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December 5, 2022
Shernaz Wadia
Gender, Human Rights

Why is it a Curse to be a Girl-child?

Shernaz fictionalises a real-life account where the daughter, a girl-child, in dire need of kidney transplant was left uncared for. No medical expenses were provisioned for her since she...

August 15, 2022
Dr. Sunil Gupta
Potpourri

Living Without a Watch

Sunil talks about living without his watch. He unravels ‘time’ for a historian. Twenty four moons have waned since I last wore a watch, and I’d feel distinctly inconvenienced...

June 16, 2022
Dr. Kulmeet Singh Soin
Humour, Potpourri

Diets, Alcohol and Millionaires

Here’s a tongue-in-cheek account on how our diets and alcohol affect our longevity, and how the rich and the famous lived and died, by Dr. Kulmeet. He dispels many...

March 8, 2022
Dr. Brajesh Kumar Gupta
Gender, Special Feature

African Women and Colonisation

Many of the approaches used to analyse African colonial politics, economies, societies, and cultures were often gender-blind and tended to ignore women’s lives, experiences, contributions, voices, perceptions, representations, and struggles....

May 11, 2021
Ranjan Ghosh
Aesthetics, Education, History & Culture, Special Feature, Tribute

Aesthetics, Politics, Pedagogy and Tagore

Tagore rested on his desire for a far-off planet, listened to the invitation of a dream and did not allow the spaceship to rust. His journeys and envisagements, however,...

September 24, 2018
Johanna Climenko
Cover Story, History & Culture, Multiculturalism, People, Special Feature

Travelling the World in NYC: Conversations with Cab Drivers and Other Multi-Cultural Excursions

The interplay of different cultures – read multiculturalism – opens the horizons to a person, who is compassionate and deeply observant. As a Dance/Movement Therapist, nonverbal communication is the...

August 24, 2018
IPA Service
Health

Ayushman Bharat far from Universal Healthcare

PM Modi’s announcements of building toilets, Ayushman Bharat, and opening up of more AIIMS do not fulfill the requirements for universal comprehensive health care to our citizens. The social...

July 12, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Kamsa and Krishna – LXXX

Nilanjana recounts the well-known tale of how Krishna crushed the life out of Kamsa, from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. Sukha took a pause...

July 9, 2018
Amit Singh
Advocacy, Cover Story, Dalits

Human Rights Justice: Who are the Torture Victims? – I

Amit, our Editor-at-Large (Europe) analyses role of an India based Non-Governmental Organisation working for the torture victims of marginalised groups (such as Dalits, Muslims) using novel methods of testimonial...

June 27, 2018
Dr. Kulmeet Singh Soin
Politics

Unworthy Political Manoeuvrings: Where the Nation Stands Today – II

In the second and final part of his political commentary, Dr. Kulmeet shows us the huge gaps between the promises and realities by the Modi-led government, in the Centre,...