Young women are part of a campaign to bring much-needed social change and improve sanitation facilities If you don't have a toilet at home, you might not get a bride in India. In a silent revolution of sorts, Indian women across the country, especially in rural and semi-urban areas, have a single condition before they agree to a match – the groom must have a toilet in his home. The "No Toilet,...
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Private schools move HC, seek stay on RTE implementation by Madhuri Kumar
The state government and private school administrations in the state are at loggerheads with the government reiterating its stand to implement the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2010 strictly in Bihar. As many as 15 schools belonging to the Association of Heads of CHRIstian Schools (AHCS) which includes Don Bosco Academy, St Karen's High Schools, St Xavier's School, CHRIst Church School, St Dominique Savio, Notre Dame Academy, St Joseph's Convent,...
More »Reconversion fear stalks MP CHRIstians by Vikas Pathak
The RSS-sponsored Samajik Kumbh at Mandla, which is known for considerable tribal population and sizeable church presence, has created a sense of unease among CHRIstians who fear they may be targets. The Kumbh — where lakhs of people are expected to gather from February 10 to 12 — at Mandla, 95 km from here, is being seen as a show of strength by the RSS. There is buzz that it is...
More »Caste divide by S Dorairaj
Tensions run high within the CHRIstian community in Thachur village, and the government has adopted a hands-off approach for now. THE wrinkles on S. Royappan's face are a result of advancing age, but the ridges and furrows in them tell a story of humiliation of this Dalit CHRIstian, as also others like him. Royappan, 82, was a bonded labourer, or padiyaal, in Thachur village in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram district, but...
More »TULIP push to UPA govt's rural agenda by Prasad Nichenametla
Faced with the unfinished agenda - half way achievements under the Bharat Nirman mission projects like rural roads and houses and MDG goals staring in face - the government is preparing an army of 40 lakh volunteers to connect planning in New Delhi and implementation at the village level. TULIP (Total Unity for Livelihood, Innovation and Production), as 'the Bharat Nirman Volunteer' is CHRIstened would serve an anchor to spearhead programmes in...
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