The Breakdown
Here’s an intense and evocative poem by Smita. And then she was goneAnd he paced the apartment,A lone wolf, restless,Its tongue hanging out . . . He stood by...
An Invalid Character Certificate
A loose comments by a senior officer about the character of the author, in the presence of her husband – they are officers in the Assam state services –...
Delicious Maacher Kaliya: A Fish Delicacy in a Bengali Home
Maacher Kaiya is a fish delicacy in a Bengali home. Anumita, our Managing Editor, shares the recipe, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Geography has a vital...
Foolhardiness: Government Tries to Pull the Wool over the Eyes of People
The problem with high retail prices is due to the fact that the government treats petrol and diesel as cash cows to make money. The retail price of petrol...
Report Card of Modi Government: More Misses than Hits amid Hindutva Backdrop
Four years on, are people happy? Under Modi government, there has been some success, but many failures. Despite all its achievements, which has driven by a deeper political agenda,...
In Four Years, Modi has Transformed Despair into Hope: India is Now Fastest Growing Major Economy
The country’s mood from despair has transformed into hope and aspirations. Good governance and good economics have been blended with good politics. The result of this has been that the BJP...
Four Years of Modi not a Bad Bargain for Economy: Probity in Decision-Making Seen Restored to a Degree
The first positive score would be that in four years we have not had one single instance of a major scandal. Accusations of money making on the sly by...
Constitutional Crisis Post-Karnataka Election Results: Supreme Court has set Precedence
Much has been written about the significance of the Karnataka developments for the wider Indian politics, and whether it signifies the coming together of the major opposition parties to...
Overseas Bidders for Air India Trying to Twist Sale Terms: Air Traffic Boom Sends AI on a Fast Recovery Track
It is not clear why the government wants to retain a 24 percent stake in Air India. Any holding below 26 percent is hardly of any use to a...
Three Things You Should Know about the Use of Colourants in Plastic Ware
Ritambhara tells us the three things we must know about the use of colourants in plastic ware, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. We are often lured...