We are at a loss of words at the number of lives lost in the wake of gruesome bombings on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter

A suicide bomber who attacked a park thronging with families celebrating Easter killed at least 72 people in Pakistan, with children among the dead. More than 200 people were hurt when explosives packed with ball bearings ripped through crowds near a children's play area in the park in Lahore, leaving dozens dead or bloodied.

FROM time immemorial, humanity all over - irrespective of climes and cultures, colour, class or caste - has prostrated itself at the altar of whimsical deities, unknown and mysterious powers.