Have a Heart
‘Have a heart.’ People say figuratively to the heartless but what of the mite who literally did not have a heart to speak of, or rather one too small to...
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...
The Wood Wide Web: Why we need a Mowgli in us!
Mowgli’s woody world is full of deep love for the jungle and animals of all shapes and sizes, within it. Rudyard Kipling’s story is laced with moral lessons to...
Indian Eve: Still a Long Way to Go
Ruchira tells us about the trials and tribulations of being a girl-child or a woman in the patriarchal Indian society, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. For...
Virat and Anushka Smitten by the Modi Bug
Modi was the guest of honour at one of Virushka’s marriage receptions. That seems to have kind of left a halo around the heads of Virushka. Anushka became a...
Trump Restaurant at the End of the Universe: All Sins of Kim Stand Pardoned
How dare Trump forgive Kim’s original sins, his human rights record: The rabid K9s he set on his uncle. The general he rocket-launched to kingdom come. The brother he...
Muscle, Money, Corruption, and Education Mafia are Deeply Entrenched in the Examination System– II
The examination system is rife with corruption. Its sanctity is highly suspect. It’s a big farce. Doctored and fake degrees are the passport to success in the job and...
Police Fails to Prevent Honour Killing of a Dalit in Kerala
Kevin Joseph, the Dalit Christian boy, was brutally murdered for daring to marry an upper caste Christian woman, Neenu Chacko, at the end of a three-year-old romance, against the...
Enchanting Bengali Wedding Rituals, Rites, and Banters
Ruchira tells us about the many rituals of Bengali wedding, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Twenty-six years ago I got hitched. However, I had neither the...
HDK Gets It: The Dog Always Wags the Tail
Journalists see in HDK’s statement clear acknowledgement that things are lopsided in the JD(S)-Congress combination because of the permutation. The ‘mutant’ political order brought about by the fractured mandate...