[ One of our readers, Gaurav Anand sent in tis piece for ‘Jesuit Education Month’ I am a student of St. Xavier’s College, Patna ( a Jesuit institution). I would like to share my experience in my college. Most of the educational institutes today have become more of a business than temples of learning. Where […]
Sir, Maiti Aandolan which was started in Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal) in Chamauli district, in 1994 has spread all over the world. This campaign is practiced like a festival in more than eight thousand villages in Uttaranchal. Thousands of saplings that were planted in past have now become trees. Kalyaansingh Raavat who founded this aandolan was a […]
Sir, The monsoon season has brought lots of fun and enjoyment. It gives relief from the excessive heat and temperature. People enjoy the rain, sipping hot tea and having snacks with their family. For children, its time for indoor games, reading novels, chess, story telling etc. People are seen with colourful umbrellas and rain coats. […]
Sir, Being a Bihari, I am very happy that Nalanda University has been included as world heritage site by UNESCO. It stands out as the most ancient university of Indian subcontinent. Nalanda was the centre for learning from the 5th century. It flourished under Gupta Empire in fifth and sixth centuries and had its growth […]
Sir, Potholes have been one of the major problems of Patna. There are very few roads which are free of potholes. Due to this the people of the state have to face many problems in their daily routine. Their vehicles get stuck in the potholes. Rain water gets collected in the holes creating problems for […]
Patna: It’s part of the holistic education concept. St. Xavier’s College and St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology, Patna organized a tree plantation programme on their campus this week to support the “Mission One Crore Tree” movement started by the Hindi newspaper group Dainik Jagaran. Digha MLA Sanjay Chaurasia, principal Reverend Dr. T. Nishant […]
Sir, This week began with World Population Day. It is a well known fact that the developing countries are facing a huge population explosion. In India, just look at the way babies are popping out left and right. The maternity clinics and fertility clinics are doing brisk business. But as population grows, living space shrinks, […]
The Jesuits have seen the training of religious and lay people as core to their mission for more than 400 years. The order’s form of education is based on the experience and life of the Spanish founder of the order, Ignatius Loyola. A lay Catholic, he developed the “Spiritual Exercises,” a devotional guide to a more […]
Sir, More than a decade ago, greatly pressurized by the women and the ‘Naga Mothers’ movement,’ Nagaland became a dry state, despite the fact that, most Nagas, just like other normal people, appreciate a few drops of booze now and then. But this stupid prohibition has become a joke. It is an open secret that […]
I am tired of this world created by men, ruined by men. I want a woman now to build the world or mess it up. I also realize that a woman is the Dalit in every case. Even when you look at savarnas [forward castes], the woman is secondary. Even a Dalit man would look […]
Sir, What the Supreme Court could do for the state of Uttarakhand in a few weeks, a five-judge Constitution bench has not been able to achieve in four months for Arunachal Pradesh. The matter is similar, so why the delay? Let me explain. In both states, the Centre, with the help of rebels of ruling […]
Sir, On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which we never knew existed until the media broadcasted it; I have a few points to share. It isn’t clear what this ‘Freedom of the Press’ is supposed to mean. Every country in the world says that in theory their newspapers and press is free. But […]
