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March 9, 2022
Amit Singh
Gender, Human Rights, Special Feature

Universalism Vs Relativism: Honour Killings of Women in India

Cases of honour killings represent an old tussle between universality of human rights and particularity/relativism – in this case, particular. Against this background, this article critically examines the role...

March 9, 2022
Anumita Roy
Economy, Gender, Special Feature

Expensive Periods

During a research about taxes, the author’s attention was drawn to the facts of luxury taxes. There she discovered that tampons and pads come under the umbrella of luxury...

March 9, 2022
Chhavi Mehra
Gender, Special Feature

Sex Addiction in Women furthers Patriarchy; Compassion leads to Empowerment

Sex addiction is often viewed as an attachment or intimacy disorder. This paper examines sex addiction from a psycho-social perspective. The review includes current research from two major studies....

March 9, 2022
Dr. Neela Bhattacharya Saxena
Cinema, Cover Story, Gender, History & Culture, Special Feature, Spirituality

Grace of Black Panther: Spirit, Self & Shaman in Mother Continent

It is a source of boundless energy and power that an animal totem like the panther represents. Shamans of the world intuit that secret. Let us journey into the...

March 9, 2022
Dr. Molly Joseph
Poem

Womanism

What it is to be a woman! Dr Molly describes their struggles, exclusively for Different Truths Not overlooking the denial of space for women, the atrocities against her, the...

March 8, 2022
Michele Baron
Gender, Special Feature

chains, choices, chances, change … considering Women’s Day

A newborn does not care about the mother’s credentials, caste, class, culture, creed or colour — only that the mother’s arms are strong, her hands supportive and gentle, that there is...

March 8, 2022
Dr. Navodita Pande
Gender, Special Feature

Sheroes in Indian Mythology: Examples for Contemporary Women

Navodita tells us about the sheroes in Indian mythology, who are examples for the contemporary women. Here she talks of two such protagonists Savitri and Radha, ‘modern’ in their approaches then...

March 8, 2022
Dr. Brajesh Kumar Gupta
Gender, Special Feature

African Women and Colonisation

Many of the approaches used to analyse African colonial politics, economies, societies, and cultures were often gender-blind and tended to ignore women’s lives, experiences, contributions, voices, perceptions, representations, and struggles....

March 8, 2022
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Literature, Advocacy, Gender, Short Story, Special Feature

A Womb in Exile

March 8, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Poem

Letter to my Unborn Daughter

In a confessional poem, Prof. Nandini writes a heart-wrenching letter to an unborn daughter, who was lost due to domestic violence. An exclusive for Different Truths. Tiny limbs smeared...