Cry of Little Asifa…
An evocative protest poem by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths Paint me and my sorrow In black and grey In your hearts I live In the darkness, I cry ...
Marxism is a Living Science 200 Years Later: Its Revolutionary Ideas are Guide to Action
Marxism is a revolutionary theory. Without it, protests against capitalist exploitation and oppression are limited to demands for reforms, to efforts to alleviate symptoms, without curing the disease. Here’s...
Mutual Consent Paramount in Adult Relationships: Latest Supreme Court Decision is of Great Significance
If to exercise the basic rights of choice and intimate relationships, one has to knock on the doors of the highest court of the country every time, then the...
Overseas Bidders for Air India Trying to Twist Sale Terms: Air Traffic Boom Sends AI on a Fast Recovery Track
It is not clear why the government wants to retain a 24 percent stake in Air India. Any holding below 26 percent is hardly of any use to a...
Karnataka: The Flip-Flops and Ping-Pong
All but one exit poll point to a hung assembly. Only the Today’s Chanakya poll puts the BJP in a majority: 120 seats. And the Axis-India Today poll places...
One Less Ma
The trials and tribulations of staying far away from homeland are many. Our Managing Editor, Anumita, shares the grief of losing one of her Mas (mothers). Here’s her soulful...
The Making of my Mother
Nanditaa recalls her time with her mother. She perhaps realised the meaning of motherhood when she became one. An inward-looking, reflective piece, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths....
Why I Respect the Dogs!
In this reflective and soul-searching outpouring, Tapati takes a hard look at our weak-kneed legal system, where rapists commit their dastardly crimes with impunity. She also talks of an...
The Poinsettias: An Ode to Asifa
Two doctors, Barnali and Patrick, who studied in AFMC, Pune, many moons ago, corroborated to pen a soulful piece, a prose-poem by Patrick, and a poem by Barnali, as...
Twin Gubernatorial Rebuffs in Two Days: Political Violence Haunts Kerala Government
Governor P. Sathasivam has sought a report from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the political killings. This is the second time in the last six months that the Governor...