Is the Opposition Creating a Banana Republic?
The Opposition is up against the government for the alleged misuse of the government institutions. It is a case of the pot calling the kettle black, says Vijayhardik. A...
Ngorang Ngora: Our African Safari Ends
Ngorang Ngora is a sunken bowl-shaped valley surrounded by high ridges on all sides and is the crater of an extinct volcano. The rich mineral land makes the vegetation...
Table Mountain: One of the New Seven Wonders of Nature
Dr. Paramita takes us on a tour of the Table Mountain a World Heritage site is natural home to fynbos a unique and endangered variety of shrubs and plants,...
Anthology of Poems on Africa of Earth and Beauty
We present an Anthology of Poems, on Africa, wherein 66 poets, with as many poems, spread across 19 nations [India (41); Nigeria (8); two each from the US and...
I Feel the Essence of My Doting Dad
It is eleven years to lunar date since his larger than life colorful persona was amongst us, yet his essence, words, royal laughter, humour linger stronger every day for...
What is the Othello-Boss Syndrome?
Othello had murdered his beautiful wife, suspecting infidelity due to jealousy. An Othello-boss is an insecure leader, who feels threatened, if his subordinates come up with bright ideas because...
My Story: Ravi – III
Here’s the third part of the four-story novella, by Meenakshi. Ravi tells his story, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Hi! I am Ravi. I work for...
Quoting Vajpayee to Bring Modi to Heel: When Insaniat with Pakistan Could Not Deliver
Told by Nehru when young that he will become PM one day, Vajpayee never looked far for a role model. Vajpayee wept “like a child” at Nehru’s death, says...
Lok Sabha Elections in December is now a Strong Possibility
The war room of the saffron party at 11, Ashok Road, the erstwhile party headquarters, is sending to the leadership the results of their media analysis on day to...
Freedom for Independence Day
A lot more barriers need to be broken and freedom needs to be realised in an imperfect ‘social structure’ that exists in India and abroad. You still need to...