episode - Different Truths

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 29, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

Sterlite Plant Episode is a Clear Case of Violation of Laws: Tamilnadu Govt. Has to Bear Major Responsibility

On 22nd May 2018, thirteen protestors were gunned down in cold blood by the Tamil Nadu police, when they were protesting against the Sterlite Copper plant, a unit of...

May 18, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues, Politics

Supreme Court has Prevented Horse Trading by Advancing Floor Test: Karnataka Episode Should be a Lesson to Governors

According to latest judicial pronouncements, if an alliance of two parties gets a majority, its leader should be invited to form the government. It hardly matters if the alliance...

May 2, 2018
IPA Service
Gender, Politics

Biplab Deb Insulting Diana Hayden no Surprise: Tripura CM Betrays Sangh View of Minorities

Biplab Deb is a product of this xenophobic tradition, which gives pride of place to religion over the constitutional rights of every citizen, irrespective of his or her faith. ...

March 29, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Gopis – Rasa Krida – LXVII

In this episode, Nilanjana helps us understand the many colours and hues of love that Lord Krishna explained to the gopis of Vrindavan. It culminates in Rasa Krida, in...

February 28, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Mayawati is Bucking Trends in Dalit Politics: Electoral Gambles, Not Ideological Challenge

The BSP czarina, Mayawati, has evidently decided that teaming up with the former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s party in Karnataka is her best option. A report, for Different...

February 27, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

Supreme Court Lands in another Major Crisis: Judicial Impropriety in Conflicting Judgements on Land Acquisition

Conflicting judgements on land acquisition exposes a major crisis in judicial impropriety. Here’s a weekly round-up of the major decisions of the courts in India as also legal policy...

December 30, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Films

Top 10 Outstanding Indian Short Films of 2017

With the growing influence of the digital media, expanding wingspan of the Internet and very less time at the hands of the modern film viewer, short films are increasingly attracting...

July 20, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Cinema, Interview, LGBTQIA+

…And the World Heard the Sisak of the Actors Jitin and Dhruv

Our columnist Mahima brings you the candid and bold interview of the two actors Jitin Gulati and Dhruv Singhal, as the second and final part of the two-part interviews...

June 29, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Putana – XXXII

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Putana and how she was slain by child Krishna, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Putana was loyal to her king, Kamsa....

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