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February 10, 2018
IPA Service
International Relations, Politics, Security

India Must Avoid Military Action in Maldives: Situation is Completely Different From 1984

The recent crisis in the Maldives has to be seen in the larger and long-term context of Sino-Indian rivalry to gain supremacy in the Indian Ocean Region and the...

February 10, 2018
Suveera Sharma
Food, History & Culture, Relationship & Lifestyle

Paint the Town Green!

With more and more people choosing to go vegan or vegetarian, options are increasing gradually. Recently a popular restaurant in Discovery Bay announced their completely revamped, predominantly vegetarian menu...

February 9, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion

The Captivating Story of Mysore Silk, Irkal, Paithani and Banarasi Saris – II

Shameena tells us about other popular verities of saris, Mysore Silk, Irkal of Karnataka, Paithani and Banarasi saris, this week, in the second and final part of the two-part...

February 8, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Taj to Tej and Mahal to Mandir: It is the Ruining Thought that Merits Demolition

Taj Mahotsav or Tej Mahotsav, both are the same things. There is not much difference between Taj and Tej. Our Tej Mandir has been turned into a cremation ground...

February 8, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna is Crowned Govinda – LXI

Nilanjana retells the story of how Krishna was crowned as Govinda, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Sukha moved on to the next story, “After all the...

February 8, 2018
Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar
Poem

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...

February 7, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Azaadi Does not Brook Compulsion-Vumpulsion, say JNU Students

More than 7,000 students of JNU have collectively and compulsorily boycotted compulsory attendance. Teachers, too, are refusing to mark attendance. Here’s a report for Different Truths. The word ‘compulsory’...

February 7, 2018
Mahima Sharma
Education & Career

How to Restart your Career?

Mahima shares some practical tips that helped her not only to resume work after a break but also switch to her passion as work, in the weekly column, exclusively...

February 7, 2018
Nandita Samanta
Poem

Remains of Love

An enigmatic poem about love and its loss by Nandita, for Different Truths. We have reached into the depths of a void plucked from the carnage of vestiges of...

February 6, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

When Names Determine the Sex!

Humourist Soumya tells us the gender confusion that names create, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. In the days before gender identity became infra dig and when...