My Adhaar Experience
Susmita shares her experience of a visit to the Adhaar card office, in Kolkata. The ennui and disinterestedness of the employees match the squalor and rot all around. Here’s...
Gayathri had a Story to tell…
Strange are the twists and turns of life. A doctor, who had built a clinic, was being dispossessed of it by his sister, informed Gayathri. Life had a pleasant...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Birth of Krishna – XXIX
Nilanjana recounts the story of the birth of Krishna, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Devaki was glowing with her eighth child. The glow was rather unusual....
Poetry: A Bird with Gossamer Wings!
Sunita pens a verse about poetry, which she likens to a bird, in Different Truths. Poetry is my haven, My resting place, My den to escape from the humdrum,...
Tripolar Creative Ashtray Tabletop: An Impugnment of Woman by Amazon!
Who gives Amazon India or the artist the explicit right to design a vulgar and obscene artifact? This particular product, so aggrandising described as a “Tripolar Creative Ashtray”, even...
Hairy Lesbians, Man-Hating Women, Rabid Feminists and Other Weirdos!
Payal takes a hard look at either side of feminism, with its various colours and hues. Her bold, erudite, tongue-in-cheek approach makes us pause and think. Read more about...
No Country for Shy People!
Humourist Soumya tells us about two men, Ram and Shyam, each other’s foil and what happened to them in a bawdy house Read more in the weekly column, exclusively...
Feel me before it is Too Late!
Here’s a soulful love poem by Lata, in Different Truths. One day I may not be there to embrace you in my arms, That day you will fight with...
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...
Unravelling the Mysterious Truths of Shane Brookman
Seattle-based Chhavi profiles Shane Brookman, a 38-year-old student at South Seattle College, talking about his experiences from being a high-school dropout to now continuing and completing his Associate’s of...