Prize Archives - Different Truths

March 12, 2019
Elsy Satheesan
Literature, Poem

A Thought Perched…

Elsy SatheesanElsy Satheesan is a retired Professor of English. She had been teaching in colleges under the Govt. of Kerala, India. Currently, she resides in Virginia, USA. ‘Random Musings’...

May 16, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Riding the Bucking Horse to Power: Bangalore Becomes a Big Mahalaxmi Course

Sriramulu and the Galli Reddy bros are looking for Congress and JD(S) horses to rustle and lock up in resorts-turned-stables. Ditto DK Shivakumar. Resorts, look like the lucky ones...

March 20, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Prophets: Lingayat Minority Status another Sidda Gimmick

Lingayats are now a separate religious group. Siddaramiah is behaving like he is Jesus and Prophet Muhammad rolled into one, founding a religion. But he himself doesn’t believe in...

March 9, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Law & Order, Security, Terrorism

Takla Who Knows Bald Truths of Dawood

A key member of the ‘D’ for Dawood Gang, ‘Takla’ has been remanded to a 19-day police custody after being deported from Dubai on Thursday, March 8. Produced before...

February 17, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Crime, Cyber Security

Does Your Smartphone Have Salami Theft Alert?

Salami thefts are aimed mostly against two types of targets – individual or organisation and that defines the course of the attack. Cases where individuals are targeted, their money...

June 17, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

Anita Dasai: A Multi-talented Woman Novelist of the Twentieth Century India

Basudeb profiles an important novelist of the 20th century, Anita Desai, a celebrated writer and a polyglot, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Anita Desai (born 24th...

July 4, 2016
Joyce Yarrow
Poem

The Detective and the Poet

The mystery writer and the poet in Joyce tells us what’s the brief of either in this interesting verse. The detective runs down digs up uncovers exposes and brings to...