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An enigmatic short story, by Michele, as a tribute to Tagore, a Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “I really cannot understand,” her fingers pounded out on the keypad,...
A Baroque Experience
Dr. Roopali shares an interesting experience of how she met two Sardarjis, at Vienna Railway Station, a warm welcome and hospitality into their abode and more. An exclusive for...
A Shot in the Arm, Quite Literally!
Enakshi JEnakshi is an educator, an author and a traveller. She loves to learn. Her writings have appeared in The Speaking Tree (Times of India), Woman’s Era, Alive, Infitithoughts,...
Trip of a New Bride from Hyderabad to New York City
I arrived alone to a new world to meet my husband of eight weeks, who left within a week of our wedding as his three-week vacation was over. This...
Sojourner Truth, First Feminist to Assert Black Identity: Intersectionality and Truth
What Sojourner Truth may have been most famous for, not unlike the firebrand anarchist Emma Goldman, was her public speaking. Illiterate throughout her life, she nevertheless had a remarkable...
Ayushman Bharat far from Universal Healthcare
PM Modi’s announcements of building toilets, Ayushman Bharat, and opening up of more AIIMS do not fulfill the requirements for universal comprehensive health care to our citizens. The social...
Malayali Greed has Come Home to Roost: Unprecedented Flood Devastation is Man-Made
It is no time for a blame game. And yet it may be not be inappropriate to do a reality check. The agonising experience has put the fear of...
Freedom for Independence Day
A lot more barriers need to be broken and freedom needs to be realised in an imperfect ‘social structure’ that exists in India and abroad. You still need to...
Disguised Unemployment: A Boon or Bane?
Technology promotes transparency, which poses a potential threat to unmask shady zones and erode the concentration of authority. Sadly, our system specifically aborts the penetration of technology in the...
At the Nick of Time at Big Ben
The Big Ben fell silent from 21st August 2017 for repairs. It will be silent up to 2021 i.e., a period of four years. Conservation work is being carried out...