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March 15, 2016
Sarika Sarkar Das
Potpourri

My Friend River Longai

A river is a friend. She nurtures and punishes. Here is a lesser known river, Longai, flowing in the northeastern part India and Bangladesh. Sarika talks of her deep connection...

March 15, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story

Mortal Immortal

Different Truths is introducing a new section, short stories, with Madhumita’s wonderful story. She is a splendid storyteller. There was a great commotion at the gates of heaven that afternoon....

March 15, 2016
Dr. Tejal Shah
Health

How to Combat Hypertension, the Silent Killer?

Are you a couch potato? Do you get angry easily? Do you love junk food? Are you overweight? Do you have a family history of hypertension? If your answer is...

March 14, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Education & Career, Human Rights

RTE: Empowering Girls through Education in Bihar

PVCHR Vanarasi and Caritas India joined hands to organise a state-level interface on ‘Reality of Implementation of Right to Education (RTE) Act in Bihar’. The students of Musahar community staged a...

March 13, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Heritage

President of India Inaugurates the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of Allahabad High Court

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurated year-long the sesquicentennial celebrations of the Allahabad High Court, on Sunday (March 13) afternoon. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, said that Allahabad...

March 13, 2016
Joyce Yarrow
Books

The Language of the Heart

Joyce reviews a book on literary criticism, Reflection of Social Ethos in the Selected Novels of Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai and Arvind Adiga by Dr. Archana Bhatarcharjee for Different Truths....

March 12, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Heritage, Security

President to Inaugurate the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the Allahabad High Court

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee shall inaugurate the sesquicentennial (150 years) celebrations of the Foundation Day of the Allahabad High Court on Sunday (March 13) afternoon. He shall release...

March 12, 2016
Abhilasha Trivedi
Cover Story, Fitness, Health

Yoga: Unwind into Spirituality

Abhilasha unravels the many secrets of yoga. She explains how it is being repackaged to suit the needs of other religions too. Atheists too find meaning in it. Yoga...

March 11, 2016
Arindam Roy
Arts, Opinion

Art and Artiste

This is perhaps the longest intro in Different Truths. Please hear me out and you’ll know why I am saying what I am saying. Am not blaming or condemning anyone....

March 9, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Human Rights

Jan Mitra Award to Sradhanand Sital

A leading human rights activist Sradhanand Sital will be awarded the coveted Jan Mitra Award, on Monday, March 21, at Kabirchaurah Math, Varanasi, according to a press release of the PVCHR....