Homage to Mahatma
Manthena pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi, in this verse, in Different Truths. I never witnessed the great soul in person Sensing his peace campaign in its version Paying heed...
Winning the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 Crucial for both BJP and Congress
Our Associate Editor, Navodita, takes a hard look at the forthcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections in 2017. It will be held in two phases on December 9 and December 14....
The Mahatma
Here’s a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by Eswar, on his 148th birth anniversary, in Different Truths. Non-violence his language Truth his identity Experimentation his life His life his teachings ...
Novelist Manju Kapur Exposes the Reality of Generation Gap after 1947
Basudeb features Manju Kapur, a post-1947 novelist, an important feminist writer. He critiques her novels, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. One of the most important features of...
My Mother is a Tribute to a Cancer Patient who battled with Fortitude
Subhrajyotri details the year-long struggle of his mother against Cancer. He talks about the doctors who tried their best to help her revive. Here’s a soulful tribute by a...
Nayantara Sahgal: A Novelist of the Indian Corridors of Political Power
Basudeb profiles Nayantara Sahgal, the second daughter of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru). An important woman novelist of the 20th century, she penned many political novels too,...
An Open Letter to Ms. Maneka Gandhi
The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Ms. Maneka Gandhi, had sought suggestions from the public on how to make India better and safer for women. Our columnist,...
Pankaj Kapoor, Paresh Rawal: Talented Actors, Celebrate Birthdays on May 29 & 30
Two versatile actors, Pankaj Kapoor, remembered for the clumsy detective role, Karamchand, won three National Awards, celebrates his birthday on Monday, May 29. Paresh Rawal, an actor-politician, has his...
Be the Best you can!
Success, failure, happiness are often misunderstood. It’s never too late to discover one’s true talent. Age is just a number. Shernaz analyses these concepts, in her weekly column, exclusively...
Means Are as Important as the Ends
Many may deride Gandhi today. Still, if we think deeply, he was the one who genuinely believed that a freedom won by bad means would be a bad freedom. He...