Advocacy - Different Truths

April 8, 2024
Harsh Vardhan 'Samrat'
Human Rights, Poem

Wish of a Child

A poem on child labour by Harsh, in Different Truths. This socially responsive poem effectively displays sordid plight of a child working in the mines. It represents the feelings...

April 5, 2024
Geeta Varma
Advocacy, Relationship & Lifestyle

The Urgent Need for Domestic Help Appreciation in India

Geeta criticises the disparity between cleanliness appreciation and sanitation worker respect, advocating for improved treatment of domestic helpers, exclusively for Different Truths. We speak about work culture and the...

April 3, 2024
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Films, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Literature

Love is Love: Evolution of LGBTQIA+ Rights in India

Shormita explores LGBTQIA+ issues in India: stigma, family rejection, and rising visibility in media, exclusively for Different Truths. Homosexual relationships are highly stigmatised in Indian culture and society. In...

March 30, 2024
Candice Louisa Daquin
Book Review, History & Culture, Identity

“The Best of the Scribes of Heru” Empowers Black Writers

Candice reviews “The Best of the Scribes of Heru – Vol. 1,” an anthology celebrating unfiltered Black writers’ experiences, challenging stereotypes, exclusively for Different Truths. This first volume, The...

March 29, 2024
Lopamudra Banerjee
Gender, Short Story

Dancing Women’s Tales of Triumph and Resilience

Lopamudra’s story is about diverse women, danced, sharing their identities and stories, revealing their experiences and resistance against societal structures, mocking deep structures, exclusively for Different Truths. They were...

March 22, 2024
Dr. Shaivya Singh
Advocacy, Gender, LGBTQIA+

Love in Action: Addressing Financial Challenges for the LGBTQIA+

Shaivya emphasises the need for culturally competent and accessible services to address LGBTQIA+ mental health issues caused by discrimination and stigma, exclusively for Different Truths. In recent times, with...

March 15, 2024
Dr. Shaivya Singh
Education, Gender, Identity, LGBTQIA+

Drag Queen Vernacular: Unique Expressions of the LGBTQIA+ Community

Shaivya explores the complex relationship between language, identity, and self-expression for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQIA+) individuals, exclusively for Different Truths. Language is more than just a...

March 11, 2024
Dr. Shaivya Singh
Economy, Gender, Special Feature

Women: The Key to Economic Growth and Social Progress

Shaivya argues that empowering women is crucial for accelerating economic and social progress, as it goes beyond mere equality and offers strategic benefits, exclusively for Different Truths. The world...

March 11, 2024
Saumya
Gender, Special Feature

An Open Letter to India from an Indian Girl

Saumya pens an open letter to India, from an Indian girl, raising pertinent and burning issues that she faces, as part of the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. Dear India,...

March 9, 2024
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, Gender, Identity

Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in a Changing World

International Women’s Day 2024 theme is “Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in a Changing World.” India journeys toward gender equality, despite ongoing challenges, celebrates victories, opines Arindam, exclusively for Different...

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