Category - Indian

June 9, 2015

Logic, poetry and the myth of disenchantment

Issues surrounding the “disenchantment” of language in modern times are complex, writes Melanie Barbato from Ludwig Maximilians University. Shifts in how language is supposed to be used can tell a lot about power relations. But like other judgements that are called aesthetic, political, religious or rational, they are mingled with the myths we have come to hold true.
February 9, 2012

British aid to India defended by Christian Aid

Christian Aid has backed continuing UK aid to India as an important intervention aimed at helping people living in abject poverty.
February 4, 2012

Catholic bishops in India concerned about growing economic divide

The president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India says that the widening gap between rich and poor is "a matter of serious concern for the church".
September 3, 2011

Poverty and mega-wealth in India

A few weeks ago I had a holiday in India. I used to live there and so I might be one of the few foreigners who actually loves arriving in Delhi, stepping out of the airport into the cruel heat, sooty air and architecture of the perpetually half-built.
May 7, 2011

Indian churches called on to tackle caste discrimination

Churches in India have been asked to tackle "institutional casteism" at a meeting organised by the World Council of Churches and Indian Christian groups.
September 30, 2010

Delhi's poor swept from the streets for Commonwealth Games

Human rights activists say the Indian government is treating the poor on Delhi's streets like "rubbish" in its Commonwealth Games "clean up".
August 29, 2010

Indian state agencies accused of colluding in anti-Christian violence

A 'people's tribunal' hearing testimonies from victims of anti-Christian violence in India's eastern Orissa state in 2008 has criticised state agencies.
June 8, 2010

Justice and remediation still awaits Bhopal victims in India

Criminal prosecutions in Bhopal have neither been timely nor effective. In the decades between arrests and prosecution, thousands of people have died from gas-related illnesses.
April 9, 2010

Violence in India challenges Christians to be just-peace makers

The church can play a crucial role in bringing peace, stopping violence and addressing the injustice and inequality at its root, says an Indian Christian leader.
May 20, 2009

Indian churches express hope for the future of India's democracy

More churches and Christian groups in India have hailed as a victory for secular governance and a non-sectarian society the convincing victory of the ruling coalition, which did much better than pre-election polls had suggested.