Ashes - Different Truths

February 3, 2018
Ayub Khawar
Poem

I have to do a Lot of Chores

An inward-looking, poignant verse, by Ayub, for Different Truths. Someone plucked out my lashes, And twisted them into a cord, Then fastened my dreams, With the same cord, And...

February 1, 2018
IPA Service
Law & Order, Politics

Kasganj Violence: Yogi Government Fails to Act Decisively

People of Kasganj are not feeling safe due to constant threats from communal and anti-social elements. There appears to be no effective administration in Kasganj. The local administration allowed...

December 31, 2017
Payal Talreja
Cover Story, Dissent, Films, Gender, Mass Media, Sports

Celebrating Women: The Year That Was!

Firebrand feminist, Payal, our columnist, says that from within the murk and gloom of crime against women, there were many who rose from the ashes like the mythical Phoenix....

November 5, 2017
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture, Science & Technology

Navigating in the Dark

Tapati talks of navigation now and in the ancient time, telling us about Matsya Yantra, in India, much before the compass that we know now. Here’s an erudite research,...

November 5, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
Films, Food, Poem, Politics, Science & Technology, Terror Attack

Uber Uber Ban Ban, AI set to Rule the World, Shah Rukh gets the Moon, Khichdi Promo, and Hookah Bar

A far-right activist was banned from ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft after launching into a vitriolic anti-Muslim tirade in the wake of the New York terrorist attack. Stephen Hawking...

October 27, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Travel & Food

Sultanate of Oman: Pristine Beauty Blended with Modernity

Ruchira takes us on a tour of the Sultanate of Oman, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I am footloose by nature. My fondest dream is to...

October 7, 2017
Shabir Ahmad Mir
Books, Criticism

Despite Dual Handicap The Broken Home and Other Stories is Immensely Readable

Shabir reviews Lopamudra Banerjee’s book, The Broken Home and Other Stories, exclusively in Different Truths. Despite a dual handicap, her translation did not leave a bitter taste. However, he...

August 28, 2017
Ayub Khawar
Poem

Let the Heart of Dream be Revealed

An evocative love poem by Ayub, in Different Truths. Let the heart of dream be revealed, Just as drunkenness reveals upon The quivering lashes of the eyes sunken in...

August 8, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

Friends: The Precious Wealth that Money Cannot Buy!

Friends are an inestimable treasure. Age difference, generation gap etc. are not a bar; friendship is the meeting of two minds and hearts that understand, love and accepts each...

July 29, 2017
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

The Revenge of Tashi

A bold and intense prose poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Tashi breathes the mud of magic. The cold windy day translucently blows and his bones rattle against a tepid...

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