Freedom with limits

Freedom with limits

The other day, I came across an Instagram reel where the influencer posed an old, oft-debated question, ‘Can we allow children to scribble on walls?’ As much as I appreciated her balanced take on the topic, what really drew my attention was a statement she made while...
Connected But Alone

Connected But Alone

In today’s increasingly connected world, it can be easy to feel like we are surrounded by people yet still isolated and alone. While this feeling of loneliness is a very modern phenomenon, it has existed throughout human history. Nowadays, loneliness is becoming...
Seventy Times Seven

Seventy Times Seven

It’s been 24 years since the gruesome murder of Graham Staines and his two sons left the world appalled and shocked. The then President of India, KR Narayanan said, “it belonged to the world’s inventory of black deeds”. In the aftermath, what stood out most was the...
Consequences

Consequences

What if we have been eating all kinds of junk food, and when we have become obese we pray for a miraculous return to normal size? What if we fooled around all the year and prayed that we would pass the exam in first class? What if we spent our money carelessly and...
God is not like us

God is not like us

If we look at the gods people have imagined about in the ancient times, we can see that they are physical extensions of what we already know on earth. But in order to attribute supernatural powers to these gods, people imagine them to have special physical features....
Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit

I watched as my infant son crawled quickly across the bed towards the switchboard. Now, every parent knows that this is a red flag, and so I quickly sprang into action, not thinking twice. It was the work of a matter of seconds, and I quickly withdrew him, carrying...