Rana Safvi: The Untold Story
The world knows her as a famous historian who came out with her first book at the age of 58, a firm believer in the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb of India...
Triple Talaq: Then and Now
Vedatrayee, a Kolkata-based young lawyer, takes a hard look at the issue of triple talaq, with a historical perspective. Read more in her regular column, exclusively in Different Truths....
Neelam Saxena Chandra Emerging as an Important Indian Woman Novelist
Basudeb profiles Neelam Saxena Chandra, an emerging important woman novelist of India, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Neelam Saxena Chandra is a versatile and prolific writer. She...
Anita Nair, a Journey towards Melliorism: The Better Man to Chain of Custody
Basudeb critiques the novels of Anita Nair, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Shornur at the district of Palakkad, Kerala, is Anita Nair’s birth place. She...
Why should Criminalisation of Marital Rape Destabilise Marriage?
Payal takes a hard look at the issue of marital rape, its criminalisation and the argument that it would destabilise the institution of marriage. India should learn from other...
Krishna Consciousness and the Story of the First Metrosexual Man in History
Krishna happily spends time with the women and his music, chills out with friends, takes care of his looks; in fact, he is the first metrosexual man in history....
Women and the Art of Saying No
Women do not know how to say, ‘No’. They get into trouble for hesitating and not speaking their minds, clearly. Here’s a bold and gutsy reaction to this problem...
The Music Room
Here’s an enigmatic and eerie ghost story, by Madhumita, exclusively for Different Truths. There were days and there were nights, one rolling into the other, fading, mingling and engulfing each...
Kishore Kumar: A Maverick Genius, Eccentric, Temperamental, High-strung and Talented
Samina profiles the Maverick Kishore Kumar, heartthrobs of millions, across generations, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. An eccentric, temperamental, high strung, yet talented, creative, multifaceted...
Novelist Manju Kapur Exposes the Reality of Generation Gap after 1947
Basudeb features Manju Kapur, a post-1947 novelist, an important feminist writer. He critiques her novels, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. One of the most important features of...