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April 19, 2017
Dr. Roxy Arora
Gender

Nandita Venkatesan: The Girl who Refused to Throw in the Towel

Fighting against all odds, a life-threatening disease, Nandita Venkatesan, emerged victorious. Her ordeals were long and unforgiving. But her never-say-die spirit makes her an inspiration for many of us,...

April 17, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Science & Technology, Technology

What is Big Data?

Most companies are exploring ways and means to streamline the information that is available to them. And Big Data is trending big time these days. So what then is...

April 16, 2017
Tapan Mozumdar
Fiction

Supermoon

A 25-year-old roadie, Nalin, meets a witch, Maya, an elderly widow. It’s a full moon night. Tapan takes us through many twists and turns, with sparks flying. Was Maya...

April 15, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

The Impact of Herbert Spencer on Thomas Hardy

Herbert Spencer’s influence on Thomas Hardy is palpable with reference to the novel, Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Spencer saw ‘the minds of men and the forms of society’ in...

April 4, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Balancing the Books

We just crossed over to a new financial year in India, on April 1. This is the time to balance the books, says humourist Soumya, tongue-in-cheek. Read more in...

April 1, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

The Other Side of Silence: Documenting Oral History – I

Continuing with the literature on Indian Partition, Basudeb examines an important treatise, The Other Side of Silence, by Urvashi Butalia, in two parts. In the first part, he tells...

March 30, 2017
Debjani Guha
Gender

Opportunities and Challenges for Women Workforce

Debjani and Madhuparna take a hard look into the opportunities and challenges for women workforce in this research article of theirs, exclusively in Different Truths. In India, the emphasis...

March 19, 2017
Amit Singh
Conflict & Resolution, Cover Story, Multiculturalism, Politics

Do the Muslims of Norway Pose Cultural Threat to Norwegian Identity?

Norway is a country which claims to protect and promote human rights at home and abroad. However, within the deeper layers of Norwegian society, to some extent, hidden racism...

March 19, 2017
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Politics

An Open Letter to the Beloved Prime Minister of India

As a new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is being elected, Prof. Bhaskar congratulated the Prime Minister for his huge victory in the state. In an Open Letter, he...

March 13, 2017
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Health

Cancer: A Viral Truth

Cancer cervix is leading cancer in Indian women and the second most common worldwide. A known cause, HPV ( Human Papilloma Virus), a known mode of spread i.e sexually transmitted...

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