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राजे चार्ल्स तृतीय, पद्मिनी कोल्हापुरे, राणीसाहिबा एलिझाबेथ, इंग्लंडच्या राणीसाहिबा एलिझाबेथ दुसऱ्या यांच्या पार्थिव अवशेषांची अंतिम यात्रा सुरु झाली आहे. त्यांचा पार्थिव देह लंडनला आणण्यासाठी प्रवास होतो आहे तेव्हा ठिकठिकाणी हजारो लोक या राणीला अखेरचा मानदंड देण्यासाठी फुले घेऊन उभे राहत आहेत असं बातम्यांतून दिसतं. इंग्लंडविषयी आणि या देशाचे वैभव अनुभवलेल्या, त्या वैभवाचा एक हिस्सा असलेल्या राणीसाहिबाबद्दल जगभर कुतूहल तर आहेच आणि संमिश्र भावनाही आहेत. दिडशे वर्षे इंग्लंडने भारतीय उपखंडाला गुलामगिरीत ठेवले, या गुलामगिरीतून मुक्त होण्यासाठी हजारो लोकांनी आपले रक्त आणि घाम गाळले. आणि तरीसुद्धा आपल्या देशात इंग्लंडविषयी कटुतेची भावना नाही. राणीच्या मृत्यूविषयी शोक करण्यासाठी एक दिवस सुतक पाळून आणि देशाचा राष्ट्रध्वज अर्ध्यावर उतरवून भारताने हे दाखवून दिलं आहे.  इंग्लंडविषयी भारतीय जनतेत एक सुप्त आकर्षण आहे. बहुधा जगभर अनेक देशांतील लोकांत, विशेषतः ब्रिटिश वसाहती असलेल्या राष्ट्रांत- अशी भावना असणं शक्य आहे. अमेरिकेविषयीसुद्धा असच आकर्षण आहे.  भारतातील अनेक लोकांना इंग्लं...
Rerouting Sofia-Moscow-Delhi flight     ``There are only two seats in Aeroflot airlines available for rerouting Sofia-Moscow- Delhi flight to Sofia-Rome-Delhi flight. The additional charge for rerouting will be Bulgarian currency 10 Lev. ‘’ Three of us Indian journalists had arrived at the Aeroflot office in Sofia when we learnt that we could change the route of our return flight to India and also get a transit two-day transit visa to visit Rome. A group of 30 journalists drawn from various English, Hindi and other languages and also from different states in India was completing a certificate course in Bulgaria. This incident dates back to April 1986. The journalism course was organised by the International Organisation of Journalists (IOJ) and the candidates were selected by the Indian Federation of Working Journalists. In 1980s, the IOJ used to organise such journalism courses every year in various USSR-allies East European nations like West Germany, Italy, Czechosl...

Seema Mustafa : Being a secular Muslim in India

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Monday, March 12, 2018, 7:04 PM   |   e-paper HOME PUNE MAHARASHTRA ART AND CULTURE SPORTS BUSINESS WORLD OPINION Home   Art & Culture   A muslim in the public discourse A muslim in the public discourse Camil Parkhe   Saturday, 10 March 2018      goo.gl/pjEbYk AZADI’S DAUGHTER: Being a secular Muslim in India Author:  Seena Mustafa Publisher:  Speaking Tiger Pages:  185 Price:  Rs 299 In the recent past, India has witnessed political and social turmoil on many occasions. For instance, the constitutional amendment in 1985 made by the then Prime Minister following the Supreme Court judgement in the Shah Bano case; or the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992; communal rioting in Mumbai and Gujarat 1993 and 2002 — shocked the secular p...

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Dr Martin Luther King

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Papal visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar brings hope for minorities

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Papal visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar brings hope for minorities Camil Parkhe Saturday, 25 November 2017 The tour of Pope Francis to Bangladesh and Myanmar next week has raised hopes of Catholics as well as other communities in these two nations. The visits are taking place at a time when both nations are witnessing strife in the form of the Rohingya crisis. The tour of Pope Francis to Bangladesh and Myanmar next week has raised hopes of Catholics as well as other communities in these two nations. The visits are taking place at a time when both nations are witnessing strife in the form of the Rohingya crisis. Pope Francis will visit Myanmar from November 27 to 30 and will tour Bangladesh from November 30 to December 2. A large number of Catholics in both countries are expected to attend the religious services and other public functions. In Myanmar, the Catholic Church has been making ...

Vatican grants Malayalee Church important national role

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Vatican grants Malayalee Church important national role Camil Parkhe Saturday, 28 October 2017    goo.gl/mDf7kQ   A rite represents a church’s tradition of worship, prayers and about how the various sacraments are to be celebrated. Both the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara churches, or for that matter, all Kerala churches following St Thomas tradition, mainly use Malayalam as the language for worship. In a historic decision, Pope Francis has extended the administrative powers of the Syro-Malabar Church across India, removing restrictions imposed since the arrival of Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. The pontiff of the global Catholic Church has authorised the eastern rite church to have pastoral powers across India, despite some reservations by the majority Latin-rite bishops in India. The Vatican’s move has been appreciated by Cardinal George Alencherry, Major...

Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro New papal envoy for India

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New papal envoy for India CAMIL PARKHE |  Sunday, 22 January 2017 AT 03:49 PM IST         goo.gl/sEG2PG appointment ,  Papal envoy ,  India ,  christianity ,  archbishop Giambattista Diquattro ,  Apostolic Nuncio Pune:  Pope Francis has appointed Italian archbishop Giambattista Diquattro as the Apostolic Nuncio, Vatican's new envoy to India and Nepal. The formal announcement was made made in Vatican on Saturday evening.  The news was conveyed to the Catholic church hierarchy in India by Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas (SFX), secretary general of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India. The 62-year-old archbishop Diquattro will replace Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio who was transferred to Poland as Apostolic Nuncio in August last year. Archbishop Diquattro was earlier the Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.  He had joined the Holy See's diplomatic service in 1985 and later served at missions in the pontifical r...

Don’t just seek votes, also accommodate minorities in State ministry

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Don’t just seek votes, also accommodate minorities in State ministry CAMIL PARKHE |  Monday, 16 January 2017 AT 09:18 AM IST            goo.gl/m8aYwH blog ,  BJP ,  chief minister ,  Devendra Fadnavis ,  Azam Pansare ,  PCMC ,  civic polls ,  vote ,  municipal corporation election ,  Camil Parkhe ,  Sakal Times            With the induction of Azam Pansare, Pimpri Chinchwad’s former mayor and Nationalist Congress Party’s local Muslim veteran, the Bharatiya Janata Party has received a big boost as it prepares to face the mini elections in the State next month. With the welcoming of Pansare into the party, the ruling party at the Centre and State, the BJP has clearly indicated its intension to shed off its ‘saffron’ tag in order to woo the minority votes. In Pansare, the BJP has got its much-needed Muslim face in the State. Pansare, a strong supporter of NCP ...