Farmers - Different Truths

February 2, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Politics

Is the Election Budget of Arun Jaitley Simply Ambitious?

The finance minister has put a good many of his eggs in the farmers’ basket. He is betting that India’s farm sector should undergo a transformational change and it...

February 2, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, History & Culture

Say Cheese!

Ruchira tells us the story of cheese, its antiquity and how it became an industrial product with the rise of its popularity and increased demands. Here’re the interesting details,...

February 1, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Budgetary Rural Push not enough to Deal with Farm Distress

The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has given no sops to the middle classes by offering any concessions in the income tax rates. The industrial sector has been assured of...

January 22, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Business, Ecology

Will Sops in the Forthcoming Budget Undo the Ills of Two Mammoth Steps, Demonetisation and GST?

A populist budget with more sops is expected. The Modi government would justify the reasons for the two mammoth steps, demonetisation and GST, aimed at cleaning the economy. These...

January 22, 2018
Kabir Deb
Drama

Slaves Still Rule: A Soliloquy from Kritodash

Kabir translates a famous soliloquy of a slave from the play Kritodash in Bengali. Crossing the barriers of time and place, the slave talks of the human consciousness from...

January 13, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy, International Relations, Politics

India-ASEAN Economic Ties for the Future

In September 2009 India had signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the ASEAN to promote economic ties. It was seen as a major foray into a formidable regional...

January 4, 2018
Tarun Gupta
Business, Economy

Out of the Box Ideas to Kick-start the Economy

Tarun offers a few out of the box ideas to kick-start the Indian economy, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. The economy is going well, right? After...

December 26, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Sharp Contrast in the Leadership Styles between NaMo and RaGa Palpable After the Recent Assembly Elections

There is a clarity of who will be the next chief minister in Gujarat, while the chief ministerial candidate is yet to be finalised for Himachal Pradesh. More importantly,...

November 26, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
Films, Human Rights, Politics

Padmavati Priorities, Let us Talk 3-D Sanskrit, Cancer Sins, and Going Back Home

What would be the fate of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film on Padmavati? Claims and counter-claims galore, a section of the Hindus are enraged about Padmavati meeting Khilji, which they...

November 22, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Films, Interview, People

Amma Meri, a Bold Film, Exposes the Bitter Truth of Agrarian India

Here’s an exclusive interview, by Mahima, of the independent writer-director Tarun Jain whose short film, Amma Meri, has got the honour to be screened at the IFFI, Goa. A thought-provoking film...

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