Kashmir Archives - Different Truths

July 2, 2026
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

Memorable Meals I Have Had

Humourist Soumya tells us of the many adventures of his, in the company of others, between 1983 and 2013. He mixes humour, food, drinks, fancy-free, and footloose bohemian life...

May 1, 2026
Devika Raghave
Travel & Food

The Essential Gypsy: The Journey Continues

Though we are civilised, the essential gypsy, the forever nomad, lives within each of us. We want to travel to places we have not been. The hunger for voyage and...

November 19, 2024
Monika Ajay Kaul
History & Culture

Kashmir: A Divine Haven of Love, Lore and Legacy

Monika discusses that Kashmir, a “Paradise on Earth,” is a land rich in spirituality and myth, where ancient sages have left their mark, exclusively for Different Truths. Kashmir, the...

July 9, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travelogue

In Search of Azaadi in a Troubled Paradise – II

Dr Roopali delves deeper, in the second and concluding part, to reveal what azaadi meant to a Kashmiri schoolgirl, living in a troubled paradise. An exclusive for Different Truths....

July 2, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travelogue

Paradise: It is Here! – I

Dr. Roopali’s trip to Paradise, Kashmir, weaves magic and mystery through memory. An exclusive for Different Truths. All sorts of trunks and beddings and all kinds of people have...

April 15, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Travel & Food

Kashmir: The Timeless Wonder

Ruchira walks down the memory lane and takes us on a tour of beautiful Kashmir. An exclusive for Different Truths. Gar firdous bar rue zaminasto Hami asto hamin asto...

August 17, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

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...

August 17, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Vajpayee Was Diametrically Opposite to Modi: Gujarat Riot in 2002 was a Dividing Line

Behind the current proximity between the party and its mentor is the attitudinal difference between Vajpayee and Modi. Unlike Vajpayee, Modi has always belonged to his party’s more hawkish...

July 30, 2018
IPA Service
Politics, World

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...

June 30, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

2019 Election Launch Pad of BJP is Out

Arun Shourie, like one BJP spokesperson says, is cursed with “too many grey cells for his own good” – he loses himself in the labyrinth. What to make of...