identity - Different Truths

November 25, 2024
Dr. Navodita Pande
Identity, Lifestyle

Focus on Identity: Are More Choices Making Us Neutered?

Dr Navodita suggests that the Gen Alpha, grappling with modern life’s complexities, is experiencing confusion and identity loss due to overwhelming choices. Here’s an exclusive for Different Truths. Being...

November 5, 2024
Monika Ajay Kaul
Handlooms & Handicrafts, History & Culture

Spotlight: The Timeless Beauty of the Shawl Across Cultures

Monika delves into the history of shawls, a culturally significant cloth that has been woven for centuries, providing warmth, beauty, and identity, exclusively for Different Truths. The story of...

September 30, 2024
Dr. Dhiraj Sharma
Advocacy, Economy

Spotlight: A Hard Look at Consumerism vs. Contentment

Dhiraj questions if the rise of consumerism has led to pseudo-lifestyles affecting happiness, exclusively for DifferentTruths. I saw a dog sleeping peacefully asleep on the ground, right before the...

March 15, 2024
Dr. Shaivya Singh
Education, Gender, Identity, LGBTQIA+

Drag Queen Vernacular: Unique Expressions of the LGBTQIA+ Community

Shaivya explores the complex relationship between language, identity, and self-expression for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQIA+) individuals, exclusively for Different Truths. Language is more than just a...

March 9, 2024
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, Gender, Identity

Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in a Changing World

International Women’s Day 2024 theme is “Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in a Changing World.” India journeys toward gender equality, despite ongoing challenges, celebrates victories, opines Arindam, exclusively for Different...

February 23, 2024
Dr. Shaivya Singh
Education, Gender, Identity

Deepening Acceptance: A Focus on Gender-Inclusive Pronouns is Must

Shaivya’s article advocates for gender-inclusive pronouns in primary education, emphasising their impact on mental well-being and creating safe spaces, exclusively for Different Truths. The concepts of ‘gender’ and ‘identity’...

February 7, 2024
Dr. Shaivya Singh
Dissent, Gender, Identity

Spotlight: The Cultural & Historical Roots of Gendered Profanity

Dr. Shaivya explores the relationship between language, gender, and profanity, highlighting its role in challenging traditional gender roles, exclusively for Different Truths. Language is a mirror that reflects societal...

October 11, 2023
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Prayers, Yoga, Meditation, Nature Cure and Ayurveda practiced at Parmarth Niketan

Parmarth Niketan believes in Yoga being a way of life and making one’s life into a prayer to God. Hence they believe a devout person should follow the daily...

August 10, 2023
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Fashion

Significance of Clothing: From Identity to Social Media Influences

Clothing shapes identity and behaviour, evolving from basic materials to diverse fabrics, yet individual choices remain subjective, opines Ruchira – exclusively for Different Truths. Since the dawn of civilisation,...

July 25, 2023
Aryama Bhattacharya
Identity, Politics

Postcolonial Maharashtra and Bengal’s Political Societies, Identity & Urban Dynamics

Aryama in a demographic study examines political societies, governmentality, and naming in Maharashtra and Bengal’s postcolonial metropolises—exclusively for Different Truths The Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, after four decades of...

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