Saji Thomas

Saji Thomas is a freelance journalist based in Bhopal. He has worked for several mainstream newspapers, such as The Times of India. He writes regularly for Matters India, a news portal that collaborates with GSR and focuses on religious and social issues.

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The 'Mother Teresa of Mithapur' goes to roadsides to feed the mentally ill

Catholic nuns take the forefront in relief work for flooded Kerala

When a meal is more than food: Sisters in India deliver hope to the elderly

Q & A with Sr. Sebastina Tigga, eradicating malnutrition of tribal children of central India

Blessed Rani Maria seen as beacon of hope for Indian Christians

Villagers extol legacy of Sr. Rani Maria, soon to be beatified in India

Rajasthan prison crusader follows new call to eastern India

Q & A with Sr. Ranjana Jose, emancipating tribal people from moneylenders

First candidate for sainthood energizes India's tribal church

Covering the sisters in India's toughest terrains

Slain Missionaries of Charity nun revered as martyr in eastern India

Remembering Sister Valsa: 'Now we feel orphaned'

Sisters in India known for their snake and scorpion bite treatment

Q & A with Sr. Suso Kottirikal, living with and serving people with Hansen's disease

Sisters change lives for waste pickers of central India

Political unrest, threats do not deter Friends of the Poor Sisters in India

Poverty and drought: When a sister goes among the people in India, lives change

Sr. Julia Thundathil serves people with Hansen's disease, discarded from family, ostracized

Holy Spirit Sister in India writes sacred music that appeals to many faiths

Bhopal sister leads villagers displaced by massive dam on the Parwati