Attractive - Different Truths

November 17, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Beauty, Health

Sleep and Health – I

Fashionista Shameena tells us about the importance of proper sleep, in the first part of the three-part series on this subject, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths....

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...

September 15, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Beauty, Fashion, Health

Beautiful Smile and its Management: How Dental Veneers Help? – I

A beautiful smile makes a great first impression. It is one of the key reasons people are perceived as attractive, successful or youthful. Misaligned, badly shaped, gapped, crooked or discoloured...

August 11, 2017
Anumita Roy
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Quebec City: A Slice of France in Canada – II

Québec City (French, pronounced as kebɛk), is one of the oldest city in North America. It was founded, in 1608, by Samuel de Champlain. Anumita relives the four hundred...

August 1, 2017
Payal Talreja
Cinema, Gender

Sex and the Indian Woman: More than Lipstick under our Burqas

Gender roles are defined and given in a patriarchal society. The ‘good’ versus the ‘bad’ girl/woman mindset in the backdrop of the film Lipstick under my Burqa and marital...

July 28, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

The Cult of the Body Beautiful and Growth of Plastic Surgery to Enhance Sex Appeal – III

The post-war (World Wars) plastic surgery boom and the breaking down of traditional reluctance to undergo plastic surgery, particularly middle-aged, middle-class women, who were affluent and largely finished with raising...

July 7, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

How the Tanned Bronzed Skin of Gabrielle Chanel came into Vogue!

The change in attitude towards sunbathing and tanning is closely related to a sartorial shift towards shorter hemlines and less restrictive corsets, as well as the embrace of pleasurable...

June 30, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty, History & Culture

The Tradition of the Erogenous Zones of Body Piercing is rooted in History

Some people rely on erotic or intimate piercings to provide sexual enhancement and may enjoy the mere sensation of being pierced. Other people may wear a few select piercings...

June 27, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

The Wedding

Humourist Soumya takes a dig at the cross-cultural wedding of a Bong and a Punjabi. The cultural differences were sharply magnified to the woes of each side – later...

June 23, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty, History & Culture

Body Piercings: A Modern Style that is rooted in Ancient Traditions

What many seem like a simple puncture wound may have a very emotional and personal significance to the bearer. Body modification is just one way you can express your personality and...

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