Jaya Jaya Ganapathy
Delhi-based Ruchira tells us about the ten-day Ganesha Utsava that begins on Friday, Aug 25. We are introducing a new weekly column, every Friday. A special feature, here’s a...
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...
Hand-hold the Technology for a Better Today and Tomorrow
Apps have become an essential part of our lifestyle and it covers virtually every aspect of our daily life. Farheen takes a look at the advent of the apps,...
The Unique Satyanarain: Secularism, Goan Style!
Humourist Soumya keenly observes rituals in government offices in various parts of India. Goa holds the surprise. Smile with him, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Traditionally,...
Madhuri Dixit, Shiny Ahuja, Girish Karnad and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Celebrate Birthdays on May 15 & 19
Four Taurean actors, Madhuri Dixit, Shiny Ahuja, Girish Karnad and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, though much different from each other, have one thing in common. They are intense and rode the...
The Strange Paradox of Blessings and Abuses for the Indian Women
Gender bias reflects itself in many forms. From the language of the morality and ethics of the so-called society made stereotypes of good girl and bad girl behaviour. Shockingly,...
The Attitude of Gratitude is a Mindset!
The one thing we siblings heard way too often during our growing up years was – ‘Be Grateful’. As teenagers particularly, we had (or so we thought) lots to...
Cancer: A Viral Truth
Cancer cervix is leading cancer in Indian women and the second most common worldwide. A known cause, HPV ( Human Papilloma Virus), a known mode of spread i.e sexually transmitted...
Why is Secularism Misunderstood in India?
The political meaning of secularism is a separation of religion and state, popularly known as separation of the State power and the Church. Secularism is formed and adopted in western countries...
Akashganga: Trails of Stardust and Swirling Black Holes – XIII
Members of Akashganga moved on to multi-tasking and become a lean mean fighting machine. Sport and military parachuting complemented each other. But, behind all of these unique achievements paradoxically, an equally...