Marriage Blues
Our humourist tells us about two married couples in a train journey, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I was on a Calcutta-bound Rajdhani when a fascinating...
A Panorama of Indian Sweets
Ruchira tells us about some popular Indian sweets, from various parts of the country, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Sweets form an inseparable part of the...
Sculpt for Delhi: A Captivating Display of Public Art
Mahima interacts with Neeraj Gupta and tells us the virtues of public art, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. All those who have visited the Lodhi Gardens,...
Ensuring Dignity in Life and Death Selectively: Majority of Indians Live in Wretched Conditions
Perhaps more significant is the part of the verdict that deals with a distressed person’s right to end life voluntarily. As a first step towards giving judicial support to...
Tripura: Saffron has Taken Over Congress Base Fully
What the BJP has been able to do in Tripura is virtually to take over the Congress lock, stock, and barrel, as the reversal of the vote share of...
A Historical Perspective of Transgender, a Different Community
In the earliest ages, these people were quite often thought to possess the wisdom that traditionally-gendered people did not, and were venerated for this. As civilisations transformed from matrilineal...
Many Ways of Draping a Sari – II
There are more than 80 recorded ways to wear a sari. Here’s the second and final part of the erudite article that discusses the major styles, says, fashionista Shameena,...
Balancing Act of Modi between Globalisation and Protectionism
Fundamentally, Chinese and Indian protectionism differ widely. Even though the aim of protectionism was common, that is, fostering the domestic industry behind the wall of high tariff, non-tariff barriers...
Modi Government Planning to Abolish NREGA: Beneficiaries Mostly Remained Outside BJP Influence
The BJP was in a denial mode about this social welfare and public works programme, but it refrained from abolishing it. The party chose to use it for its...
Tripura: Beyond the Politics
The important question of Tripura ethnonational identity, inevitable as the Tripuri masses come to self-consciousness in the course of their development, may no longer be ignored by any political...