Viewpoints

ALTERNATE REALITY

Ponmala We have heard of some holy men who had the power of bilocation. Bilocation attained a sort of scientific basis when quantum physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg proposed in the 1920s that two atomic particles could exist at two points at the same time. In 2012, Dr Haroche and Dr D. Worland received […]

Lessons to be learnt from the Sri Lankan Economic Misery

Dr Nishant A.Irudayadason Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune The cost of living has been constantly increasing in recent months. Practically all essential commodities including petrol and gas have been increasing. While the ruling dispensation is likely to relate this to the war in Ukraine, there are several reasons for this dizzying increase […]

IMPERIALISM PEEPS OUT

Ponmala Imperialistic tendency is a human weakness. As long as we hero-worship conquerors, imperialism will thrive on bloody wars that will kill and maim millions, render millions more homeless, and create an endless refugee crisis for the world. If we had thought imperialist ambitions to gobble up neighbouring countries had ended with Hitler, Putin has […]

The origin of conflict between Ukraine and Russia

Dr Nishant A.Irudayadason Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. Russia’s military operation on Ukraine launched on 24 February provoked indignant reactions from many countries. For the time being, economic sanctions are being imposed against Russia by the European Union and the United States. It is important to understand why in the first place, […]

Divisive Politics to the Detriment of the Democratic Values of Our Country

Dr Nishant A.Irudayadason Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. “It is a woman’s right to decide what she wants to wear; this right is guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. Stop harassing women,” tweeted the general secretary of the Indian National Congress Priyanka Gandhi Vadra amidst the growing outrage and intensifying protests against a ban […]

KERALA – A TANGLED MESS

Ponmala Two political fronts – the UDF led by the Congress and the LDF lead by the CPI(M) – occupied the political landscape of Kerala until a third one – NDA led by the BJP – recently jostled its way in and tried to oust them. In the run up to last year’s election, the […]

Religion and Politics in the Present-day India

Dr Nishant A.Irudayadason Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. Unlike the founding fathers who, taking note of Indian plurality, adapted the idea of nation accordingly, Hindutva ideologues are gripped by the obsession with uniformity and homogeneity. The diversity and fragmentation inherent in the Hindu universe constitute, for them, a serious weakness and would […]

Christmas Oxymoron: The Almighty God Born as a Vulnerable Child

Dr Nishant A.Irudayadason Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. Catholic exegetes agree on the importance of the theological significance more than the historicity of the infancy narratives in the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke. If understood properly, the theological meaning, according to the Swiss theologian Hans Küng, contains the core of liberation theology. […]

Eviction-facing Indian Catholics to fight Muslim charity’s claims

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica