Pilgrim Echoes - Cross Perspective

  Book Review:  By: Pilgrim Echoes (Joshua Thangaraj Gnanasekar)   The Third Education Revolution: From Home School to Church College Book By Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi with David Marshall, Andreas Wieland, and others A Groundbreaking Work Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi, often called “India’s foremost Christian intellectual,” has once again given the global church and the world of education a book of immense vision and depth. The Third Education Revolution is not just a critique of the present educational crisis—it is a manifesto for renewal. With sweeping historical insight, penetrating cultural analysis, and practical proposals, Mangalwadi and his co-authors lay out a roadmap for nothing less than a reformation of education in our generation. Vision & Main Argument The book’s central conviction is clear: education is never neutral. It always flows out of a worldview. The so-called “secular” education of today, though powerful in science and technology, has la...

  Pilgrim Echoes — News Report Date: September 2025 Location: Chhattisgarh, India Christian Woman Raped, Mother Brutally Attacked in Alleged Faith-Related Assault By: Joshua Thangaraj Gnanasekar- Pilgrim Echoes A shocking incident in Chhattisgarh’s Kondagaon district has stirred deep concerns among Christian communities and human rights advocates across India. A 20-year-old Christian woman was allegedly raped by her Hindu cousins, while her mother was beaten severely in what the victim describes as a religion-motived land dispute.  The Alleged Attack On July 15, the young woman and her family were cultivating a piece of land when her paternal uncle, Chinta Naag, and his three sons—Mukesh Dugga, Suresh Dugga, and Lokesh Dugga—accosted them, demanding they stop working the land.   A heated argument over the land escalated. The three men reportedly dragged the woman by her hair toward their home. When her mother intervened, she was struck repeatedly—one co...