Urdu: Today and Tomorrow
Sehar talks about Urdu, the language of emotions. She talks of Ibn Safvi, an Urdu writer from Kareli, a locality in Allahabad, who was acclaimed by Agatha Christie. Here’s...
Look at me!
Here’s an intense and powerful poem by Luz Maria, Dedicated to the women facing discrimination and violence, in Different Truths that woman that you see behind the glass of...
What to Wear According to the Overall Silhouette of Your Body?
Understanding your body shape is the first step toward knowing how to dress and drape yourself. Malaysia-based fashionista, Shameena, tells us what to wear, in the weekly column, exclusively...
What Women should Stop Wearing after 30: Does Expectations and Judgments of Others Matter?
How long should women continue to live under the weight of the expectations and judgments of others? Is it necessary to behave in the manner the society expects women...
Homeless
Here’s a powerful and intense women-centric protest poem by Meenakshi, in Different Truths. I have always been a cuckoo bird Raising, egging my being in other’s nests Always in...
Do the Muslims of Norway Pose Cultural Threat to Norwegian Identity?
Norway is a country which claims to protect and promote human rights at home and abroad. However, within the deeper layers of Norwegian society, to some extent, hidden racism...
The Crises of Hindu Identity and Patriarchal Wounds in Ice-Candy Man
Continuing with the theme of partition, Basudeb profiles the crises of Hindu identity and patriarchal wounds in Ice-Candy Man. Through the eyes of an eight-year Parsee girl living with...
Accepting and Understanding your Body Shape Empowers you!
Understanding and determining your body shape is often the first step in learning how to dress in a way that makes your body look its best. Nearly every woman...
Why Married Men and Women have Extramarital Affairs?
Nikita looks into the many reasons why married men and women stray. What compels them into extramarital relationships? Read more in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Why...
How Purba, the Survivor, returned from a Journey to Hell?
Trafficking of women is an international commercial activity in which force, coercion, and fraud are used to transport women across international boundaries for economic gain. As a complex organised...