Nations - Different Truths

February 6, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Congress and BJP Gear up for Electioneering in the Northeast States

Is Modi then trying to project his pro-poor and pro-farmer image ahead of the elections – this is a major question we should be asking after the union budget?...

February 6, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

Three H and my Favourite Professor

A renowned professor, a pioneer in the field of quizzing and one who had been associated with the government for imparting training to aspiring civil servants had not received...

February 3, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy, International Relations, Politics

Which way Does Davos take us?

Prime Minister Modi goes on to show that his foreign policy is driven by the need and will to make India into a formidable force to reckon with in...

January 28, 2018
Amit Singh
Cover Story, Human Rights

Human Rights Reframed: Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was mainly drafted by the colonial powers thus voices of third world countries could not be heard in the noble document since...

January 18, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Art of Unconditional Service – LVIII

Nilanjana retells a tale of seva (unconditional service) that Krishna narrated, from the Bhagavatam. He cites the examples of a tree and wives of wise men. Read more in...

January 11, 2018
Tarun Gupta
Business, Economy

How Reliable Are the Indian Banks?

Will the FRDI Bill become a law with enhanced investor protection, as per the assurance of the finance ministry? Tarun examines the debate on the said Bill, in the...

January 11, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: What did Krishna Promise to the Gopis – LVII?

Nilanjana recounts a popular tale from the Bhagavatam where Krishna steals the clothes of the Gopis, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Pariskhit was all ears as...

January 4, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Magical Flute – LVI

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Krishna’s magical flute from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Parikshit asked, “If bhakti (devotion) is the road to moksha (liberation), then Krishna’s contemporaries...

December 21, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Forest Fire – LIV

Nilanjana recounts a tale of the Maya or Cosmic Game of Lord Krishna, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. “The innocence of the cowherds is amazing. They...

December 16, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Business, Economy, International Relations, Politics

Will the Emergence of the Left in Nepal Erode Indo-Nepal Friendship to Benefit China Strategically?

That China has been assiduously wooing Kathmandu has been all too clear but that the people of Nepal would turn away from India through the democratic process was not...

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