When a citizen must sign a declaration before entering a church, India must ask whether freedom of religion is still a constitutional right—or a privilege that minorities must prove they deserve.
Author: Oswald Pereira
Oswald Pereira, a veteran journalist, is the author of eight books, including The Newsroom Mafia, Crime Patrol: The Most Thrilling Stories, Chaddi Buddies, Revenge of the Naked Princess, The Krishna-Christ Connexion, How to Create Miracles in Our Daily Life, Army Girl Steals Civilian's Heart and Golmaal In Goa. He is a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and practises Kriya Yoga.
When Krishna Meets Christ: Celebrating the Oneness of Divine Love
As we celebrate Janmashtami, let us look beyond religion and tradition to celebrate Krishna and Christ as two radiant expressions of one Divine Love, guiding humanity towards unity.
What do Religions Have in Common? Love, Compassion, Truth, Self-Realisation & Human Unity
Religions have fought over God for centuries. But Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism may have more in common than their followers admit: love, compassion, truth, self-realisation and human unity.
The Lathi and the Republic of India
Before Independence satyagrahis stood before a line of policemen with raised lathis. Nearly eight decades after Independence, that haunting image still asks uncomfortable questions of Indian democracy. The greatness of a democracy is measured not by the force it can command, but by the restraint it chooses to exercise.Â
The Democracy That Listens—and the Democracy That Doesn’t
Four hunger strikes over four decades—from Ladakh to the Ganga to Jantar Mantar—reveal a profound shift in how Indian governments respond to citizens who choose self-sacrifice over violence.
Test of Democracy: Ram Rajya to Gandhi, Anna Hazare and Sonam Wangchuk
A government loses little by talking to peaceful protesters. It risks much by refusing to listen. For the true measure of a democracy lies not in the power a government wields, but in the dissenting voices it is prepared to hear.
OSWALD PEREIRA 