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January 30, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Challenges for the Two National Parties Ahead of the 2019 Elections

Both the national parties, Congress and the BJP, have moved beyond what they stood for in their ‘original form’ of course but we need a leader that can represent...

January 30, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

A Nude Interlude!

Soumya, our humourist, recounts a real-life story, an incident from the life of his maternal great-grandfather, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. This is a story of...

January 29, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

CPI (M) Victim of the Bourgeoisie Manoeuvrings

In the process of nursing his false bourgeoisie ego, Karat has inflicted a severe damage to the party. It may not be possible to construe the quantum of the...

January 26, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
History & Culture, Potpourri

Cakes or Kebabs: We owe it to the Alien Cultures

Ruchira tells us how the composite Indian culture developed synergizing with other cultures, which the jingoists prefer to call alien, something that is corrupting the pure Hindu culture. Read...

January 25, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Art of Unconditional Service – LIX

Sukha continued narrating the story, second subpart, continuing from last week, as retold by Nilanjana, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Sukha continues narrating the story. Krishna...

January 21, 2018
Bushra Alvi Razzack
Poem

Birthing of a Muslim

Bushra fears the divisive and communal world her grandson would inherit in this poem, for Different Truths. In a world torn asunder With hate, prejudice, and conflict I gasp...

January 19, 2018
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

Tempting Soft Red Velvet Cookies

Sarika shares the recipe of red velvet cookies, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I didn’t cook during December holidays. I know it is hard to believe....

January 18, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Art of Unconditional Service – LVIII

Nilanjana retells a tale of seva (unconditional service) that Krishna narrated, from the Bhagavatam. He cites the examples of a tree and wives of wise men. Read more in...

January 18, 2018
Kabir Deb
Poem

Salvage

Here’s an intense, enigmatic poem, by Kabir, that deals with the cruelty of the society, for Different Truths. The hell replenishes itself Pleased by her evil desires as mirage ...

January 15, 2018
Ashu Arora
Literary Festival, Potpourri

A Letter to my Favourite Books

Ashu pens a letter to his favourite books, as gratitude, in the regular column, exclusively for Different Truths. Dear Books, I hardly remember the day we met for the...

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