Controversial - Different Truths

October 1, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction, Humor, Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

A Slice of Divine Life: Live from Kailash

Here’s Tapati’s fictional Durga-Shiva dialogues, full of banter, repartee, wit, and humour, create a laughter riot, an exclusive Special Feature for Different Truths. “Shiva seems too busy these days!...

March 7, 2022
Luz Maria Lopez
Criticism, Gender

The Heritage of Latin American Women Writers

In Latin America, there is a tradition of women’s rights activism. Commitment to gender equality is not new in Latin America. In fact, Latin women’s empowerment has reached beyond...

January 7, 2022
Tapan Mozumdar
Fiction

A Hole in the Bag

An intriguing story about the interconnectedness of a sling bag and its owner, Karthik. The surprise element of this fantasy fiction makes it enigmatic. Here’s the story, this week,...

September 24, 2018
Dr. Ranjana Sharan Sinha
Gender, Human Rights, Profile, Special Feature

Sojourner Truth, First Feminist to Assert Black Identity: Intersectionality and Truth

What Sojourner Truth may have been most famous for, not unlike the firebrand anarchist Emma Goldman, was her public speaking. Illiterate throughout her life, she nevertheless had a remarkable...

June 6, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance, People

A Friendship Soured

Hemashri recounts a painful, real-life experience, in a fictional voice, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Syamoli still wonders whether colleagues could ever be friends! She simply...

June 5, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Time up for Undemocratic Choreography of BJP

The problem with such stage-managed shows is the fostering of an illusion of control and invincibility, which are the hallmarks of the Modi dispensation. These are standard techniques of...

May 12, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Politics

Twin Gubernatorial Rebuffs in Two Days: Political Violence Haunts Kerala Government

Governor P. Sathasivam has sought a report from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the political killings. This is the second time in the last six months that the Governor...

May 12, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Karnataka Polls: Some Things are Unstoppable as Karnataka Shows How Politics is Poison

Temples and mutts hardened stance weeks ago and no visits to temples in foreign climes will change voter preference so late in the day. Saturday (May 12, 2018), cash...

April 22, 2018
IPA Service
Cover Story, Legal Issues

Dangerous Portends of Agenda-Driven Verdicts: Justice Must be seen to be done for Credibility

The Supreme Court verdict, dismissing the petitions seeking an independent investigation into the death of judge Loya, has everything mentioned by Chief Justice Hewart as a ground for impartiality...

March 31, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Cyber Security

Beware of Fake Celebrities Created by SocBots

Social Networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc – recently Facebook has been accused of malicious electoral influence (though still in debates), it might probably have been made...

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