Were the Britishers Wrong?
In her weekly column for Different Truths, Hemashri takes stock of how government offices work, along with all the absurdities that come with them. They say life begins at...
Banned Girl
An intense ballad about the perversity of the society for a woman, her sexuality, and salvation, by Kabir, in Different Truths. One night, two souls united Breaking many customs...
Grief
Bibi Amrit, fondly called Biji, doubled her thunderous output on realising that she had an opportunity to overpower Nasib, to show the train of mourners that a mother’s grief...
Am I Modern or Liberated?
In introspection, Ruchira asks some hard questions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I never blindly followed social norms and customs. Period. For this, I have to...
Exit Polls Predict BJP Victory, AAP questions these Polls
While the News Nation and Today’s Chanakya-News 24 polls predicted the BJP getting a mean of 120 and 135 seats respectively in 182-member Assembly, the Aaj Tak-Axis exit poll...
Will the Emergence of the Left in Nepal Erode Indo-Nepal Friendship to Benefit China Strategically?
That China has been assiduously wooing Kathmandu has been all too clear but that the people of Nepal would turn away from India through the democratic process was not...
How Interests Rate Affect us?
India is going through a slowdown, as 4% real interest rate is making people to go slow on consumption. The government’s need to cut down on fiscal deficit is...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Pralambha and Balarama – LIII
Nilanjana recounts the tale of Pralambha Asura and Balarama, from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. “Another of Kamsa’s cronies?” Parikshit asked. “Will they never...
The Culprit
A powerful protest poem by Bushra. Here we see the poet as a Social Journalist, in Different Truths. My poem, The Culprit, was written when I was in the...
Development vs. Dynasty was the Pitch of BJP in the First Phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections
PM Narendra Modi has led the BJP A-Listers in the party’s campaign, pitching the Gujarat election as a contest between development and dynasty. Rahul Gandhi attacks the BJP for...