A Letter to My Daughter
Humourist Rachna’s take on board exams and the fear psychosis that parents and elders build around it. In a soulful letter to her daughter, she spells out her priorities as...
Get Around the Molehills of Life
We often imagine situations far worse than they are. In short, we create a mountain out of molehills. Shernaz tells us how to overcome this problem, exclusively in Different...
An Open Letter to India from an Indian Girl
Saumya pens an open letter to India, from an Indian girl, raising pertinent and burning issues that she faces, as part of the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. Dear India,...
Do We Love Older Women in Literature?
Rita remembers five older women characters in fiction, who are strong feminist characters, as part of the special feature on International Women’s Day (IWD), exclusively for Different Truths. Books...
Overcoming Three Kleshas or Way of Life through Yoga
Yoga is another word for equanimity, poise, and harmony. Our Associate Editor, Navodita, a Yoga expert, tells us how to face the three Kleshas (way of life), exclusively in...
Sleep Safe and Sound: How to Overcome Post-Burglary Anxieties
Dr Swaraj faces a series of questions and criticisms following a burglary, leading to reflections on fear, security, and the loss of innocence in a world filled with ubiquitous...
Who will Save Sati?
Here’s a poem based on a true story on how Harsh saved a woman from being burnt alive in the name of a superstitious ritual named ‘Sati Pratha’ that...
The Living Masses
In this poem, Abu searches for answers and meaning among the toiling masses, exclusively for Different Truths. Is Krishna right or Arjuna? Or are they both? Is the Mahatma...
chains, choices, chances, change … considering Women’s Day
A newborn does not care about the mother’s credentials, caste, class, culture, creed or colour — only that the mother’s arms are strong, her hands supportive and gentle, that there is...
Book Extract: For the Love of a Man
The book For the Love of a Man is a heavily fictionalized account of her life that lays bare taboo subjects like female sexuality, exposing what right-thinking people would carry...