Lilywhite Kamal Paints Lotus Rajini Saffron
Kamal is not sure if Rajini is saffron but he is sure enough that he probably isn’t. With ‘saffron’ Kamal is conveying that Rajini if he is saffron, must...
MPs Petition Gives New Twist to the Judge Loya Case
In the Supreme Court, Indira Jaising, appearing for Admiral Ramdas, argued that there were sufficient reasons to suspect the alleged death of Judge Loya, including several inconsistencies in documents....
Love
An intense love poem by Madhumita, for Different Truths. The air is thick with the grey damp fog, wet and cold, as the frost gradually froze, Yet I still...
Why did Bhansali Reduce Rani Padmini to a Vagina, not allow Women to Live after Rape? And Alauddin his Fun!
The feminist in actor’s guise, who watched period drama Padmaavat, walked out a zombie, the feminist in her raped and ravaged. How dare, Mr. Bhansali, Sir, reduce her to...
Why Such a Hullabaloo Regarding Condom Advertisements on TV?
Why are we prudes even after 70 years of Independence? Condom ads are to be shown from 10 PM to 5 AM, as instructed by the Union Ministry of Information and...
An Oasis of Serenity: Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi
Ruchira tells us about Sanchi, a famous Buddhist site, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I had first read about the place in my New Horizon English...
Sleep and Health – I
Fashionista Shameena tells us about the importance of proper sleep, in the first part of the three-part series on this subject, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths....
Impressions of Italy
Our humourist dabbles in the travelogue. He likens Italy with India, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Italy is just like India. I didn’t meet a single...
Does the Changing the Name of a City Alter its Identity? What Happens to Development?
The government is now contemplating of renaming Allahabad as Prayag Raj. “What’s in a name?” Sounds simple. But it triggers several complicated questions, argues Zeba, exclusively in Different Truths....
From Practice to Perfect: Sex with Minor Wife Criminalised by the SC
In a landmark judgement, the Apex Court ruled out the exception u/s 375(2) of the IPC as being unconstitutional, stating that if any husband engages in sexual intercourse with...