Coincidence Archives - Different Truths

June 30, 2018
Sushmita Mukherjee
Criticism

Opportunity: A Platform

Sushmita dwells on opportunity – the unpredictability of life – in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. Mystical and awe-inspiring are the ways of life: absolute and unwavering...

June 23, 2018
Sushmita Mukherjee
Criticism

Hi Friend, Hyphen!

Sushmita dwells on the small dash, the hyphen. Other than its grammatical functions, it revealed something unique to this scribe. Read more, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different...

June 14, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, History & Culture

Seductive Chocolate: A Befitting Food of the Gods

The antiquity of chocolate may be traced back to nearly 4,000 years ago. The Cacao tree from which chocolate is derived is an evergreen tree growing naturally in the tropical...

May 16, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

Caught Between Files and Life: Diagnosis of a Restless Bureaucrat

Hemashri recounts the harrowing incident of a government decision gone wrong when her father, a mid-level police officer, faced tough times. It had a serious impact on the family....

May 11, 2018
Sarika Sarkar Das
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Vietnam: Emerging from the Bitter Past of Wars, a Haven of Rich Culture

Vietnam is a living saga, where every corner is a witness of the bitter past, the ugly ravages of war. Here people are very innocent, but they are firm...

March 26, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

SC Dilutes Scheduled Castes & Tribes Act Drastically: Country-Wide Demand for Immediate Judicial Correction

A shocking judgement of the Supreme Court on the Scheduled Castes & Tribes Act and a weekly round-up of the major decisions of the courts in India as also...

March 21, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

An Ode to my Mentor

Indian bureaucracy thrives on sycophancy, and the most favoured officer is the one who is most flexible in pleasing certain people. However, whenever there was a major crisis, this...

February 8, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Kasganj: The Alienation is Complete

It was not a coincidence that Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh witnessed an unprecedented communal riot on January 26, Republic Day. Since then its bustling markets have gone silent, remained...

January 23, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

It Does Not Cost Extra to be Polite!

Most senior officers in the government service are full of themselves. They do not have the courtesy to offer seats to juniors, Hemashri laments in her weekly column for...

December 22, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Gender, Relationship & Lifestyle

Am I Modern or Liberated?

In introspection, Ruchira asks some hard questions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I never blindly followed social norms and customs. Period. For this, I have to...