Human Rights - Different Truths

February 13, 2023
Swati Kumar
History & Culture, Identity, Tribes

Yorubas Live Through Music and Dance

Music and dancing are integral parts of the Yoruba way of life. Sango might have communicated with his worshippers via dancing, opines Swati – exclusively for Different Truths. Kòkòrò tó...

January 30, 2023
Swati Kumar
History & Culture, Identity, Tribes

The Masquerades of Yorubaland

Masquerades have supernatural powers, and the costumes and masks are considered totems of the Nigerian tribes, states Swati – exclusively for Different Truths. À ń pe gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà ẹyẹ àkókó ń yọjú –...

January 23, 2023
Swati Kumar
History & Culture, Identity, Tribes

Strength & Wisdom: Yoruba has the World’s Highest Twinning Rate

Tracing the traditions of Yoruba, Swati informs that twins are very important for the Yoruba – exclusively for Different Truths. Ọgbọ́n ju agbára lọ “Wisdom is better than strength.”...

January 16, 2023
Swati Kumar
Folklore, Identity, Tribes

The Beginning: Oral Tradition & Folklore of the Yorubas

Swati traces the origin of the Yoruba nation lost in obscurity – exclusively for Different Truths. Odò tó ńṣàn kì í b’ojú w’ẹ̀hìn “A flowing stream never flows backwards.” ~ A famous Yoruba...

January 9, 2023
Swati Kumar
History & Culture, Identity, Tribes

Lost Identity & History: A Piece of Gold

For centuries before the arrival of the British colonial administration, most Yoruba already lived in well-structured urban centres, informs Swati, in an eclectic write-up – exclusively for Different Truths. Wúrà tó...

December 19, 2022
Swati Kumar
Identity, Tribes

Nigeria: Ethnicity and Major Tribes

Archaeologists have found evidence of Neolithic humans in Nigeria as far back as 12,000 B.C.E. Swati deliberates on its ethnicity and major tribes in a new weekly column, beginning this Monday –...

December 5, 2022
Shernaz Wadia
Gender, Human Rights

Why is it a Curse to be a Girl-child?

Shernaz fictionalises a real-life account where the daughter, a girl-child, in dire need of kidney transplant was left uncared for. No medical expenses were provisioned for her since she...

October 11, 2022
Dr Baljeet Singh Virk
Conflict & Resolution, Cover Story, International Relations, Opinion

Will the Russia-Ukraine War go the Crimean Way?

There seems to be no end to the Russian-Ukraine war that began on February 24 this year. Baljeet analyses the geopolitics of NATO powers that had to be contained....

August 22, 2022
Dr Azam Gill
Cover Story, Human Rights

Silence of the Slavers

Western nations waited almost two centuries to realise they needed to move beyond abolition to restore slavery’s harm. Azam argues it will be a while before Iran, its Arab-Türkish...

May 7, 2022
Pragya Gupta
Gender, Identity, Theatre

My Journey in Theatre in the Last Ten Years

Standing tall, against all odds, Pragya defied norms and taboos of her Marwari community, joining theatre. Her search for identity is narrated in an evocative confessional piece, exclusively for...

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