The Choice is ours Solely
Anoucheka deals with the deeper issues of life and Karmic cycles in this poignant verse exclusively for Different Truths. The way we live our lives is up to us Whether we...
A Slice of Life of an Army Officer’s Wife in Deolali, a Picturesque Hill Resort
Lily tells us about Deolali Camp. It was a Class 1 Cantonment built in 1869 for the rest and recuperation of World War II troops. Situated on a plateau 2000...
Meena Bazaar: A Small World Where Women Rule
Meena Bazaar is a market in Karachi where the sellers and buyers are all women. It’s a strict ‘no men allowed’ kind of a place. From bangles to jhumkas, khussas...
Conserving Nature and the Flora are Integral to the Hindu Mind: Managing Biodiversity- V
Hindus have traditionally respected Nature: trees, rocks, sea, river, air and soil, the earth, planets, sun, moon, the natural habitat as divine. Many plants and trees like Tusli, Bel, Vat, Peepul,...
The Hurt Wall
Our feelings are trapped within us. Neelakshi asks if hurt could be hung on the wall and displayed, in this poignant verse, exclusively for Different Truths. Can you hang up...
Retrobrowsings: Who Killed Marion Gilchrist or the Curious Case of the Writer-Sleuth!
Neelum revisits the December 1964 issue of Reader’s Digest. The condensed book supplement often formed the staple of collective family reading. Human interest stories, medical articles and daredevil adventure formed the...
Energise with Yoga Workout and Calm Yourself with Bhramari Pranayama
Our Yoga expert, Navodita, tells us about three asanas: Padangushtha, Parsvottana and Prasarita Padottana, elucidating the many benefits of these postures. These asanas energise us. She also tells us about Bhramari...
An Eloquent Female
It’s not easy to be a woman. She has to pay a price for it, says Bhawini in this poem. Away from the spread of conformity, Away from this...
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...
A Crowded Loneliness
There are several positive things about large and extended families (read the joint family system). Often, parents-in- law snoop into the private lives of their daughters-in- law. It’s stifling and suffocating....