Have a Heart
‘Have a heart.’ People say figuratively to the heartless but what of the mite who literally did not have a heart to speak of, or rather one too small to...
When Solutions are worse than Problems: Analysing Amendments in POCSO and Rape Laws
The death penalty of convicts, definitely, does not hold an answer to the burning question of a rise in rape and related crimes. Even Justice Verma Committee has said,...
Mexico is Poised for a Regime Change on July 1
Trump denounced Mexican migrants to the U.S. as rapists and murderers and promised to build “a big beautiful wall” at the U.S.-Mexico border – and get Mexico to pay...
I Met Myself Far From the Madding Crowd
Sarika took a break from the routine. She packed her backpack and travelled solo to meet herself. Read about her adventure, exclusively in Different Truths. Travelling is very much...
Are we not all Privileged and Unprivileged in Some Way?
Ritambhara looks at the emptiness and void in the lives of the rich and pits it against the have-nots, in this verse, exclusively for Different Truths. The homeless on...
Fitness Challenge was a Smart Build-Up for Yoga Day
The Congress and Modi’s other political rivals laugh at the boast that Modi internationalised Yoga. That accomplishment, they say, go to selfless yogis like the late BKS Iyengar, who...
Love is Not Love Till you give it Away!
Hemashri pays tribute to a former IAS officer, who was also a pro bono lawyer. His immense love and compassion for others set him apart. In him, she found...
Oh Woman!
A woman-centric and a protest poem by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. Your eyes Vast Blue River Full of sweet dreams! Your eyebrows Arched like a soft bow! Your...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna in Mathura – LXXVI
Nilanjana recounts the tale of Balarama and Krishna in Mathura from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. “A city must be very new for Balarama,...
Break Those Shackles
A protest poem where there is liberation in death, where one breaks the shackles of caste and colour, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. Oh! Let me break those shackles ...