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December 2, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism, Multiculturalism

Salad Bowl and Americanism

American writers of the Indian sub-continent are women. They are Mary Anne Mohan Raj, Bharati Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri and Bapsi Sidhwa, Pakistan’s important diasporic writer. In their writings, what...

November 28, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Caste to Dominate Gujarat Assembly 2017 Elections as Nominations for the First Phase Closes

As nominations were filed for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections for 89 seats, with 1073 candidates in the fray. Hardik Patel joined hands with Congress ahead...

November 20, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Zen Meditation for Inner Peace and Salvation

Our Yoga expert, Navodita, tells us about Zen meditation, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Meditation is an important technique to get you grounded in yourself and...

November 11, 2017
Suveera Sharma
Parenting, People, Relationship & Lifestyle

Anger in the City

Movies we do not like are banned, paintings that we do not fancy are not exhibited. Authors who do not mirror out thoughts are banished from countries. Newspapers shut...

November 5, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Fiction

Vanished – I

Sumita tells us an engrossing story, in two parts. Here’s the first part, a horror-humour, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Dainagri: Police and government officials admit their...

November 4, 2017
Suveera Sharma
People, Place

I Got Your Back

Hong Kong is one of the safest places in the world, made so not just by the governing bodies, but by each and every citizen of this city. Law...

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...

October 22, 2017
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, Environment, History & Culture, Religion

Old Habits Die Hard

Thinkers had started eulogising light and darkness and various other elements of nature, a leading factor towards the concept of gods; this thought created stories imagining evils being killed...

October 8, 2017
Amit Singh
Cover Story, Human Rights, International Relations, Politics

A Critical Analysis of Human Rights with Focus on Foundational Weakness and Dual Nature of Human Rights

Our Editor-at-Large (Europe), Amit, raises questions that are of immediate relevance to international politics, as human rights are increasingly ‘mainstreamed’ into the policy framework of states. He critically reflects on...

September 20, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Gender, Interview

Rana Safvi: The Untold Story

The world knows her as a famous historian who came out with her first book at the age of 58, a firm believer in the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb of India...

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