feeling listening… Continue reading Church Street, Diversity and Bangalore
India is Gandhi, Patel, Shashtri and Nehru India is Sadbhavna, Satya, Swaraj and Ahimsa India is Kashi, Kali, Jaganath and Meenakshi India is Shivaji, Akbar, Ashoka and Babur India is St. Francis Xavier, Sri Krishna and Sheik Salim Chishti She is the towering figure of Indira, Vajpayee and Rajiv, India is the snow capped Himalayas, She… Continue reading She’s India
Indian elections are loud, vibrant, colorful, and huge affairs with large amounts of money spent, this year, however, witnessed an election which was marred with hate speech, petty mudslinging and several incidents of political violence, political discourse hit new lows everyday and the country was sharply divided into two groups of people who were… Continue reading The Election is over.
