Benevolence - Different Truths

April 27, 2017
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Health

Ten Early Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s You Should Never Ignore

Rita tells us about the ten tell-tale signs of Alzhemier’s, and what to do in such a case, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Are you worried...

March 23, 2017
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Relationship & Lifestyle

Road Safety for Senior Citizens

Elders and senior citizens need to be very careful while walking and crossing streets. They account for nearly half of all pedestrian fatalities. Rita tells us the safeguards that...

March 2, 2017
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Relationship & Lifestyle

Rights of the Elderly: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens

More and more couples are working full time, families have become smaller and nuclear, migration, and consumerism have become the order of the day. At the same time, life expectancy of...

February 18, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism, History & Culture

Historicity of the Indian Partition in 1947

The partition of India, in 1947, was a human tragedy, an epoch-making event of the far-reaching impact on the lives of the people of this subcontinent. It created hardships...

January 29, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Cover Story, Criticism

Hindu World View of RK Narayan: Progress of Jagan from Egotism to Mysticism

The acceptance of one homogenised Indian culture, i.e., Hinduism, in general, and Brahminical cult, in particular, is the basic assumption of this article, which aims at examining the process of transformation...

December 1, 2016
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Health

Depending on the Kindness of Strangers

The benevolence of strangers have time and again helped hapless people. Rita tells us about ‘crowdsourcing’ and ‘crowdfunding’ and how these have become a popular way for people to give...

August 11, 2016
Michelle Yost
Activism, Gender

Poor Bangladeshi Women sans Farming Tools Clawed the Soil to Grow Paddy

Michelle shares her experiences of empowering homeless women and children. The project We Help is not a charity. It believes in making people think out of the box. Lease land...