Women - Different Truths

March 20, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Political Equations are in Flux Ahead of Assembly and Lok Sabha Polls

The Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that the week-long AICC plenary session could pit ‘encompassing Indian ethos’ as the political, ideological and social moorings of Congress to counter ‘sectarian...

March 18, 2018
Tapati Sinha
Gender, People

Women Achievers Inspire Us to Fight Against all Odds

As we look into the lives of the women achievers who could overcome extreme situations and hurdles of life against all obstacles, we are forced to mull over reasons...

March 16, 2018
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy, Gender

Week-Long Campaign to Curb Child Marriage

To build awareness against child marriage and address the issue in a holistic manner, Jawhar Jyoti Bal Vikas Kendra (JJBVK), a grassroots level organisation supported by CRY-Child Rights and You, announces...

March 13, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Modi-Shah Should Know Winning Elections is Not All: Naresh Chandra Agarwal is Loose Cannon

The BJP should know the kind of reputation that Naresh Chandra Agarwal brings with him. Once to hit at the BJP, he equated Hindu gods with brands of liquor....

March 11, 2018
Tapan Mozumdar
Short Story

Relieved

Here’s an interesting short story by Tapan, exclusively for Different Truths. The twenty-something driver of the Auto-rickshaw was cruising like he owned every inch of the road. Neera had...

March 8, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

BJP Gets a Black Eye in Statue War: Parivar is a Poor Learner

Post-Tripura-Lenin-Statue-Topple, Subramanian Swamy, Kiran Rijiju and H Raja went after the Leftist bust. And a little-known Tamil Nadu BJP small-fry called Muthu Raman took a hammer to Periyar’s head...

March 6, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Short Story, Special Feature

(T)hank (G)od

Here’s a short story on a non-conventional and satirical aspect of womanhood. The central theme is relevant to the present social conditions and brutal crimes that happen on women, for the...

March 4, 2018
Tapati Sinha
Gender, History & Culture, LGBTQIA+

A Historical Perspective of Transgender, a Different Community

In the earliest ages, these people were quite often thought to possess the wisdom that traditionally-gendered people did not, and were venerated for this. As civilisations transformed from matrilineal...

February 28, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

A Quirky Reward of Stability in Governing

Manoj Baitha who fled to Nepal surrendered to police Wednesday morning. We’re seeing a degree of lawlessness in this country like seen never before. Lawlessness is everywhere; from Srinagar...

February 27, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

Supreme Court Lands in another Major Crisis: Judicial Impropriety in Conflicting Judgements on Land Acquisition

Conflicting judgements on land acquisition exposes a major crisis in judicial impropriety. Here’s a weekly round-up of the major decisions of the courts in India as also legal policy...

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