Hindustan Times
Faith, they say, can move mountains but last week I climbed a hill that moved a nation.
In the news for becoming an intersection of national and state politics, big business and religion, the Niyamgiri Hills called the reporter in me. Read more
(7 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Filed under Research, religion · Tagged aluminium, Dongria Kondh, faith, Foundation's Edge, hindustan times, money, Niyamgiri, power, Rahul Gandhi, Vedanta
Why are Lalu Prasad, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee so anxious about giving salaries to imams of mosques? Why, after 17 years, are the chiefs of three national parties — Rashtriya Janata Dal (Lalu), Samajwadi Party (Mulayam) and Trinamool Congress (Mamata) — raking up a Supreme Court judgement and this issue now? Read more
(5 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged elections, Islam, Lalu, Mamata, MPs' salary hike, Mulayam, Muslims, politics, Rashtriya Janata Dal, religion, religious politics fire, Samajwadi Party, Supreme Court judgement, Trinamool Congress
I sat there silently, as my nephew and his father finished their Namaaz. The atmosphere was sacred. The sincerity of nephew in exploring the great beyond with his father was touching — I shed a silent tear. Read more
(9 votes, average: 4.56 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Christians, couples, death anniversaries, diwali, Eid, fast-paced, hindustan times, Holi, illiteracy, Kar Seva, Namaaz, news, Ramzan, religion-less life, self-generated delusion
The practice of reading spiritual texts together is gathering momentum. Read more
(4 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Cambridge University, Christian, civic, community, Duke University, Grassroots Scriptural Reasoning on Campus, Jewish, Judaic studies, momentum, Muslim, Peter Ochs, philosophy, religious, sacred scriptures, scriptural reasoning, spiritual texts, UK, University of Virginia, US
