Saffron Archives - Different Truths

September 12, 2026
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

Resurgence

A voice that cannot be stifled, a protest that breaks shackles is the poetic voice of Lopamudra. Her protest poem envisions change. Here’s her firebrand poem for Different Truths. Every single...

January 26, 2024
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

Yummy Nolen Doi, a Bengali Sweet Yoghurt Dessert to Die For!

Nolen Doi (curd/ yoghurt) is a winter delicacy in Bengal. Sarika shares the recipe of baked yoghurt with palm jaggery, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. We,...

May 26, 2023
Monika Ajay Kaul
History & Culture

Exploring the Rich History & Exquisite Qualities of Saffron

Saffron has a long history of medicinal and religious significance, and Zafran Kahwa is a testament to its allure, informs Monika – exclusively for Different Truths. Saffron is a...

December 27, 2021
Roger Sandeep Virk
Fiction, Special Feature

The Orbit

An engrossing fiction about changing values and relationships, by Sandeep, exclusively for Different Truths. “Aryan, beta hurry up or we will miss the beginning of the movie.” “I am...

August 17, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Vajpayee Was Diametrically Opposite to Modi: Gujarat Riot in 2002 was a Dividing Line

Behind the current proximity between the party and its mentor is the attitudinal difference between Vajpayee and Modi. Unlike Vajpayee, Modi has always belonged to his party’s more hawkish...

July 16, 2018
Amit Singh
Advocacy, Cover Story, Subaltern & Dalits

Human Rights Justice: Methods of Testimonial Therapy to Generate Human Rights Movement – II

In the second and final part of the research article, Amit, our Editor-at-Large (Europe) examines the methods of Testimonial Therapy (TT) to generate the human rights movement. He tells...

June 13, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Amit Shah Using Sampark to Redefine Political Contours

Modi rode to power riding on the support of the urban middle class. But unfortunately, this middle class has turned his bitter critic, notwithstanding every attempt to refurbish his...

June 6, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Kerala Polity Acquiring a Redder Hue: Outlook Ominous for Congress, BJP

CPI(M) candidate Saji Cherian retained the seat by trouncing Congress candidate D Vijaya Kumar by a record margin of over 20,000 votes. BJP’s P S Sreedharan Pillai, who was...

June 5, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Time up for Undemocratic Choreography of BJP

The problem with such stage-managed shows is the fostering of an illusion of control and invincibility, which are the hallmarks of the Modi dispensation. These are standard techniques of...

June 4, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Why is Rahul Gandhi Finally Adopting Mamata Model for 2019 Poll?

The Congress President Rahul Gandhi has been acting as the unifier of the anti-BJP forces giving up the arrogance associated with the grand old party that it is the...