Pandemic - Different Truths

April 23, 2021
Sarala Balachandran
Pandemic, Poem

Letter to God

A heart-wrenching letter to God, to kill Coronavirus, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. Dear Ever-Loving Father, Don’t be upset reading my letter, Which is full of sorrows...

April 20, 2021
Enakshi J
Health, Pandemic

Where is my Country Headed?

Enakshi takes a hard look at the huge surge of Covid-19 cases coupled with a shortage of vaccines, hospital beds, oxygen, etc. An exclusive for Different Truths. They say,...

March 31, 2021
Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein
Crime, Pandemic, Politics

Alarming Spike of Hate Crime Against Asian-Americans in the USA

The pandemic escalated hate crimes and xenophobia against Asian-Americans, particularly the Chinese, in the US, as they presumed that Coronavirus originated in China. Tabassum takes a hard look and...

March 30, 2021
Shyamal Mukhopadhay
Business, Economy, Pandemic

My Dhobiwala Lockdown and the Economy

The prolonged lockdown after demonetisation was perhaps not a good step. It hurt livelihoods of the unorganised sector, like Dhobi, etc., other than hurting the MSME sector, in India....

March 25, 2021
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy, Children's Right, Human Rights, Pandemic

COVID Pandemic Impacted Child Psyche: Missing Schools, Facing Financial Crisis among Biggest Stress Factors

With one in every four child-respondents citing financial problems to be one of the biggest stress factors during the COVID-19 months, reveals a recent study conducted by Child Rights...

March 22, 2021
Rakhi S. Jalota
Home & Garden, Pandemic, Parenting

Thrilled to See a Newly Grown Plant

Rakhi takes us through the boon and bane of the pandemic. Gardening with her children was an interesting aspect of the lockdown. Here’s a new weekly column, beginning this...

March 3, 2021
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy, Health, Pandemic

World NGO Day: Celebrating the Role of Indian NGOs in Combatting the COVID Pandemic

As the world celebrated the World NGO Day on February 27, it is time to take a note of the huge efforts put forth by the non-profit organisations in battling...

March 2, 2021
Dr. Kulmeet Singh Soin
Cover Story, Health, Pandemic

The Indian Covid Mystery and Multiple Narratives

Experts speculate that several factors are likely behind the decline in India’s case numbers, such as the country’s younger population or the possibility of rising immunity in urban areas....

February 15, 2021
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Pandemic, Poem

Lockdown Effect: Two Vignettes

Two evocative poems, by Sunil, on the pandemic, exclusively for Different Truths. #1: This street, That street a street awash in the orange light of the masthead lamp;...

February 9, 2021
Chaitali Sengupta
Pandemic, Poem

Masked Humanity

A powerful and an evocative poem about the pandemic, exclusively for Different Truths. An invisible mask, we always wore… concealing our secrets, pain and lies; ...

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