Bolshevik: It is Hundred
Here’s a poem by Kabir, on the occasion of the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution, in Different Truths. Adhered to the wall They craved for freedom One after another...
Uber Uber Ban Ban, AI set to Rule the World, Shah Rukh gets the Moon, Khichdi Promo, and Hookah Bar
A far-right activist was banned from ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft after launching into a vitriolic anti-Muslim tirade in the wake of the New York terrorist attack. Stephen Hawking...
Uncertainties of Life, its Celebrations, and Yummy Pantua
Life is full of uncertainties. Some of our friends leave early. But, life moves on. The show must go on, it’s said. Life’s celebrations are often sweetened by our...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Doubt of Brahma Deepens – XLVII
The divinity, manifest as Krishna, multiplied himself. From one he became many. He became the cowherds, the calves that were grazing, the rope around the neck of the calves...
Am I too Modern to Handle?
Women from cities are often perceived or tagged as notorious for being too modern. However, they have their connotations of the term ‘modern’. Mahima explores the meanings of modernity,...
Tolling Time
An intense poem by Sumita about her father, in Different Truths. He was the most handsome Once upon a time. Broad shoulders, carved biceps; A high diving gymnast Twirling...
Festival Lights in Singapore, Blotting History, Stoned to Study, Lost and Found
Shail talks of four news, in the last week, in her regular column. Diwali-themed trains, a station and five buses in Singapore to run until October 31. Taj Mahal...
The 1962 Sino-Indian War: Recalling a War that was not …it was an Indian Rout
Fought both along the 890 km long McMahon Line and opposite Western Tibet in the Ladakh region of our 4056 km long Sino-Indian borders, the 1962 War showed us...
Education is the Key to Reduce Child Marriage: CRY
CRY welcomes Bihar government’s move to combat child marriage and advocates that it can only be achieved by ensuring that girls get to complete higher secondary education before they...
Annual Nirvana
Rita’s poem shakes us from the complacency and the taken for granted attitude. Here’s the sensibility of a compassionate social activist, in verse, as a special feature, in Different...