Between the boundaries of religious worlds Essay These Sufi mystics and poets understood the violent jealousy of borders and so they aimed, in the words of Dārā Shikōh, to etch lines of demarcation in water rather than in stone. In Ibn ‘Arabī’s school, the variegated cosmos is nothing but the endless self-disclosure of the One as the Many. The One Reality or Essence shows itself by hiding as the many, effectively veiling itself through its unveiling. By Bharatwaj Iyer
A meditation on social action and spirituality Essay When those two words, ‘spiritual’ and ‘material’ appear in the same sentence almost always they are opposed to one another. If you trace this historically, this has done vast damage, not only philosophically, but in extremely practical terms By Aspi Mistry
Nature(s) in Us Essay My core concern here is to wrestle with the idea of ‘nature’ and with the ‘ways in which we relate to it’. A nature that is both in us as humans, and the many nature(s), animate and non-animate, outside of us. Thus it seems possible to think of nature in singular and plural terms. I will argue that in order to combat the existential threats we face, as a society and as a planet; it is time to go back in some ways and go forward in others. By Annie James
Spirituality as fearless enquiry for a plural and just world Essay Yet, the idea of secularism has become a form of “sacralisation of power… beyond the reach of contestation…” (Balibar 2018, 51). In an increasingly plural world where existential questions tear at the heart of the human condition, both secularism and religion/ theology need to be re-examined. By Anannya Bhattacharjee
Robots for Ageing Societies: A View From Japan Article In Japan, despite the hiking single elderly population, there is a chronic shortage of caregivers for home visit. As many single seniors struggle to find a conversation partner, what about interacting with a robot instead of a human? Recently, the United States introduced communication robots to minimise medical costs incurred from the elderly’s social isolation. What can the world learn from Japan? By Miyako Takagi
What researchers and journalists miss out on: The ethics of writing on indigenous peoples and cultures Essay News reports and research papers written mostly by non-indigenous journalists and researchers often trivialise and misinterpret the indigenous cultures and knowledge systems. By Geetanjali Gurlhosur
Co-Production over Integration of Knowledge systems Essay Indigenous knowledges may complement, rather than compete with, the dominant cultures , with their interaction benefiting all. By Geetanjali Gurlhosur and Bhogtoram Mawroh
The pluralities of Indigeneity and Knowledge systems Essay Indigenous knowledge have a lot to offer to the world and the need of the hour is to protect and conserve – and not marginalise and erase –them. By Bhogtoram Mawroh and Geetanjali Gurlhosur
Climate change and resilience of Indigenous food systems: Lessons from Meghalaya's food diversity Essay As climate change makes food security vulnerable, the resilience of indigenous food system of the small state in India’s Northeast holds promise for the whole world. By Bhogtoram Mawroh
IFIs’ impact on gender transformative changes Commentary The international financial institutions (IFIs) contribution to promote international economic cooperation and stability in developing countries is well celebrated. However, can they play a role in achieving gender equality? By Rajib Nandi