Indian Women - Different Truths

December 11, 2017
Mamta Joshi
Gender, Parenting

The Womb Mates

When the kids become parents themselves then only they discover their parents’ awesomeness. The mother-daughter bond strengthens when the daughter becomes a radiant expectant mother. She trusts her mother implicitly...

October 10, 2017
Payal Talreja
Gender, Religion

The Importance of Being Married: Karva Chauth and Attendant Hoopla

Payal takes a hard look at Karva Chauth fasting. She brilliantly critiques the tradition, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Yesterday was the popular day of fasting...

July 23, 2017
Debjani Guha
Cover Story, Education & Career, Gender, Human Rights

Education, Employment, and Empowerment of Women in India: From 1986 Onwards

Deblina and Debjani’s research shows that women are in better position than before, which was unimaginable even two or three decades back. They talk about the various initiatives taken by...

June 28, 2017
Aparajita Dutta
Gender, Sports

Kunatla Ghosh Dastidar: Former Captain and an Inspiration of Indian Women-Football

Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar captained the Indian women’s team in Women’s World Cup. Aparajita profiles the former coach of Mohun Bagan, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The...

June 24, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

Nayantara Sahgal: A Novelist of the Indian Corridors of Political Power

Basudeb profiles Nayantara Sahgal, the second daughter of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru). An important woman novelist of the 20th century, she penned many political novels too,...

June 8, 2017
Farheen Viquas
Science & Technology

Women and Technological Innovations are Hand in Glove

Farheen tells us how technology has enabled and empowered women, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. When technology, innovations, and women collaborate they create wonders. Wonders...

June 3, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: An Unsung Anglo-Indian Woman Novelist in the 20th Century

Basudeb profiles Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, an unsung Anglo-Indian woman novelist, penned 18 novels, short stories, many screenplays, anthologies, and encyclopedias, etc., between 1955 and 2011. Known as the Indian...

May 27, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

Kamala Markandaya: An Important Twentieth Century Indian Woman Novelist in English

Basudeb profiles one of the early woman novelists of India, Kamala Markandaya. A critique, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The Bronte sisters, Mrs. Gaskell, Dorothy Richardson...

May 14, 2017
Smriti Maheshwari
Cover Story, Films

Madhuri Dixit: The Prima Donna of Indian Cinema

Madhuri Dixit’s endearing smile wins the heart of one and all. The prima donna of Indian cinema turns 50 on May 15. Smriti profiles the actress, a cult figure...

May 8, 2017
Vinita Bakshi
Gender

The Strange Paradox of Blessings and Abuses for the Indian Women

Gender bias reflects itself in many forms. From the language of the morality and ethics of the so-called society made stereotypes of good girl and bad girl behaviour. Shockingly,...

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