O! My Enemy
An evocative poem, by Ayub, exclusively for Different Truths. O! My enemy, There was no route to reach you, The wastelands of my eyes and heart In the...
Beguni and Aam er Chatni: The Perfect Companion to Khichuri – II
In the second part of Bengali comfort food, Anumita, our Managing Editor, shares the recipes of Beguni and Aam er Chatni, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths....
When Economics Morphs into Politics and Diplomacy: Trump Policies Bring Exalted Status to Russia
Sochi and St Petersburg have become, in a way, the centre of the world this week. Leaders from across the world are converging on to the two hotspots, seeking...
Child Labour
A poem about social awareness and a protest against employing a child as a labour, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. Carrying heavy loads on their tender heads going...
Worry for NDA as Modi-Shah Duo no Longer Unassailable: Congress-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka Galvanises Opposition
The contest in Karnataka, the BJP apparently thought that a barnstorming campaign by Modi would be enough to enable the party to sail through. That it nevertheless had slight...
Music and the Cusp between Day and Night: Songs on Dusk from the Fifties to the Seventies
Music and poetry have been beautifully wedded in the songs of dusk in Hindi film songs where words become perfect pegs to showcase music aesthetically. The collapse of the...
G-String Holding the Alliance Together: Congress Slowly Getting Back to Centre of Action
Opposition unity has still a long way to go, blighted as it is by individual personal ambitions. There are wheels within wheels in the opposition. And when Rahul Gandhi...
Ominous Silence of Advani on Karnataka Crisis: BJP Patriarch Must be Regretting Backing Modi
Advani’s friends and well-wishers describe him as a real statesman, it is doubtful whether he could be accorded with this salutation. None of his actions in recent times, precisely...
Yeddy Bids a Sweet Adieu: Numbers Just Did Not Work Out for BJP
Third-time unlucky, Yeddy realised he couldn’t cobble the magic figure of 111/112 required to stay in power. But that number was just not possible after the Supreme Court set...
When Indira Gandhi Could Have Eliminated Defections: Case of First Defection in Madhya Pradesh
The first defection took place in 1967. Through defection elected governments of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh were overthrown. After the general elections, Congress came back to power...