Dusk
Bhawini talks of nature and the ebb of life in this poignant sad poem. Cracked near the dusty mountains,As the weary sun does bleedMy heart sobs out,Its music much...
A Glimpse into Haiku Poetry and its Influence on Gurudev Tagore
Mamta traces and critiques the influence of Haiku on Gurudev Tagore’s poems, exclusively in Different Truths. Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, which began as a popular...
Women Struggled More Than a Century for Empowerment
In Copenhagen, 1910, at the Second International Conference of Working Women, German activist Clara Zetkin raised a vote, supported by women from 17 nations, to organise an International Working Women’s Day....
Musings of Tagore on Love and Mysticism
A relentlessly seeking, sensitive, intellectual soul, Tagore wanted to drink the elixir of life to the dregs. He found beauty in everything around him. Even the minuscule objects...
Perfection – I
We are serialising Tatjana’s new book, Perfection, in three languages, Serbian and Japanese, other than English, exclusively for Different Truths. Close to Me Togetherness disappears. We are lost...
Malayali Weddings: Simple Low-Key Affairs
Malayali weddings are utterly devoid of all the pomp and fanfare that mark lavish Punjabi / Sikh/Bania weddings. These are summed up as Band Baaja Baraati. At a Malayali...
India-Hater Shahid Afridi is Out of Favour in Dubai: Police Chief Wonders why Pakistanis are Troublemakers
The only thing going for Shahid Afridi is the Muslim identity he shares with the Kashmiri. Otherwise, he is lost Pashtun in the Valley like his ‘Pashtun Idol’ Imran...
Solar Electric Vehicles may soon be a Reality: New Technology Could Make E-Vehicles Outdated
Technology overtakes faster lately and even before electric vehicles become popular and common, especially in countries like India, solar vehicles may come sooner and in no time all e-rickshaws...
Modi Pushes Globalisation Overseas and Protectionism at Home
While Modi was assertive for protection of globalisation in the summit, he is toeing protectionism at home with the hope that it will give fresh life to the Make...
National Youth Day at the FTTI Pune
The birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is celebrated as National Youth Day in India in most educational institutions. In 1984, the Indian government had declared that his birthday which...