Crying - Different Truths

April 3, 2017
Anumita Roy
Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

Talk to Children about Calamities in the Family and Make them a part of the Solution

Anumita tells us that children should not be excluded for the calamities at home. Here she discusses one such real-life incident and shows how the child was happy when...

March 14, 2017
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy, People, Religion

Children of Hope: Face to Face with Dalai Lama

Eswar reminisces meeting His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama for the first time. He recalls the deep reverence among the Tibetan people for their religious leader. Read more about...

February 23, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Rituals and Quest! – XIV

Ceremonies and rituals take one away from being united with the Divine. Sage Narada decided to approach King Prachinabaris and show the path of devotion. He met the king, who received...

January 8, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Economy, Politics

Is India a Nanny State?

Wasn’t the regime’s eye on the people now a little too intrusive? Weren’t all these directives –some unofficial no doubt – akin to impinging on personal choices and personal freedom?...

October 27, 2016
Urooj Murtaza
Poem

The Inward Eye

Here’s a pensive, inward looking poem, wherein, the poet, Urooj, talks with her heart and soul. An evocative prose poem for Different Truths. Write with a heart that’s pure… write...

September 11, 2016
Anumita Roy
Terror Attack, Terrorism

The Date 9/11/2001: America Strong and Resolute after the Terror Attack

Anumita recalls the fright, panic and immense sadness of 9/11. Terror attack on the Twin Towers did not just kill people, it killed a part of every person, in...

May 2, 2016
Dr. Barnali Bhattacharya
Health

Asthma is on the rise globally because of urbanisation, industrialisation, environmental pollution and global warming. Globally there are about 150 million asthmatics, of which 50% are children. In India...