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May 3, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Gaze Across the Shore

Sarala describes in great detail the goings-on at the seashore. While most things are transient, gazing across the shore is meditative. Here’s a poignant verse celebrating the beauty of...

April 24, 2017
Chhavi Mehra
Education & Career, International Relations

International Students and their Financial Challenges in the US

According to the Institute of International Education, over one million international students enrolled in American institutions in the year 2015-2016 (International Students). International students face acculturation issues such as...

April 23, 2017
Amit Singh
Cover Story

Right of Housing in India and Forced Eviction: Does the Disadvantaged have Enough Protection?

This article examines the protection mechanism of housing rights in India. The roles of Supreme Court and High Court have been discussed. In addition, NGOs roles are illustrated. For...

April 16, 2017
Muddasir Ramzan
Short Story

Fallen Life

Here’s a poignant short story, a sudden fiction, by Muddasir, dealing with the gloom of death, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. In a whirring euphoria of...

April 15, 2017
Sisir K Chatterjee
Cover Story, Fairs & Festivals, Rituals & Practices

Buro Shibtola: Oracles and Miracles Prove the Prowess of Shiva till date!

Tales of oracles and miracles have survived for about two hundred years surrounding a Shiva temple, known as Buro Shib, beside the Ganga, near the port of Budge Budge,...

April 13, 2017
Different Truths Poets
Poem, Special Feature

An Anthology of Poems on Autism Awareness

In solidarity of those suffering from autism, we, at Different Truths, bring to you an anthology of poems on autism awareness, featuring 40 poems, by as many poets, from...

April 11, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Cover Story, History & Culture, Travel & Food

A Tour into the Fearsome, Doomed World of the Freemantle Prison

The Freemantle Prison is the only World Heritage listed building in Western Australia. Built in the 1850’s by the prisoners themselves, it was used as a barracks for convicts...

April 5, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Hitherto

Here’s a protest poem on the difficulties faced by Transgender people by Kabir, in Different Truths. You have got two receptors of gender with you, So what? We are...

March 27, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

Urdu: Today and Tomorrow

Sehar talks about Urdu, the language of emotions. She talks of Ibn Safvi, an Urdu writer from Kareli, a locality in Allahabad, who was acclaimed by Agatha Christie. Here’s...

March 24, 2017
Nikita Goel
Relationship & Lifestyle

What Women should Stop Wearing after 30: Does Expectations and Judgments of Others Matter?

How long should women continue to live under the weight of the expectations and judgments of others? Is it necessary to behave in the manner the society expects women...

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