Debasish Bhattacharyya has built a distinguished career in leadership roles at renowned institutions, including the Great Eastern Hotel, Kolkata; the India International Centre, New Delhi; and the International Centre Goa. These experiences have afforded him a nuanced understanding of people, society, and culture. He remains actively engaged in professional pursuits and independent research, and regularly writes insightful articles on society, culture, religion, and contemporary issues. His work has appeared in leading publications, including The Statesman, The Telegraph, Frontline, The Diplomatist, and South Asia Monitor.

If God Could Speak : Rediscovering Compassion, Wisdom, and Humanity That Give Religion Its Meaning by Debasish Bhattacharyya

‘What if religion’s greatest problem is not religion itself, but what we have made of it?’ For centuries, religion has inspired civilisations, shaped cultures, comforted the grieving, and guided humanity’s search for meaning. Yet it has also been invoked to justify division, intolerance, fear, and conflict. How did a force...