Sons - Different Truths

February 14, 2018
IPA Service
Potpourri

V-DAY is Alien to our Culture: Dating has no Equivalent in Indian Languages

Growing up in India, many born before the millennial years did not need a V-Day to express love, get tied. It was so much more peaceful. The flirting was...

February 13, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Congress Must Unite a Fractured Opposition: Reviving UPA Only Way to Take on Modi-Led N

The Opposition is not able to take on the government on serious matters beyond the demonetisation and GST and farmers’ issues. It is fractured, divided and directionless and lacks...

February 12, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

MPs Petition Gives New Twist to the Judge Loya Case

In the Supreme Court, Indira Jaising, appearing for Admiral Ramdas, argued that there were sufficient reasons to suspect the alleged death of Judge Loya, including several inconsistencies in documents....

February 3, 2018
Ayub Khawar
Poem

I have to do a Lot of Chores

An inward-looking, poignant verse, by Ayub, for Different Truths. Someone plucked out my lashes, And twisted them into a cord, Then fastened my dreams, With the same cord, And...

January 24, 2018
Mariyam Zafar
Cinema

Revisiting Rafoo Chakkar: Villainy, Crossdressing, and Chuckles Enliven the Comedy

At a time when men – Dev (Rishi Kapoor) and Salim (Paintal) – dressing up as women wasn’t a comedy norm, the mere transformation of both the actors is hilarious. Not...

January 21, 2018
Vedatrayee Dutta
Legal Issues, Opinion

Crisis in Democracy: Is it a Protest or a Mutiny by the Four Judges to Rebel against the CJI?

Legal stalwarts and eminent personalities like former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee and former Attorney-General of India Soli Sorabjee have expressed great condemnation towards the step taken by the...

December 30, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Oral Traditions, Religion

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...

December 11, 2017
Mamta Joshi
Gender, Parenting

The Womb Mates

When the kids become parents themselves then only they discover their parents’ awesomeness. The mother-daughter bond strengthens when the daughter becomes a radiant expectant mother. She trusts her mother implicitly...

November 10, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Religion

Olympus to Meru: Pantheons of Gods and Goddesses

Ruchira draws a parallel between the Hindu and Greco-Roman pantheons of gods and goddesses, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I am an avid reader of fiction....

November 3, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty, Health

Which Type of Braces Suit You? – III

If your smile is crooked, you are a great candidate for receiving braces, no matter if you are a child, teenager or an adult. Straightening your smile is one...

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