One Less Ma
The trials and tribulations of staying far away from homeland are many. Our Managing Editor, Anumita, shares the grief of losing one of her Mas (mothers). Here’s her soulful...
The Making of my Mother
Nanditaa recalls her time with her mother. She perhaps realised the meaning of motherhood when she became one. An inward-looking, reflective piece, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths....
Marxism has to be Scientifically Applied in India
Karl Marx was a great scientific thinker, yet there are some pseudo-intellectuals who have distorted Marxism. They have written books to prove that Marxism is no more relevant in...
The Abode of Peace: A Nest Formed in the Universe
Badly in need of funds for his ashram, Tagore sought donations from abroad notably England and was dismayed to encounter the cool British snub. This was a fallout of...
Revisiting the Bengali Renaissance through the Eyes of Tagore
Aseem critiques the Bengali Renaissance and the role that Tagore played in it, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “I have become my own version of an optimist....
Red Oleanders: An Evaluation of Translational Strategies of Tagore
Tagore’s visit to Europe and America is one of the stimuli that leads him to write Rakta Karabi and then to translate that into Red Oleanders for pinpointing the crises of western civilisation...
Marxism is Scientifically Sound, Communist Revolutions only Road to Change
Speaking on the occasion of the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx in a seminar on ‘Scientific Socialism and Challenges today’ at Chak Simra, Ghoorpur, on Saturday (May 5)...
Marxism is the Only Potent Power for Change: Political Correlation of Forces Must Shift to Left
Marxism is not a dogma but a ‘creative science’. It is based on, amongst others, “a concrete analysis of concrete conditions”. Marxism is an approach to the analysis of...
May Day Celebrations in Trans-Yamuna Area of Allahabad
On the occasion of the 132nd anniversary of May Day and in the 200th birth anniversary year of Karl Marx workers across the rural belt in trans-Yamuna paid homage...
A Story of Courage and Valour: Veer Madrassis Fought the Odds of Sub-zero Temperatures at Siachen
At Siachen, at 5 am, on February 3, 2016, the 400-ft-high, Bana ice-wall collapsed on the 10 Veer Madrassis of 19 Madras (including a nursing assistant). Led by Braveheart...