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Gandhian warrior David H. Albert to receive the 2021 Jamnalal Bajaj International Award

On December 6th, David H. Albert, co-founder of Friendly Water for the World (www.friendlywater.org ), working with extremely poor and dispossessed communities in subSaharan Africa and India. is being awarded the 2021 Jamnalal Bajaj International Award, following in the footsteps…

Indian Farmers’ Protest: Important Decisions Made during the latest Samyukta Kisan Morcha Meeting

*Samyukta Kisan Morcha Press Bulletin* 373rd day, 4th December 2021 * Samyukt Kisan Morcha held an important meeting yesterday and decided to continue with the farmers’ struggle till formal and satisfactory response from the Government of India is obtained –…

I had a dream…

A POEM AND A NOTE     by Erlie Lopez From a solitary tree, leaves started falling one by one on the ground. Then, the wind almost unfelt, blew one leaf to the south, another to the north, and another,…

A poem in the time of covid 19: A song of love and longing

A POEM AND A NOTE:     I love the way your presence comforts me The grace of your being The lightness of your touch.   I long to have you by my side In the morning light In the…

Human Fraternity and Interreligious Dialogue: Seeing God in the ‘Other’’ (cont’d) #2/4

ON INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE     by Romeo Sani Ndzengi and Genevieve Balance Kupang The Call to Dialogue: The Church Response  Thank you for reading the first part of this series. In case you missed the previous article, here is the…

Nepal should Play a Role in the Rohingya Refugee Crisis Solution

by Pathik Hasan   On the Rohingya issue (repatriation), Nepal and Bangladesh can work together. As a regional country, Nepal can and should play a role in resolving the issue as it is a regional problem for both South Asia…

EcoWaste Coalition Bats for Firecracker Ban to Keep Filipinos and Mother Earth Safe from Harm

1 December 2021.  The EcoWaste Coalition highlighted the need to impose a nationwide ban on firecrackers as an essential measure to keep Filipinos safe from injuries and pollutants, as well as to discourage mass gatherings amid the looming threat of…

Indian farmers’ protest continues until the farm laws are satisfactorily repealed

*Samyukta Kisan Morcha Press Bulletin* 369th day, 30th November 2021  *Samyukt Kisan Morcha clarifies that all constituent organizations of SKM will take stock of the situation and take decisions about the next steps in the farmers’ struggle on December 4th,…

International award to north-eastern journalist Nava Thakuria

Guwahati: The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) rewards senior journalist Nava Thakuria, a resident of northeast India, for his relentless initiatives to safeguard the rights of media persons in the south Asian country and also for defending press freedom in…

China and Africa Move into New Era of Cooperation

Despite its huge population of 1.5 billion which many have considered as an impediment, China’s domestic economic reforms and collaborative strategic diplomacy with external countries have made it attain superpower status over the United States. While United States’ influence is…

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