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November 30, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Fate of a Prostitute

An intense and powerful poem, with grotesque imagery, that depicts the life of a prostitute, by Kabir, in Different Truths, Every night haunts her Even when she smiles seductively ...

November 9, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Bolshevik: It is Hundred

Here’s a poem by Kabir, on the occasion of the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution, in Different Truths. Adhered to the wall They craved for freedom One after another...

October 23, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Mindfulness is the Power

Mindfulness, Buddhists often say, is the power of now. It teaches you not to regret what has happened in the past or worry about what’s going to happen in...

September 25, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Vipassana: A Logical Meditative Process through Self-observation

Broadly, ‘mindfulness’ defines any sort of meditation. Vipassana means ‘to see things as they really are’. It is a logical process through self-observation. This form of meditation was discovered...

September 13, 2017
Mary Kaye Huber
Poem

Do not breathe in Ragged Breaths

Here’s an evocative, spiritual poem by Mary, in Different Truths, that seeks answers from the soul for humanity. Do not breathe in life in ragged breaths as though your...

August 15, 2017
Sarika Sarkar Das
Law & Order, Politics, Terrorism

No Independence Celebrations Day in Assam: Are we Truly Liberated?

When the whole nation is decked up in tricolor, saffron, white and green, Assam is terribly silent. It observes bandh, year after year. The saddest part of it is...

June 22, 2017
Tribhawan Kaul
Poem

The Lament of Nature

A poignant verse about the lament of nature by Tribhawan. Here’s a protest poem, in Different Truths Mother assimilates cloud’s offerings The womb delivers nature’s bounty Hope rejoices...

June 14, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Gender

Tale of an Iftar with Women, with Sindoor, without Burqa

Twelve women, including Hana Mohsin Khan, a pilot, Nazia Erum, founder of The Luxury Label, Rana Safvi, historian and writer, and Rukhsaar Salem, founder of Mother Digest, decided to...

June 5, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Environment, Travel & Food

Do not Explore, just Ecoplore: Change the way you Holiday, for Mother Earth

Mahima, a Delhi-based freelance journalist gives us a sneak-peek of Ecoplore, which promotes eco-tourism, on World Environment Day, as Special Feature, exclusively on Different Truths. My esteemed readers, on...

May 20, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

Raja Rao and his Novels Echo the Gandhian Freedom Movement

Basudeb critiques the novels of Raja Rao and analyses the impact of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy in his works, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Raja Rao was...

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