Digitisation: Is it a Boon or Bane?
Money was a simple sack of grains in olden times when barter was used. As the economies grew larger and more complex, the need arose for something, which could...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna tames Kaliya – LI
Sukha continued narrating the tale of Krishna and Kaliya. Nilanjana retells the story from Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. “However, Kaliya was enraged. Unaccustomed to...
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 ...
Meet Sonia Jolly, a Mother and a Good Samaritan to 45 Daughters
Sonia Jolly, a lady from an affluent family, runs ‘Upkaar Hum Hain’, an NGO, at Satna, Madhya Pradesh. She has been taking care and looking after 45 girl children,...
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...
Close Encounters of the Final Kind
Soumya tells us how he, with his two daughters, survived parasailing in the rough sea in Goa. Did the close brush with death break them or make them stronger?...
Ecstatic Dream
An intense sensuous poem by Nandita, in Different Truths. Creeping into the velvet darkness The hour of midnight comes falling softly Where wondrous dreams are created The memories start evoking my...
What is Art and What is Not: The Laws Relating to Graffiti in India
There are no express provisions of law regarding graffiti in India. However, the Constitution of India lays down certain provisions in this regard. Kolkata-based Vedatrayee discusses the issue of...
Meditation is the Great Teacher
You can’t ever get everything you want. It is impossible. Luckily, there is another option. You can learn to control your mind, to step outside the endless cycle of...
Origin… Rise of a New Dawn
The flow of a river, a day and life poignantly celebrated in verse by Geethanjali, for Different Truths. A silence overpowering sprawls lofty where life dizzies in a whiteout,...