Coping with Separation and Change
Susmita shares with us the pain of separation. How it tears the heart of a mother to send both her sons to boarding schools! In a candid account, she tells...
Beggary in Bhatiyali
Smita, a trained singer, blends music with poetic sensibility. She celebrates mysticism. ta nana tantanatan tantanatan tantanatan ta nana tan tanatan ta nana tantanatan tantanatan tantanatan ta nana tan...
Full compensation for farmers and crops destroyed in hailstorm demanded
Farmers have to bear the brunt of natural calamities. The recent hailstorm destroyed their crops. AIKMS demanded full and adequate payment of compensation for the farmers. The agrarian sector has been...
Staying at Home has its own Value and Charm!
Champa used to ‘work’ once. She discovered the joys of staying at home. Here’s her candid account about the changes she made in her life, irrespective of what others have...
My Friend River Longai
A river is a friend. She nurtures and punishes. Here is a lesser known river, Longai, flowing in the northeastern part India and Bangladesh. Sarika talks of her deep connection...
Mortal Immortal
Different Truths is introducing a new section, short stories, with Madhumita’s wonderful story. She is a splendid storyteller. There was a great commotion at the gates of heaven that afternoon....
How to Combat Hypertension, the Silent Killer?
Are you a couch potato? Do you get angry easily? Do you love junk food? Are you overweight? Do you have a family history of hypertension? If your answer is...
RTE: Empowering Girls through Education in Bihar
PVCHR Vanarasi and Caritas India joined hands to organise a state-level interface on ‘Reality of Implementation of Right to Education (RTE) Act in Bihar’. The students of Musahar community staged a...
President of India Inaugurates the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of Allahabad High Court
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurated year-long the sesquicentennial celebrations of the Allahabad High Court, on Sunday (March 13) afternoon. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, said that Allahabad...
The Language of the Heart
Joyce reviews a book on literary criticism, Reflection of Social Ethos in the Selected Novels of Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai and Arvind Adiga by Dr. Archana Bhatarcharjee for Different Truths....