Sun. Nov 24th, 2024

Aditi Bhaduri

Passover – Celebration of Freedom from bondage

The Pass Over is first of the three main festivals of the Jewish Year. It commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and is observed for 8 days from the evening of Wednesday, the 8th April, till 15th April, this year. The festival commemorates the deliverance of Jews from Egyptian bondage and becoming a free people awakened to the determination to serve none but the One God.

A Billion Candles Against COVID-19 Darkness

In a country where the majority of the population is Hindu, the Prime Minister drew on the Hindu diya or light-prayer to strengthen national resolve in fighting the virus. will resonate well with prayers for redemption from all evil, by Uganda and other countries of the Christian world, whose holiest week started on Sunday 5th of April

Sikhs in Afghanistan: Under Siege

The IS, perhaps chose to target the Sikhs to drive home the point that they too exist in the power equation in Afghanistan.  The IS’s central group operates in Afghanistan through Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K). Territorially, the IS may have diminished and its hierarchy remains uncertain post the death of Abu-Bakr Al Bhagdadi in October last year.