The Caste of Cars
Here’s a social commentary and protest through the caste of cars, by Elsy, exclusively for Different Truths. Cars are moulded in many casts, and they have their castes too....
Big Boost to Formation of Broad Anti-BJP Front: CPI to be Primed for Challenges Ahead
The CPI was the first left party to propose a common platform of left, secular and democratic forces to counter the communal forces at the national level. It is...
A Story of Courage and Valour: Veer Madrassis Fought the Odds of Sub-zero Temperatures at Siachen
At Siachen, at 5 am, on February 3, 2016, the 400-ft-high, Bana ice-wall collapsed on the 10 Veer Madrassis of 19 Madras (including a nursing assistant). Led by Braveheart...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Gopis in Moonlight – LXV
Nilanjana retells the story of Krishna and the gopis on a moonlit night, elaborating on the Leela or the cosmic game, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths....
Gorakhpur-Phulpur Shows both Modi and Rahul Their Place: Future Politics May Hinge Around SP, BSP
The acclaimed election machine of Modi and Shah broke down completely in Gorakhpur and Phulpur. And Yogi Adityanath after a year in power in UP was being told he’s...
Rajnikanth: The Advent of a New Star-Politician
Convinced of the need to now play a true-life saviour to the masses in real life rather than in reel-life Rajnikanth, who is yet to name his party believes...
A Year of Musings: Recounting the Bhagavatam in 2017; the Story Continues
Srimad Bhagavatam skillfully combines all the aspects of creation, where the divine in various forms create, preserve and annihilate only to transform and create again. A close look at...
What is Art and What is Not: The Laws Relating to Graffiti in India
There are no express provisions of law regarding graffiti in India. However, the Constitution of India lays down certain provisions in this regard. Kolkata-based Vedatrayee discusses the issue of...
Does the Changing the Name of a City Alter its Identity? What Happens to Development?
The government is now contemplating of renaming Allahabad as Prayag Raj. “What’s in a name?” Sounds simple. But it triggers several complicated questions, argues Zeba, exclusively in Different Truths....
Humming Grief
An intense poem that transcends from the pain of grief to a sense of grief, by Elsy, in Different Truths. She hummed with pride a stately grief hemmed into...