Violence - Different Truths

November 27, 2017
Vedatrayee Dutta
Arts, Law & Order

What is Art and What is Not: The Laws Relating to Graffiti in India

There are no express provisions of law regarding graffiti in India. However, the Constitution of India lays down certain provisions in this regard. Kolkata-based Vedatrayee discusses the issue of...

November 25, 2017
Arindam Roy
Awards & Honours, Edit

Different Truths has 93% Global Reach: Second Anniversary Report and Felicitations

November 12, 2017
Arindam Roy
Book Review, Criticism

Love Bloomed Amongst Hatred, Revenge Violence and Deaths of the 1984-Carnage in When a Mighty Tree Falls by Amrinder Bajaj

Despite the deep hurt, Amrinder Bajaj’s novel, When a Mighty Tree Falls, remained objective. In the novel, she described how some Hindus, risking their lives and limbs, saved their...

November 9, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Balarama and Dhenuka – XLVIII

Nilanjana retells the story of Balarama and Dhenuka, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Sukha continued narrating the stories about the birth of Vishnu as Krishna. Adisesha,...

November 7, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
People, Place, Travel & Food

Impressions of Italy

Our humourist dabbles in the travelogue. He likens Italy with India, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Italy is just like India. I didn’t meet a single...

November 4, 2017
Suveera Sharma
People, Place

I Got Your Back

Hong Kong is one of the safest places in the world, made so not just by the governing bodies, but by each and every citizen of this city. Law...

October 3, 2017
Eswar Anandan
Poem

The Mahatma

Here’s a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by Eswar, on his 148th birth anniversary, in Different Truths. Non-violence his language Truth his identity Experimentation his life His life his teachings ...

September 25, 2017
Vedatrayee Dutta
Gender, History & Culture, Politics

Can we Achieve Perfect Harmony through Gender Justice?

Kolkata-based young lawyer, Vedatrayee, dwells on the subject of gender justice. She examines it socio-politically, in the historical perspective, to challenge established biases, in the weekly column. A Different...

September 17, 2017
Ratan Mani Lal
Cover Story, Crime, Education & Career, Human Rights, Law & Order, Legal Issues, Opinion, Parenting, Special Feature

Difficult Time for Those Having a School-going Child

Several studies and reports have indicated that children are prone to exploitation even within homes, and most of the cases of molestation are perpetrated by someone the victims have...

September 12, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Crime, Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

A Soliloquy of a Grandmother

Sunday (September 10) was Grandparents’ Day. Shernaz recounts the playfulness and bickering with her two adorable grandchildren. She worries about the world that they would inherit. From media reports...

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