Snow from India
Snow was very different to Phoolmashi and the British doctor, in London, in 1966. Balaka gives a hilarious account of snow from India in June. An exclusive for Different...
The Order of Three Ds!
An avid fan of Sunil Gavaskar, I heard him (and read quite often) attributing his success to the “3 D’s”: determination, dedication, discipline. Sushmita explores its ramifications, exclusively for...
Anu Radha: Lady Behind the Documentary, A Little Poland in India
Rupa profiles Anu Radha, the free spirited, award winning, documentary film maker, writer, producer, humanitarian, journalist, women’s rights activist and a leader. She rose against patriarchy. An exclusive for...
Oh, this Beer …
Sarala tells us about the plight of an alcoholic, who lost everything to his beer, in the verse, for Different Truths. I curse myself every day Why I started...
Indian Polity Moves to Peril Under Modi Rule: Economic Situation Worsening
Rich are becoming richer. ‘Barclay’s Hurun India’ has published the ‘Rich list for 2018’. It is a list that carries the names of individuals with net worth exceeding Rs.1000...
Progressive Judiciary Eyesore For Regressive Sangh
The government remains uneasy about the judicial “overreach” was evident when finance minister Arun Jaitley went to town recently with his criticism of a number of recent judgments relating...
Is Mayawati Playing Politics of Opportunism?
Mayawati has refused to be part of the greater alliance (mahagathbandhan ) unless she is given a major chunk of seats to contest. She may be right in her...
Mayawati Upsets the Assembly Poll Apple Cart: Congress-BSP Alliance in the Dock
Her reasons for not entering into an alliance in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are rather flimsy. Significantly, she spared Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi from her tirade...
South Sudan: A Country in Perpetual Turmoil
Salva Kiir Mayardit took oath as the first president of the Republic that day in 2011, the new nation not only gratefully savored its first moments of independence from...
tea, salt, and teranga
Not all salt harvesters are held in equal esteem. As in many economically-challenged zones across the world, outside Dakar, in the shallow basin of Senegal’s Lac Rose, salt workers...