Salary - Different Truths

January 7, 2022
Tapan Mozumdar
Fiction

A Hole in the Bag

An intriguing story about the interconnectedness of a sling bag and its owner, Karthik. The surprise element of this fantasy fiction makes it enigmatic. Here’s the story, this week,...

June 16, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Crime, Cyber Crime

Do Not Fall Prey to Janus Attack at Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

Janus was the double-headed Roman God of Gateways, depicting a transitional connection between our past and future. In light of cybercrime, the message sender or originator is pigeonholed as...

June 12, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

South India with its Polite People was a Pleasant Shock

Carefree and happy-go-lucky student days in Delhi came to an end when Soumya received an appointment letter. He had to report to the Madras office. He shares the juicy...

May 16, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

Caught Between Files and Life: Diagnosis of a Restless Bureaucrat

Hemashri recounts the harrowing incident of a wrong decision by the government, when her father, a mid-level police officer had to face tough times. It took its toll on...

March 23, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Data Mining for Poll Started in India: Facebook can Influence, but to Limited Extent

It is possible to use Facebook data to influence Indian elections because India doesn’t have a data protection law. Therefore, anything that Cambridge Analytica does in India will be...

February 24, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Crime, Cyber Security

Dumpster Divers Can Bankrupt You the Easiest Way

A renowned cybersecurity consultant, Reetwika warns us against dumpster divers, who collects discarded items from a garbage bin (dumpster) and makes money by vending them to a reseller. A...

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...

October 17, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Potpourri

How the Ancient Mariner Lost his Albatross

Here’s a story within a story from Soumya, in a genre different from humour, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. He wasn’t that ancient really, being a...

September 20, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Gender, Interview

Rana Safvi: The Untold Story

The world knows her as a famous historian who came out with her first book at the age of 58, a firm believer in the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb of India...

July 18, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

And a Chipko is Born…

Humourist Soumya tells us how a Chipko was born in their home. He shares the experiences with a young girl from the hills and her love for nature, weeds,...

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