Children - Different Truths

March 1, 2016
Nirmal Kumar Paudel
Education & Career

A day in a Madrasa

Nirmal, a human rights activist, had a firsthand experience of working in a Madrasa, in Varanasi. He recounts his experiences to Different Truths. In 2008, PVCHR worked with Madrasa to...

February 23, 2016
Champa Srinivasan
Potpourri

Is it Wrong to Smile Always?

Is it wrong to smile always? Some feel that always smiling is lying. Champa takes a close look at people who are often judgemental. She feels that there are Different...

February 9, 2016
Sarika Sarkar Das
Cover Story, Education & Career

The Grim World of Gifted Children

This article provides an overview of some of the issues relating to talented and gifted children. We should know how to identify gifted and talented children. Third world and...

January 11, 2016
Indraneel Majumdar
Humor, Literature

Bollywood Humour: Of Men, Women and Cine Stars!

Humour writer Indraneel takes a tongue-in-cheek view of families arguing in public places. He hilariously likens the clash (read tension) to Bollywood icons. Different Truths introduces his column, Bollywood...

January 8, 2016
Arindam Roy
Potpourri

Saintly Vijayan!

In his over three-decade journey as a journalist, Arindam shows us the many faces of newsrooms in India, at the turn of the Millennium. He calls this series, ‘The...

December 21, 2015
Rama Shanker Singh
Cover Story, People

Numbers, Language and Story: A Nomadic Perspective

Nomads are the most ancient people on earth. They speak several languages. Their ancient Nomadic lingo is very different from the languages that we use. Rama Shanker explores into the Nomadic...

December 11, 2015
Ampat Varghese Koshy
Poem

Today, I Finally Found You

Ampat’s poem celebrates the immense power of love. His lyrical poem with epic sensibility, moves from the sensual to the social selves. Today I finally found you in between...

December 7, 2015
Nanditaa Bannerjee
Gender, Relationship & Lifestyle

Of Nubile Daughter’s Marriage and Motherhood

It’s not easy to be the mother of a nubile daughter in India. The social pressures for marriage are high. Family and friends start meddling way too much, Nanditaa, takes a...

December 5, 2015
Ratan Bhattacharjee
Literature, Poem

Two Dark Poems

Different Truths introduces poems from this issue. Ratan pens two dark poems that deal with hatred, violence and deaths, unleashing untold miseries that men in the supreme ignorance bring...

December 3, 2015
Bhaswati Bhattacharya
Potpourri

My long-lost Cousin Mithu: A Tribute to Innocence

Bhaswati walks down the memory lane. She recalls her association with her cousin, Mithu, in a soulful account. The title is a misleading, because she was never lost, and it...

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