That Old Lady in the Plaza
One in three elderly in Hong Kong aged 65 and over are living in poverty. They spend the remaining of their lives, looking through trash that we throw, trying...
The Iconic Serial Anupama: Idolising Womanhood
Dr. Sudipta revisits the TV serial Anumpama that idolises womanhood. An exclusive for Different Truths. Let’s take a sharp glance at the popular show: Anupama. The serial which is...
tea, salt, and teranga
Not all salt harvesters are held in equal esteem. As in many economically-challenged zones across the world, outside Dakar, in the shallow basin of Senegal’s Lac Rose, salt workers...
Are we not all Privileged and Unprivileged in Some Way?
Ritambhara looks at the emptiness and void in the lives of the rich and pits it against the have-nots, in this verse, exclusively for Different Truths. The homeless on...
China has Lessons to Learn from US-Japan Trade Tiff: India Could Benefit from Shift in Chinese Policy
To circumvent the trade war, China should increase its overseas investment in low-cost countries and re-route its exports to the USA. India can become a preferred destination for Chinese...
Corbyn is Best Placed to Win Next Elections: British Left Must Maintain Unity to Ensure the Process
Millions of people are invested in the idea of a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government. That raises a new challenge — how to maintain and strengthen the unity of the...
Looking at Elders through Selective Eyes: Retirees from News Organisations in Dire Straits
Retired people from newspaper companies and organisations were never granted proper salaries in their prime time of life. Having craftily ensured low salaries to these essential staff, the management...
Tagore and Allahabad: Indian Press Published all his Books, from 1908-14, including the Nobel Prize-winning Gitanjali – I
Between 1908 and 1914, Indian Press printed and published all Tagore works and made it popular. The books were printed by Indian Press, Allahabad and sold through Indian Publishing...
Sexual Harassment at Workplace: 20 Years after Vishaka Verdict
The Apex Court, for the first time, laid down a volume of guidelines and principles, apparently to be followed by all employment institutions state governed or private. In 2013,...