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“Mysticism can be the common factor which makes dialogue between religions possible” – Prof. Shafa Elmirzana and Prof. John Esposito discuss Christian-Muslim dialogue at Rumi Forum
Nose-diving straight into the intricacies of Christian and Muslim religious traditions, theologies, Prof. Shafa Elmirzana, of the Alwaleed bin Talal center for Muslim-Christian understanding at Georgetown university explained the historical origins of Christian-Muslim dialogue from the time of Meister Eckhart and Ibn Al-Arabi. She was speaking at an event organized by the Rumi Forum in […]
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Amid population boom, India hopes for ‘demographic dividend’ but fears disaster – Washington Post
Amid population boom, India hopes for ‘demographic dividend’ but fears disaster – Washington Post.
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“The boundary of political discourse, unfortunately, is around 4.6% taxes”
“The boundary of political discourse today unfortunately is around 4.6% taxes “ – Jeffrey Sachs, Special Advisor to UN Secretary General and Professor of Economics at Columbia Uni. In a talk which offered a crash-course in economic history of the modern US, and gave a glimpse into the implications of the current administration’s policies in […]
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Nonprofit outlook : Where’s the light at the end of the tunnel ?
Nonprofit outlook : Where’s the light at the end of the tunnel ? Is there a new normal for nonprofits ? What is the role of government in regulating and working with non-profits ? What does a movement such as Anti-wall Street represent to us as a society ? These and other questions formed part […]
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An interview with myself: On “Citizen of Paradise”, a travel book of love and hope – Sabith khan
Who or what is the Citizen of Paradise ? What prompted you to write it ? Sabith khan : The Citizen of Paradise, is a novel. A work of fiction, which can be considered a “travel book of love”, because it is about movement, of the protagonist, both physically and emotionally. It is a […]
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My Wish list on India’s Independence Day
What do I wish for my country on its Independence day ( Aug 15th ?). Well, a few things come to mind – as I look at my country from the outside. Having lived outside the country for over 4 yrs now, I have firmly established myself as a Non-Resident Indian ( some would […]
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5 Lessons for Norway from India’s model of multi-culturalism
What can Norway learn from India ? Well, not much, some would argue. Norway is among the richest countries in the world while India is home to more poor people ( 421 million poor people) than the entire continent of Africa put together[i] (400 million). Despite the obvious and glaring differences, there are similar challenges […]
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MENASA ?
The Acronym dictionary defines MENASA as – Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. When you google it, MENSA throws up. Not a very smart acronym, this one. But try harder, and you will find the definition for it. A new acronym. A fad. A smart ( and pretentious) way to club together groups of […]
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Dalai Lama: Achieving world peace through inner peace
On the west lawn of the US Capitol Hill, this Saturday, people celebrated something very unique: Peace. With the spiritual leader Dalai Lama leading the dialogue, it turned out to be one of the most inspiring talks that I have heard in a long time. His key message was this: We can achieve world peace […]
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The challenge of writing about India
An impossibly hard task – how do people do it ? I will start with a confession : This blog post is one of the hardest that I have written so far. Not because I don’t know much about my country of origin, but precisely because of it. India is such a complex, vast, diverse […]
