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Valson Thampu
The author is the principal of St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
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In PM Modi’s Easter visit to a cathedral in Delhi, an outreach to KeralaSubscriber Only
April 11,2023 06:30:56 AM
The state wing of Congress is in disarray. CPM too has touched an all-time low. Add to that the strong pull of Modi’s political momentum
Tue, Apr 11, 2023
St Stephen’s must not insist on admissions interviewsSubscriber Only
April 22,2022 04:01:19 AM
Valson Thampu writes: The introduction of the Common University Entrance Test has rendered irrelevant the old rationale for interviews
Fri, Apr 22, 2022
Why Christmas is universalSubscriber Only
December 25,2021 03:16:21 AM
🔴 It is a warning against the shrinking of the human spirit and a mandate to be hospitable to everyone, which is subsumed in the commandment, ‘Love your neighbour like yourself’
Sat, Dec 25, 2021
Swami Agnivesh liberated bonded labourers as well as slaves of religionSubscriber Only
September 15,2021 03:00:17 AM
Valson Thampu writes: He was truly a citizen of the world and did not allow narrow-minded jingoism to blind him towards his larger responsibilities to humankind.
Thu, Sep 16, 2021
The Sister Lucy case shows why exclusive religious laws cannot be allowed to subvert spirit of Indian ConstitutionSubscriber Only
July 16,2021 03:06:25 AM
Valson Thampu writes: That a nun should work all her active life, only to be cast away without a rupee, falls short even of the crudest idea of justice.
Fri, Jul 16, 2021
Swami Agnivesh believed that a theocratic state was dangerousSubscriber Only
September 14,2020 00:38:13 AM
Swami Agnivesh was a votary of secular democracy. He fought to the bitter end the communalisation of the state, which he deemed a crime against history.
Mon, Sep 14, 2020
Post-COVID, religion must be God-centred and priest-freeSubscriber Only
June 30,2020 00:34:53 AM
Worship must be to spiritual life what breathing is to physical life. Just as there are no middlemen in our breathing -- except the deadly middleman of pollution -- in the spiritual breathing of worship too, there must be no middlemen.
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
Coronavirus has forced us to fall back on ourselvesSubscriber Only
April 06,2020 03:01:00 AM
It is asking us to open the box of our inner lives.
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Removing ‘Abide with me’ from Beating Retreat legitimises politics of exclusionSubscriber Only
January 23,2020 00:02:27 AM
The deletion of this hymn is an issue; but it is hardly a Christian issue. It is a problem and that problem pertains to the “India of our dreams”. It is, on the contrary, a shot in the arm for those who endorse the New India in the making, the hallmark of which is hostility to alterity or otherness.
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
For Sri Sri, mediation in Ayodhya could be a double-edged swordSubscriber Only
March 25,2019 01:49:43 AM
Mediators in Ayodhya must stand steadfast on spiritual foundation in a charged atmosphere, where religion has been superseded by politics and the dynamic of mediation overshadowed by triumphalism.
Mon, Mar 25, 2019
Faith Vs Blind FaithSubscriber Only
July 18,2018 00:51:17 AM
Without reason in our religious outlook we let the clergy manipulate us
Thu, Jul 19, 2018
About dignitySubscriber Only
November 17,2017 00:40:33 AM
A sense of justice and fair play demands that unskilled workers are paid at least as much as their counterparts in the organised sector.
Fri, Nov 17, 2017
Closing argumentSubscriber Only
February 06,2015 01:11:21 AM
This Delhi campaign was high on oratory, low on debate.
Fri, Feb 06, 2015A major grouse with minority institutionsSubscriber Only
June 01,2011 01:59:36 AM
Why no one can convincingly call St Stephens College communal?
Wed, Jun 01, 2011
The forgotten Swami DayanandSubscriber Only
November 15,2004 00:00:00 AM
Maharshi Dayanand was a rare spiritual genius whose vision and mission represented an unprecedented stirring in the ocean of Indian spiritua...
Mon, Nov 15, 2004Reality check for Sonia baitersSubscriber Only
May 25,2004 00:00:00 AM
Many seem surprised at the recent ‘amazing’ turn of events when Sonia Gandhi “renounced” the most powerful office in the...
Tue, May 25, 2004Wadhwa’s balmy effectSubscriber Only
August 18,1999 00:00:00 AM
It is instructive to sample the responses to the Wadhwa Commission Report. Some are elated and some agitated over the commission's findin...
Wed, Aug 18, 1999The sensual and the sublimeSubscriber Only
January 23,1999 00:00:00 AM
Sexuality is at the core of our humanity. How it is understood and practised in a particular society is, therefore, an index of its healt...
Sat, Jan 23, 1999Journalism of Courage
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