Tagore in Love: Letters from Shillong, Khublei Shibun
It was in the month of May, Lovita was in Shillong with a sole sojourn to be there, where Tagore lived, 99 years ago (first time in 1919)....
Tagore and Einstein: Two Kindred Spirits
Tagore’s meetings with Einstein which took place in 1930 and which elicited reactions, both respectful and not-so-respectful, from the scientific community were significant if only because of the opportunity...
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...
Uncertain Times for German Politics
Dangerous developments connected with a rising fascist movement under the banner of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) are underway. Germany’s Left Party (die Linke), on the other hand, could...
Quoting Vajpayee to Bring Modi to Heel: When Insaniat with Pakistan Could Not Deliver
Told by Nehru when young that he will become PM one day, Vajpayee never looked far for a role model. Vajpayee wept “like a child” at Nehru’s death, says...
With Imran Khan at Helm, Pak Army Grip Gets Stronger
A former cricketer great, Imran has been bowling on a doctored pitch and had the help of the third umpire— Pakistan’s army-ISI combine. According to an Islamabad High Court...
New President Obrador has a Tough Task to Fight Corruption, Drug Mafia in Mexico
The US President Donald Trump is in a constant battle with the Mexican government over both trade issues and immigration leading to high level anger among the Mexican population. The defeated...
Three Things that made me an Adept Person While I Began to Love Myself
Being self-compassionate is just about avoiding pleasing others at your own cost or stopping treating yourself too sternly for a trivial mistake you made inadvertently. Ritambhara shares three tips...
The Ancient Walled City
The walls around Toledo are an example of one of the most fortified complex systems of the Middle Ages in Europe. It is one of the oldest cities of...
Translation and the Readers Response Theory – II
Basudeb dwells into the complexities of translation and readers response theory, in the second and final part of his erudite research, exclusively for Different Truths. Translator’ construction of the...