Advocacy - Different Truths

March 19, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Gender, Law & Order

MP Police Forced to Launch Crackdown to Stop Crimes against Women

Facing the heat over the sharp upward spiral in sexual assaults on women and minors in the city, police went overboard in a crackdown against history-sheeters. A joint team...

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 8, 2018
Sreelata Menon
Gender, Politics, Special Feature

Why Renuka Chowdhary is Not Alone?

A woman cannot get away with even a mere laugh in today’s world. There is no solidarity even among her own gender who are quick to sit in judgment...

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 19, 2018
IPA Service
Conflict & Resolution, Crime, Identity, Law & Order, Mass Media, Politics, Security, Terrorism, War & Conflicts

Kashmiri Journalists, Real and Unreal: Many of Them Owe Allegiance to Pakistan

Here’s a report on Kashmiri journalists, real and unreal, and how they are indoctrinated against India, for Different Truths. Kamran Yusuf is a Kashmiri photo-journalist. The other day, the...

February 3, 2018
Dr. Preeti Talwar
Gender, Relationship & Lifestyle

An Open Letter to my Would-be Daughter-in-law

In an open letter to her would-be daughter-in-law, Dr. Preeti pours her heart out. She takes the initiative to show how the relationship could be a sweet one. A...

January 28, 2018
Amit Singh
Cover Story, Human Rights

Human Rights Reframed: Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was mainly drafted by the colonial powers thus voices of third world countries could not be heard in the noble document since...

January 28, 2018
IPA Service
Dissent, Gender

Madhya Pradesh Women Fight Closure of Boozing Yards

Maintaining law and order situation is also far easier for police so long as ahatas are there, contended these women as they can reach anywhere easily if a fight...

January 15, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Advocacy, Economy

Will the Union Budget Respond to the Demand of the Civil Society for a Universal Pension Scheme?

The letter written on behalf of the Pension Parishad, a network of 100 civil society organisations in it, is in response to recent reports indicating that the Centre was...

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