Lost Identity
Here’s a poignant poem about identity, by Alisha, in Different Truths. Consciously lost, I’m lost because I wanna be, I’m lost on purpose. There’s no identity thief. Don’t wanna...
Feisty, Controversial and Soft Porn Writer Shobha De showcases Multi-dimensional Images of Indian Elitist Women in her Novels
Controversial and feisty novelist Shobha De. She wears many hats, a model, magazine editor, wife, mother, columnist, a celebrity in the world of journalism, a commentator on various social...
Voices Beyond Barriers: Time to Bring out the Real Feminism in India
Delhi-based Samrudhi reviews the narrative about feminism and feels that the true spirit is missing in India. Here’s her opinion, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The...
Not in my Name: We all are Blood-Stained
The recent lynching of teenaged boy Junaid in the name of Beefeater left our columnist Mahima deeply shocked. Unable to participate in #NotInMyName protest as she was travelling, she...
Why Women Stalk ex-Boyfriends and Crushes on Social Media?
Social media often brings out the ugly side of our persona. Women, at times, are no different from men. Some of them stalk their ex-boyfriends and crushes. Samrudhi finds...
Unravelling the Mysterious Truths of Shane Brookman
Seattle-based Chhavi profiles Shane Brookman, a 38-year-old student at South Seattle College, talking about his experiences from being a high-school dropout to now continuing and completing his Associate’s of...
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: An Unsung Anglo-Indian Woman Novelist in the 20th Century
Basudeb profiles Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, an unsung Anglo-Indian woman novelist, penned 18 novels, short stories, many screenplays, anthologies, and encyclopedias, etc., between 1955 and 2011. Known as the Indian...
Is a 12-year-old too Sexy to Play Chess?
Payal takes a hard look at the sexist behaviour of men in the patriarchal society. She points out how a mere child, a 12-year-old girl, was told that her...
The Communication of Identity
We tend to unconsciously construct identities of ourselves but also form identities of other groups who we identify as different from through communication, based on stereotypes. These stereotypes or...
Hitherto
This poem deals with the difficulties faced by the transgender community. Here’s a humane poem by Kabir, on the people most misunderstood in South Asia, in Different Truths. ...