Gossip, Rumour and Test-Tube Sita: Guessing Game over Pranab Da or Mamata Di
There’s no limit to the cycle of birth and rebirth; to rumour and gossip. Mamata Didi’s post-mortem of the BJP in Purulia after leaving to the vultures the carcass...
Marxist Scholars are Giving Big Focus on Environment
Marx and Engels were well aware of the wider, environmental aspects of human “conquest” over nature. And Marxists today have a good deal to say about the environment. An...
Cop and Copper are the Villains of Thoothukudi
Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK chief minister Palanisamy says the ‘opposition in Tamil Nadu’ is to blame and he places Tamil Makkal Maiyam founder actor Kamal Haasan in the opposition camp,...
Bitter Cup of Woes of the Sugar Industry
The moot issue is whether the latest support would help mills, burdened as they were with payment arrears of a humongous Rs. 13,899 crore to the growers as on...
Speak Up to End Nuclear Arms Race and Save Life on Earth: Vital Resources Diverted from Health, Education and Development
The contention that nuclear weapons serve as deterrence is totally unfounded. Peace cannot be sustained on the basis of fear; peace is long lasting if it is based on...
heart of things
Michele connects with nature in an evocative poem, for Earth Day, exclusively for Different Truths. “do you know,” I wrote, trailing words behind my finger in the rich,...
Trials and Tribulations of Life and Yummy Steamed Sandesh
Sarika talks about the trials and tribulations life, heartbreaks and yummy Bhapa or Steamed Sandesh, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. There’s no free lunch in life!...
China has Lessons to Learn from US-Japan Trade Tiff: India Could Benefit from Shift in Chinese Policy
To circumvent the trade war, China should increase its overseas investment in low-cost countries and re-route its exports to the USA. India can become a preferred destination for Chinese...