poverty - Different Truths

May 11, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Criticism, Short Story, Special Feature, Tribute

Short Stories of Tagore: Vignettes from Human Life

Ruchira critiques eight short stories of Tagore, in the Special Issue, exclusively for Different Truths. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mini who lived...

May 9, 2021
Michele Baron
Poem, Short Story, Special Feature, Tribute

firefly

An enigmatic short story, by Michele, as a tribute to Tagore, a Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “I really cannot understand,” her fingers pounded out on the keypad,...

December 10, 2020
Suchismita Ghoshal
Poem

Of Values and Desires

An evocative poem, by Suchismita, about poverty, values, and desires, exclusively for Different Truths. Poverty invokes the darkness of night, And my baba’s face loses the glimmering light. This...

September 22, 2018
Jared Akama Onyari
Crime, Environment, Health, Special Feature

Dandora Dumpsite is a Bedroom for the Urban Poor in Nairobi

Dandora is the biggest dumpsite in Nairobi, an estate littered with dirt and overflowing sewers pouring into the drainage system. For most though, it is the high level of...

June 27, 2018
Dr. Kulmeet Singh Soin
Politics

Unworthy Political Manoeuvrings: Where the Nation Stands Today – II

In the second and final part of his political commentary, Dr. Kulmeet shows us the huge gaps between the promises and realities by the Modi-led government, in the Centre,...

June 20, 2018
Atindra Nath Das
Advocacy, Opinion

You Need a Classroom to Break the Chain

It’s time we understand how education can do wonders in eliminating child labour, opines Atindra, for Different Truths. A little less than 1.5 crore children call Jharkhand their home....

June 18, 2018
IPA Service
Theatre

Jeremy Irons Mesmerises in a Semi-Autobiographical Play

Long Day’s Journey into Night, currently being staged at Los Angeles, is a masterful rendition of Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece about the human condition. The British cast is led by...

June 7, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

GDP Growth Looking Up, But Serious Problems Remain

The high growth does not reflect the whole story. There is significant jobless growth. Only 8 lakh new jobs have been created against the requirement of nearly 50 lakhs...

June 6, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Poverty, World

Thousands of British Citizens Trapped in High Debt: Social Care Cuts Hit Working Class Families

Despite an ageing population, the social care sector is rapidly decreasing, with figures released in 2017 suggesting that as many as 49 percent of frontline care jobs have vanished...

June 6, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Poverty

India is the Second Most Unequal Country, Globally

New World Wealth, a Johannesburg-based company, published a report where it claimed that India is the second-most unequal country in the world, with millionaires controlling 54 percent of the...

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