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July 23, 2021
Stanslaus Kyando
Short Story, Special Feature

The Punishment

A young student had to face punishment because he had spoken against the corrupt principal. Stanslaus tells us about the deep-rooted corruption in schools in Tanzania. A Different Truths...

July 22, 2021
Madhuri Bhattacharya
Criticism, Gender, Special Feature

Growing Up in Wilderness: African Stories of Doris Lessing

Doris Lessing was born to British parents, Alfred Taylor and Maud Me Veigh, in 1919. After the First World War, her father migrated to Africa and purchased three thousand...

May 12, 2021
Pramita Mallick
People, Place, Profile, Special Feature, Tribute

Mahaguru and Mahatma: A Reflection on the Relationship between Tagore and Gandhi

There were many striking contrasts between these two personalities. Yet they found some common chord and there began a friendship which lasted till Tagore’s death in 1941. As...

May 6, 2021
Dr. Shikha Chatterjee
Pandemic, Poem

What a Changed World Order!

A tiny Coronavirus changed the world order, says Dr. Shikha, in this poem, exclusively for Different Truths. As dust sits down and roads snarl bare, Spitting fire around death...

September 4, 2020
Sherin Mary Zacharia
Poem

The Taste

Sherin, a young non-verbal autistic person, delves deep into the meaning of life, in this inward-looking poem, exclusively for Different Truths. Two glasses of milk on the tableOne a...

March 21, 2020
Eliza Segiet
Literature, Poem

Eliza SegietA Jagiellonian University graduate with a Master’s Degree in Philosophy, Eliza Segiet completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Knowledge, Philosophy, Penal Fiscal and Economic Law, and Creative Writing at...

March 18, 2020
Sutapa Basu
Potpourri

The Road Less Travelled

Sutapa BasuSutapa Basu is an author, poet, editor and publishing consultant. As an undergraduate student of English Literature, she spent four halcyon years at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan. Author...

August 18, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Uncertain Times for German Politics

Dangerous developments connected with a rising fascist movement under the banner of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) are underway. Germany’s Left Party (die Linke), on the other hand, could...

August 9, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Potpourri

Umbrella: Saving Us from Sun and Shower

Ruchira traces the invention and antiquity of the umbrella, which is a must during the monsoon, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. An umbrella is a ubiquitous...

August 9, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Loss of Chanakya Puts Tamil Nadu Politics in Greater Disarray

The passing away of Muthuvel Karunanidhi (94), aptly characterised as a “colossus” on national scene, and a “Titan” of the Dravidian movement, would have far-reaching implications for both Tamil...