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July 1, 2017
Different Truths
Book Club, Poem

Ten Selected Poems of Prof. Pushpita Awasthi from Echoes in the Earth

Here are ten selected poems of Prof. Pushpita Awasthi, selected by her, in the Book Extract, from her book, Echoes in the Earth (2016) this week. A Different Truths...

June 27, 2017
Payal Talreja
Gender, Parenting

A Happy Day for Fathers: Someday…

It is neither easy for men, nor women to transition their changing roles. Women are reluctant to give up the mystique of motherhood. And men have to prepare themselves...

June 14, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Gender

Tale of an Iftar with Women, with Sindoor, without Burqa

Twelve women, including Hana Mohsin Khan, a pilot, Nazia Erum, founder of The Luxury Label, Rana Safvi, historian and writer, and Rukhsaar Salem, founder of Mother Digest, decided to...

June 6, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Advocacy, Potpourri

The Ripple Effect of Kindness

Shernaz talks about the act of kindness, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. After a small exchange on WhatsApp, a friend asked me “Are you short-tempered?” I...

June 1, 2017
Bina Pillai
Opinion, Religion

Spirituality is…

Bina talks about spirituality and many myths, biases, and prejudices surrounding it. Here’s her opinion piece, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I met a lady the...

May 30, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, Religion

The Unique Satyanarain: Secularism, Goan Style!

Humourist Soumya keenly observes rituals in government offices in various parts of India. Goa holds the surprise. Smile with him, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Traditionally,...

May 29, 2017
Aparajita Dutta
Advocacy, Gender

Shreeja: The Journey from Three Tulsi Leaves to a Football Academy for Tribal Girls

About 30 years ago, a sage had told Dr. Shib Shankar Dasgupta about the magical mystery of three Tulsi leaves. The fire in his belly made New York-based Dr....

May 28, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

Urdu and the Influence of Punjab

Urdu, which was till now thought to have roots in Delhi, actually took birth in Lahore and adopted Old Punjabi contrary to Braj as its base language. Later, the...

May 11, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Hitherto

This poem deals with the difficulties faced by the transgender community. Here’s a humane poem by Kabir, on the people most misunderstood in South Asia, in Different Truths. ...

May 2, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Relationship & Lifestyle

How much Criticism is too much?

The word criticism is associated with judgment, evaluation and fault-finding; and who likes being judged? Being harshly evaluated puts a person on the defensive; impedes his vision; curtails his...

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