Mind and Muscle
Hong Kong is the world’s tallest city. The iconic buildings that dot the skyline of this wonderful city are by no means second-fiddle to its natural beauty. Each one...
A Weed of Mine
Atrayee fictionalises a real-life experience about how an autistic child chose her, tugging on to the pallu of her saree. The paroxysms of emotions and his acceptance make him...
Excellence has no Last Word…!
An inward-looking poem of hope, by Monika, exclusively for Different Truths. Often, after the anguish absolution arrives as the light. When pain afflicts, a moment arrives to pull us...
An Overview of the Ideas and Visions of Rabindranath Tagore
Rooted in the Indian reality, minus its dogmas, the flight of Rabindranath Tagore’s creative genius made him a global citizen. Swapan delves into the world of his ideas and...
Musings of Tagore on Love and Mysticism
A relentlessly seeking, sensitive, intellectual soul, Tagore wanted to drink the elixir of life to the dregs. He found beauty in everything around him. Even the minuscule objects...
Azaadi Does not Brook Compulsion-Vumpulsion, say JNU Students
More than 7,000 students of JNU have collectively and compulsorily boycotted compulsory attendance. Teachers, too, are refusing to mark attendance. Here’s a report for Different Truths. The word ‘compulsory’...
Looking at Elders through Selective Eyes: Retirees from News Organisations in Dire Straits
Retired people from newspaper companies and organisations were never granted proper salaries in their prime time of life. Having craftily ensured low salaries to these essential staff, the management...
Kaleidoscope 2017
An eminent writer, Sutapa, whose talked-about book is soaring the bestsellers charts tells us about her journey in the year that was. She also shares her review about some of the...
10 Major Takeaways from 2017: The Year That Was and the Year That Could Be
Sreelata lists 10 major takeaways from 2017. She tells us the year that was and also the year that could be, in the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. 1....
The Last Visit of Rabindranath Tagore and the Continuum of his Legacy in Allahabad – III
Here’s the third and concluding part of the three-part article on Tagore and his Allahabad connection. Arindam suggests that the Central/State governments need to act and help preserve the...