refugee - Different Truths

September 27, 2022
Mitali Chakravarty
Cover Story, Refugees, Religion, Special Feature

The Homeless in the Festival of Homecoming

In the Goddess Durga’s homecoming, Mitali reminisces the fragrance of three seasonal flowers that reminds her of home. She reflects on the homelessness of refugees – no homecoming for...

March 8, 2022
Michele Baron
Gender, Special Feature

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...

February 9, 2022
Madhumanti Sen Gupta
Cover Story, Migration & Diaspora

Crossing the Prohibited Boundary

The issue of illegal immigrants has several ramifications. Madhumanti discusses this issue, brilliantly, in the backdrop of global phenomena. Indo-Bangladesh, the fifth longest land-border in the world, is porous. She...

October 1, 2021
Poonam Chawla Sood
Poem

Dislocation

An evocative poem by Poonam, where physical pain transcends into the agonising pain of a refugee, exclusively for Different Truths. During childhood, On one of the vacations To my...

June 9, 2018
IPA Service
Studies and Analysis

India among Worst Peaceful Nations: Terror, Instability, Internal Conflicts Affect Status

India is one of the most peaceful nations of the world, it has been declared 28th worst peaceful nation ranking 136th out of 163 nations measured for peacefulness by...

May 3, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Row Over Jinnah Portrait on AMU Wall

The young men of AMU are examples that Jinnah’s hare-brained scheme may not have been given a clean burial in India. Much is made of the Indian Muslim being...

February 28, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

A Quirky Reward of Stability in Governing

Manoj Baitha who fled to Nepal surrendered to police Wednesday morning. We’re seeing a degree of lawlessness in this country like seen never before. Lawlessness is everywhere; from Srinagar...

February 10, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
International Relations, Politics

Crisis in the Maldives has Greater Ramifications in the Power Games in South Asia

The Maldives, a contested terrain for power is actually undermining democracy and goes ahead to show that all is not well in the South Asian region. China is flexing...

February 5, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

Supreme Court Upholds Property Rights of Daughter: Anomalies in Hindu Succession Act Removed

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the right of daughters to be entitled to equal shares in the ancestral property as the sons. Here’s a weekly...

January 31, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food

The Story of Dal Makhani

The original Dal Makhani, which was made in the Western part of Punjab, which is now in Pakistan was made by the Peshawaris. The Punjabis sold this dal with...

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