Sep. 23 – International Day of Sign Languages.
The International Day of Sign Languages invites us to promote and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all deaf people and other sign language users. According to the…
Air Purifier Plant
Sensevieria trifasciata (Mother -in-law’s tongue, Snake Plant. It is an air purifier plant. It filters air. It drives away toxins. Keeps Snakes away.Indoor or outdoor plant. Indirect light best.Good indoor…
Tribal Greetings – Santal Tribe
P. A. Chacko S. J. Tribal Greetings – Santal TribeThe indigenous Santal Tribe, a homogeneous tribe, is an Austroasiatic Munda ethnic group found in the Indian subcontinent. They are spread…
Pope’s World Youth Day Message
P. A. Chacko SJ Pope Francis sent out a message for World Youth Day to be celebrated on 24 Nov. 2024. The Pope encourages young people to embrace life’s challenges…
Onam- Kerala Festival
P. A. Chacko Onam is Kerala’s harvest festival. Though a story is built around a Hindu mythological king, this annual celebration has become an all Kerala cultural festival. The legend…
Are the Chief Justice and the Prime Minister of India on trial?
Primi Minister Modi’s attending the Ganpati Puja at the residence of the Chief Justice of India Chandrachud has created not just a small storm in a tea cup. The Prime…
KARAM FESTIVAL
P. A. Chacko Karam (colloquially Karma) is a harvest festival celebrated particularly in central India by the indigenous people.The celebration is done by them in the states of Jharkhand, West…
Sitaram Yechury
Sitaram Yechury (12 August 1952 – 12 September 2024) passed away. Yechury was an Indian Marxist politician and was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and…
Fr. Constant Lievens and Fr. J. B. Hoffman
P. A. Chacko S. J. Fr. Constant Lievens and Fr. J. B. Hoffman: Two great Jesuits and pillars of the Chotanagpur missionary venture in tribal dominated central India.Their missionary approach…
Justice is still a mirage for Adivasis’
‘Justice is still a mirage for Adivasis’ Himanshu Kumar on WhatsApp Sukdi is an Adivasi woman whose husband was killed by the police first, and a few years later, her…