poverty

June 13, 2025
Suchismita Ghoshal
Poem

Of Values and Desires

An evocative poem, by Suchismita, about poverty, values, and desires, exclusively for Different Truths. Poverty invokes the darkness of night, And my baba’s face loses the glimmering light. This...

July 10, 2024
Suveera Sharma
People, Place

That Old Lady in the Plaza

One in three elderly in Hong Kong aged 65 and over are living in poverty. They spend the remaining of their lives, looking through trash that we throw, trying...

June 11, 2024
Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Poem

Rantings of my Heart

An evocative protest poem, where Anoucheka and her heart converse about a cruel world, for Different Truths. Tell me, urged my heartTell me why the world is so cruel Wars...

December 8, 2023
Anumita Roy
Cover Story, Culture, Lifestyle

Stress-Free Mastery: Unveiling Success Secrets You Need to Know

Anumita highlights stress’s impact on diverse demographics and cultures, necessitating stress assessment and coping strategies to manage financial difficulties, time constraints, interpersonal interactions, and cultural perspectives, exclusively for Different...

July 31, 2023
Anumita Roy
Cover Story, Crime, Human Rights, Law & Order

Human Trafficking and International Crime

Flesh trade and forced or bonded labour are closely linked with human trafficking. It’s a lucrative trade with millions of dollars of turnover. Here’s a case study of Thailand, a...

July 13, 2023
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Tranquillity / Life is an Ordeal

Here are two poems by Sarala, in Different Truths. The first poem, Tranquility, is about seeking and attaining. The second poem, Life is an Ordeal, shows what poverty and...

April 3, 2023
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Here’s a powerful poem by Sarala that exposes how men exploit his fellow beings, keeping them poor and hungry, in Different Truths. Let our pens speak to the worldTo...

February 28, 2023
Sehar Siddiqi
Education & Career, Gender, Special Feature

Question Marks that Still Haunt the Girl-child Education in India

Many girls are enrolled in schools but they never reach the classroom. Sehar details the reasons for low percentage of the girl-child education, which stops them from empowerment, for Different Truths....

December 12, 2022
Dr Baljeet Singh Virk
Advocacy, Cover Story, Economy, Poverty

Tackling Food Scarcity at the World Level

A recently published Oxfam International report stated that one person dies of hunger worldwide every four seconds. While wealth is in the hands of a few super-rich, the poor are...

September 29, 2022
Sutapa Basu
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

Ode to Devi Durga

Which Durga we should worship, asks a little girl. Sutapa pays tribute to the mortal Durga and the Goddess, in this verse, in Different Truths. ‘Durga Puja?’ My little...

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