Cooped up in Kodaikanal
Continuing with the backpacking trip in the South of India in the last column, Soumya tells us about a trip to Kodaikanal, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different...
Dalit Political Scene is Changing Fast: BJP Launches Fire Fighting Drive, but to no Avail
The implications of the anti-Dalit violence need serious consideration. The youths have acquired a new vision and are aware of the importance of literacy and education, the standing of...
Wuhan Summit Creates a New Template for Economic Engagement: India can benefit from Chinese Economic Muscle
The informal Wuhan summit has helped to morph Doklam tension into a softer China and its yearn for India’s support for its role in the Asia Pacific region. A...
Unreasonable US Demands More of India: Strategic Partner Treated Like an Economic Foe
The US seems to be unreasonably upset that India’s central bank (RBI) periodically buys small lots of US dollars, as and when necessary, to steady Rupee’s exchange rate. In...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Sage Narada visits Kamsa – LXX
Nilanjana recounts the tale of Sage Narada visiting Kamsa, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Sukha smiled, “Now, Sage Narada decided to visit Kamsa again.” Parikshit was...
Toilet Trauma: Do Indian Women Have the Right to Pee With Dignity?
There are no proper women’s toilets at public places. Would it seem very strange if we were to start a campaign for a proper ladies’ toilet now? We live...
Equality has to be the Basis of Future Indo-Nepal Relations: India Cannot Take Neighbours for Granted any More
Indo-Nepal relationship received a body blow with the blockade of Nepal, apparently by the Madhesis or people of Indian origin inhabiting the Terai region of Nepal. During the four-and-a-half...
Anti-Trafficking Bill is the Worst Victim of Lok Sabha Logjam
The long-pending legislative initiative by Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi — The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 — could not be introduced at...
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...
Fifty Years after the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Issues of Racial Inequality, Injustice Still Relevant in the United States
The steps our country has made toward justice and equality since King’s death have been partial victories, born of mass collective struggles of the African-American, women’s, labour, immigrant, LGBTQ,...