Theology-Christopher

                                           Bible Study on 1    Kings 10   ‘Restlessness and coming to a common place and demanding justice has become common in our society today. On the one hand, the elite and upper (middle) class Indians fear for democracy and governance, while on the other hand, poor and grass-roots communities fear for their future, life and livelihood. Different encounters such as ‘lokpal’ verses, ‘Jan-lokpal’, fundamentalist verses, secularist ideologies and grass-roots communities and the State(s) are found  common today.  These encounters have given rise to debates from different perspectives: some consider these encounters to be democratic, while some others consider them to be anti-administration and anti-state. The grass-roots expressions of ‘satyagraha’ are usually regarded as being anti-state and anti-development: the protestors are tagged as being useless, illiterate, lacking a scientific outlook of the world. The second case is mostly on the ear

                             (Ilavarasan's Grave in Natham Colony) Grave a language legend… historical symbol… memory… speech… Call… for what… For centuries, India has been known for the richness of her culture, tradition and heritage, which even the global communities have always recognized. But today, the recent incidents, particularly the Delhi rape case, the Dharmapuri and Marakkanam incidents make us to put our head down. Adding on to the shame, now, the graveyard business, created and developed by the hate campaigners, in order to bury the dead-body of the victims of hate campaigns and moral policing, appears to be gaining considerable momentum.  Paradoxically, it is the same ‘casteists and custodians of the morality’ who had victimized certain individuals and communities, who have erected those graves in the name of the victims.  While, for many among us it has become a routine experience like reading a novel or watching a movie, for man