Hastinapur: An Ancient City of Elephants
Dr. Roopali tells us about the antiquity and splendour of the ancient city, Hastinapur. She meanders through its history, road, and contemporaneity. An exclusive for Different Truths. In Sanskrit,...
How Fiction and Lives Crisscrossed Twice!
Life and fiction crisscrossed twice. Soumya tells us about a young couple, his readers and fans, who, inspired by his elopement many moons ago, did an encore. One of...
Being a Desi in America
America has been the crucible, a veritable melting pot, of many cultures. The south Asian community – Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans – are the Desis. They take their...
My Tryst with the Spry Squirrel
An evocative poem about a squirrel, with reference in the Ramayana, exclusively for Different Truths I watched the spry squirrel scamper away hearing my footfall, its ear turned to...
Philomela: Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow
A women-centric protest poem, by Dr. Roopali, exclusively for Different Truths. If you cut off a woman’s tongue like they did the other day in that dusty dirty town...
An Overview of the Libraries in Ghana
Mahua gives an overview of the libraries and the library system of Ghana. This is in no way an exhaustive study of libraries in Ghana. Libraries across the world...
My Little King, A-Wooo
Dr. Tzemin tells us a story of the biggest bull in the village, A-Wooo, fit to lead the herd of the cattle. How it became a king, was lost....
Animated Joys
An intense woman-centric poem, by Nibedita, wherein she searches her identity, exclusively for Different Truths. They ask me, what do I do the entire day? Their eyes questioning my...
Covid-19 Reverses Progress Made to Eliminate Child Labour: CRY Calls for Immediate Collective Efforts
On the occasion of World Day against Child – Labour 2021, a study of CRY finds that the pandemic has reversed the progress made to eliminate child labour. CRY...
The Modern Woman
A woman-centric, evocative poem, by Harinder, exclusively for Different Truths. I am an unstoppable woman of courage, And I say this with pride – I have explored the space and...