At my Jesuit school, i grew up saying the Lord’s Prayer every day. Normally when i sit in a church it comes up. In my travels in Latin America, i have sat in many churches and found that it was not coming up fully. Churches are enormous and make me…

I have one big question. As a non-virus-expert, it strikes me that having the lab virus and the blueprint (protocol) of its design, it would tremendously help create any medicines (not only vaccines) to defend against it, and confirm how it is transmitted, etc. So unless, a virologist convinces me…

In 2020 the government started a wave — a pre-emptive response that was far more draconian, more inhuman, than any disease. Hundreds of millions of displaced Indians bore the brunt of this man-made force. Yet they absorbed it peacefully as they took on the suffering of long journeys home. Hundreds…

Ravidas, one of the most influential poet-saints of the bhakti-movement, is still venerated five centuries later. One of the most stunning poems of the beloved saint is You Me (Tohi Mohi): तोही मोही मोही तोही अंतरु कैसा कनक कटिक जल तरंग जैसा जउ पै हम न पाप करंता अहे अनंता…

Bangalore’s gated communities are learning new ways to welcome back residents who have traveled. They usually go beyond state recommended codes and create additional quarantine and social isolation procedures. Here is a satirical letter to welcome a neighbor. Welcome back! Since its been a while (in the time of corona…

We have done many Earth Hours. We are now aware. Aware of the Earth. We are now aware of how we are pillaging it. And that we have not slowed down a bit. Not since the introduction of the Earth Hour. Or Earth Day. In fact, we have accelerated our…

Opening A Channel For Communication Dear Corona, Of the names we have given you, i like ‘Karuna’ the best, but its the least used. And, for your information, we have named all your type of beings — virus. I do wonder what you call yourself. Humans We are a species…

COVID-19 has captured the attention of every internet-connected human on the planet and even non-online people. This unexpected phenomenon has brought fear and uncertainty causing worry, ranging from nagging to throbbing to panic. Resulting in dramatic lifestyle adaptations without a clear end in sight. However, there are some silver linings…

Two ideas are generally regarded as truth in the social sector. Both inspire people to enter the sector and find a mission — a dream to serve. Let us examine them individually first, and then see them together — they may not be synergistic, they may be actually detrimental. 1. Any Impact Is Fulfilling The…