In this opinion piece, Fr Cedric Prakash SJ touches upon several events that have occurred in the first two weeks of May, most disturbingly the violence in Manipur, also asking some searching questoins The first eleven days of May 2023 have, in many ways, been a defining period of Indian history. Plenty has happened in […]
The recent attack by so-called cow vigilantes in Madhya Pradesh has brought a call by the Catholic Archbishop of Bhopal for stringent action to ensure peace in India’s multi-faith society. About a week ago, police in the Seoni district of the central state of Madhya Pradesh detained five people for beating up a Muslim man […]
Thousands of people have turned out in protests across India against a wave of attacks on Muslims by mobs that accuse them of killing cows or eating beef (June 28). In some places, protesters read poems penned by Mahatma Gandhi and the posters spoke out that the mob lynchings are examples of “false nationalism.” Waving […]
