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...
How We Returned from the Tunnel of Death!
The aircraft was fated for ditching, gliding straight along the channel south of the Cochin sailing club, the crew prepared for the SOP rehearsed live emergency and escape drills. As...
the studio
A poignant story by Michele, concerning neurodiversity, for the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “When I am not prepping or playing a concert, or teaching, I paint,” he...
Cough Campaign to Smoke out TB: 4.32 Lakh Indians Died in 2016 Due to Killer Disease
Earlier this month was held the ‘End-TB Summit’ in New Delhi and prime minister Narendra Modi re-launched the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) “cough”, a national mass...
Marriage Blues
Our humourist tells us about two married couples in a train journey, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I was on a Calcutta-bound Rajdhani when a fascinating...
A Quirky Reward of Stability in Governing
Manoj Baitha who fled to Nepal surrendered to police Wednesday morning. We’re seeing a degree of lawlessness in this country like seen never before. Lawlessness is everywhere; from Srinagar...
New President Ramaphosa has to Unite all Factions
Ramaphosa’s narrow victory over Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for the ANC presidency, his supporters’ failure to win a clean sweep of the top six positions and the clear national executive committee...
Goodbye
A poignant love poem by Madhumita, for Different Truths. It feels like I am streaming through a mellow silvery flow, When the moonlight sieves in through the glass window,...
In Praise of Boredom
Where is the time for the kids to be bored and tap into their inner creativity? Are the kids able to occupy themselves, even when there is no set...
Cakes or Kebabs: We owe it to the Alien Cultures
Ruchira tells us how the composite Indian culture developed synergizing with other cultures, which the jingoists prefer to call alien, something that is corrupting the pure Hindu culture. Read...