Hinduism - Different Truths

July 10, 2023
Rajul Tiwari
Religion, Spirituality

Exploring the Significance of Knowledge as Power in Hinduism

Hinduism values knowledge as a powerful source of power, with scriptures, guru-disciple tradition, Jnana Yoga, and education empowering individuals and society, opines Rajul, exclusively for Different Truths. Hinduism has...

June 12, 2023
Rajul Tiwari
Religion, Spirituality

The Importance of Reincarnation in Hindu Philosophy

Reincarnation is a key concept in Hinduism, where the soul is eternal and begins a new life, explains Rajul, exclusively for Different Truths When we die, what happens to...

December 23, 2021
Anika Ghei
Fiction, Special Feature

The Pious Infidel

Intolerance and hatred have existed with its opposite in the public spheres. Here’s Anika’s historical short fiction, in the regular column, exclusively in Different Truths. He was Nizam to us....

August 15, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Advocacy, Gender, Politics, Special Feature

Freedom for Independence Day

A lot more barriers need to be broken and freedom needs to be realised in an imperfect ‘social structure’ that exists in India and abroad. You still need to...

May 21, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Ominous Silence of Advani on Karnataka Crisis: BJP Patriarch Must be Regretting Backing Modi

Advani’s friends and well-wishers describe him as a real statesman, it is doubtful whether he could be accorded with this salutation. None of his actions in recent times, precisely...

May 21, 2018
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Politics

In Pursuit of an Elusive Akhand Bharat

The political dialogue has changed completely from a hitherto common plank that was to some extent regardless of caste, creed or religion to one with religious overtones that favor...

March 27, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Mainstreaming Religious Politics can be Tricky

It is only now when the BJP has succeeded in exploiting the Congress’s mishandling of the secular concept that the latter is trying to erase the image of being...

March 26, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Pandavas Metaphor of Rahul Gandhi Might Work: Congress Pitches 2019 as Mahabharata of Truth

The Congress, trying to come out of one of the worst crisis it has faced in its 133-year-long history, used the 84th plenary in Delhi to set an agenda...

March 20, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Prophets: Lingayat Minority Status another Sidda Gimmick

Lingayats are now a separate religious group. Siddaramiah is behaving like he is Jesus and Prophet Muhammad rolled into one, founding a religion. But he himself doesn’t believe in...

February 25, 2018
Shail Raghuvanshi
Economy, Potpourri

Modi vs. Modi, From Chicken Soup to Indian Marriage Vows, Alone on Valentine, Pumpisthan the Evil Eye

Nirav Modi, in connivance with bank officials and political masters, left a $1.8 billion hole in Punjab National Bank’s books. Taxpayers will have to bear the brunt of this...

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