A Jacobite (originally all Hindus forcibly converted by the Portuguese from 16th Century) Church in Kerala denied burial rights to the maternal grandmother of Priyanka Chopra, a leading Indian actress, as she had married a Hindu. A church spokesperson explained, One is automatically disowned by the church under such circumstances. This becomes a classic case that demonstrates the difference between Dharma and Religion; the latter a creation of invading forces post 1st century and Dharma that has a itihasa of more than 30,000 years. The followers of Christ claim that if you are not Christian and don’t follow Jesus you…
Author: Lata Shevana
Lata Shevana
Lata has a Doctoral degree in the area of the “Role of families in the promotion of child mental health”. She has been working in the field of Special Education (Mentally Challenged) for the last 28 years and Medical Social Work for the last 20 years. Lata has been awarded the Fulbright Junior Research Fellowship affiliated to the Centre for Play Therapy, University of North Texas, Denton, USA - Year 2005-2006. Her areas of Specialisation were Play and Filial Therapy and use of Expressive methodologies. She is also an Emotional Intelligence Certified therapist (The Six-Seconds Model).