Governance - Different Truths

October 3, 2022
Madhu Gangopadhyay
Cover Story, Governance, Myth, Religion, Special Feature

Durgotsav, Navratri & the Lore of the Yore!

Madhu revisits the lore of her childhood – an integral part of her past – that still lingered. The Goddess of Bengal enjoyed non-veg while she was vegetarian in northern...

September 29, 2022
Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein
Cover Story, Economy, Religion, Special Feature

Durga Puja in Bangladesh: An Inseparable Cultural Legacy

Religion and faith are personal; festivities belong to all. It’s the Bangladesh government’s secular policy. Economic growth’s positive impact is palpable. Eid and Durga Puja feel similar, reports Tabassum from Bangladesh in...

September 16, 2022
Harinder Cheema
Governance

Antonios and Shylocks

Harinder meets Shakespeare in a dream in this verse and talks about Antonios and Shylocks, exclusively for Different Truths. In my dreams, I met the Bard of Avon It felt...

August 24, 2022
Kamrun Nahar
Governance

Philosophy

An evocative poem of longing, by Kamrun, exclusively for Different Truths. In the idling of the midday sun, Someone roaming and circulating like a wanderer… At the tip of...

August 23, 2022
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy, Gender, Governance

Let’s talk About It! Period!

A press release by CRY launching a pan-India campaign to demystify taboos on menstruation. Just think about it – a time when ISRO, in a mission to celebrate ‘Azadi...

August 13, 2022
Ram Krishna Sinha
Governance, Opinion, Special Feature

We, the People of India, Must Solemnly Foster Fraternity

To overcome the thorns in the path of fostering fraternity – we, the people of India – must take some solemn pledges together, opines Ram Krishna. A Special Feature, exclusively...

August 2, 2022
Dr Azam Gill
Cover Story, Opinion, Politics

Droupadi Murmu: Did India Miss its Opportunity?

Ms Droupadi, a Santhal Tribal, occupied the highest position as the President of India. She represents a minority. Azam argues that other minority groups in India did not get...

July 14, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Governance

From Antiquity Humans Love Milk to Sustain Life

Ruchira reminds us that life-sustaining milk, an ancient beverage, has been the love of human beings. Here is an exclusive for Different Truths. Milk is one of the oldest and...

July 6, 2022
Sarala Balachandran
Governance

Every Heart

Sarala tells about the need for love and care for every person. A social awareness poem, exclusively for Different Truths. Every heart needs to be consoled. Sometime or other...

July 2, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Governance

Kobir Bouthan: The Bard’s Sister-in-Law – II

Here’s the second and concluding part of Lopamudra’s translation of Mallika Sengupta’s, a renowned Bengali poet and novelist’s biographical novel, Kobir Bouthan (Bard’s Sister-in-law). Here’s the first part of the two-part excerpt — an exclusive for Different Truths. The people...

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