Privilege - Different Truths

February 10, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, International Relations, Politics, Security

Modi Captivates His Audience With Words: Is it Sound over Substance?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making a keynote address at the World Government Summit in Dubai. He never fails with words when it comes to these matters, irrespective of...

February 9, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Mahabharata over Ramayana in Rajya Sabha

Congress MPs are pulling out handcuffs and seeking arrests, so to speak, possibly that of PM if he admits that he meant Shoorpanaka when he spoke of the Ramayana...

February 6, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Pre-Poll Promises to Farmers and Poor

After four years in power already, the Modi government achieving neither inclusive growth nor jobs in millions promised in 2014, should now wake up to the plight of distressed...

February 3, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Simultaneous Elections no Longer Feasible in India: Lok Sabha, Assembles have Diverse Federal Rhythms

There is the talk of holding Lok Sabha and Assembly polls simultaneously. Both President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have strongly pitched for simultaneous elections. Simultaneous...

January 7, 2018
Dr. Preeti Talwar
Education & Career, Potpourri

Chasing Dreams I became a Butterfly!

It was three decades back choosing a career was a daunting task. Picking up the science stream was considered a privilege. It was like a herd mentality to pick...

December 23, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
International Relations, Politics

Indo-Bangla Relations, Rohingya Crisis and the Rakhine State: What would bring the Two Friends Together Again?

It was Modi’s public statement during his Myanmar visit in September, which had led Dhaka to protest. India had always supported Myanmar in the international fora as Modi had...

December 23, 2017
Devraj Singh Kalsi
Book Extract, Fiction

Grief

Bibi Amrit, fondly called Biji, doubled her thunderous output on realising that she had an opportunity to overpower Nasib, to show the train of mourners that a mother’s grief...

December 16, 2017
Mira Pawar
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

Dish Garden: Beautiful Gardening in Limited Space

Hyderabad-based Meera tells us about dish gardens. An expert, Rekha Bayanker, gave invaluable tips at a local club. Here’s a report, exclusively in Different Truths. In big cities where...

December 3, 2017
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture

What are the Many Layers of the Lessons from History?

History always has some stories to tell, some mysteries to reveal, some experiences to share; that is why a lot of tourist places get crowded by visitors with curiosity...

October 24, 2017
Payal Talreja
Gender

Sexism and Literature

Payal relooks at classics and popular comics to find how sexist in content these are, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Recently, I decided to recycle through...

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