September, 2021 - Different Truths

September 8, 2021
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Gender, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+

Why Does Society Need Intersectional Outlook?

To overcome taboo, society needs to develop an intersectional outlook toward the LGBTQIA+ community, the marginalised gender, asserts Shormita. An exclusive for Different Truths. In the social structure of...

September 8, 2021
Misna Chanu
Poem

How Will I Paint the Autumn Leaves?

An inward-looking poem, about nature, by Misna, exclusively for Different Truths. The sky is more grey At this moment, The shades of black and white Are the only colours,...

September 7, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Guest Blog, Potpourri

How Fiction and Lives Crisscrossed Twice!

Life and fiction crisscrossed twice. Soumya tells us about a young couple, his readers and fans, who, inspired by his elopement many moons ago, did an encore. One of...

September 7, 2021
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy, Children's Right, Pandemic

National Level Workshop on Covid-19 & Children: A Rural Perspective

A national level workshop on Covid-19 and children – a rural perspective, organised jointly by CCDRR Centre, NIDM and CRY, deliberated on several issues. A report for Different Truths....

September 7, 2021
Amita Sanghavi
Poem

Mumbai Locals

Amita gives a sketch of Mumbai locals overflowing with people, in this poem, exclusively for Different Truths. Like those Mumbai locals, Where you find Souls clutching poles, Lives hanging...

September 6, 2021
Prof. Swaraj Raj
Cricket, Humour, Potpourri

Why a Bookshelf Crash-Landed When India Won at Lords?

A historic victory in cricket by Team India at the Lords. And a bookshelf crash-landing on the chair of Swaraj seemed connected. Find out how, in this humourous tale,...

September 6, 2021
Satyajit Mukherjee
Arts, Religion

What Prompted me to Paint the Geeta Slokas?

Satyajit gives us an insight into spiritual art and what prompted him to paint the slokas of Sree Geeta. An exclusive for Different Truths. This drawing is a depiction...

September 6, 2021
K. S. Subramanian
Poem

Termites and the Clone

An evocative, dark poem, by Subramanian, exclusively for Different Truths. A long trek down the boulevards – soft, silken breeze caressing arms, traffic gliding silently like the crowds, –...

September 4, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Poem, Special Feature

Eklavya and Guru Dronacharya

The poem, by Dr. Roopali, is about the relationship of the teacher and the taught. A Special Feature, on the eve of the Teachers’ Day, exclusively for Different Truths....

September 4, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
News, Poem

Charpoy on Sale, Paralympics Shooting, Prized Betrayal & Covid Vaccine

After a sabbatical, Shail returns with the popular weekly column, News in Verse. Our poet-journalist brings to us four pieces of news this week: charpoy on sale in New...

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