Fear
An intense, women-centric prose poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Fear is unknown; I’ve felt it in my fingers and toes. I backpack it in my nightmares. The devil’s...
Wish of a Child
A poem on child labour by Harsh, in Different Truths. This socially responsive poem effectively displays sordid plight of a child working in the mines. It represents the feelings...
Colombia Is Now First Partner of NATO in Latin America: President Santos Accused of Disturbing Regional Stability
Colombia becomes NATO’s first global partner in Latin America. Those in other regions include Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, New Zealand, Japan, Mongolia, and South Korea. But planning for Colombia’s association...
Nobody in BJP Makes the One Paisa Cut
Amit Shah is too big for Modi’s boots and the Yogi, who people thought would wear the King’s crown on his bald head, also doesn’t qualify in the people’s...
Reetwika Banerjee: Five Books, Three Films, 13 Awards makes her a Young Achiever
Reetwika Banerjee, a columnist with Different Truths, is a young achiever. She has won 13 awards for her five books and three films. T Mukherjee interviews her, exclusively for...
Dismantling of Statues is Cultural Anarchy: SP and BSP Alliance in U.P. By-Polls
If the present tie-up between major parties in U.P. shows encouraging results, the chances of the alliance in the general elections are not ruled out. If this happens it...
Education, Economics and Happiness
The education in India is too straitjacketed to produce a progressive, happy society. It is not going to produce enough innovative people, or ideas, to really take on the...
Lakshmi: Maid for Each Other!
Poornima talks of two Lakshmis, a Goddess, and a maid. One ever smiling, seated on a throne, while the other, toiling hard, very worried. A poignant poem, in Different...