Drinking - Different Truths

June 14, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, History & Culture

Seductive Chocolate: A Befitting Food of the Gods

The antiquity of chocolate may be traced back to nearly 4,000 years ago. The Cacao tree from which chocolate is derived is an evergreen tree growing naturally in the tropical...

February 24, 2018
Suveera Sharma
Health, People, Place

Prayers and Hope: A Severe Outbreak of Flu in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is an overpopulated, crowded place where people are closely packed together for lack of space. Add to that high humidity levels, and it is the perfect breeding...

February 19, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Legal Issues

Centre Appoints New Prosecutor for 2G Spectrum Case

Here’s a report on the 2G Spectrum case and other weekly round-up of major cases for Different Truths. The Government of India, in a surprising development, appointed Tushar Mehta,...

February 9, 2018
Arun Dash
Poem

The Winter Ahead!

An evocative poem by Arun, celebrating winter, for Different Truths. The horny hunger That your cursed self Has fallen for Is but an unfailing bait, To trace the rogues...

December 23, 2017
Suveera Sharma
Home & Garden, Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

A Lesson in Love

There’s an interesting place called Grandpa’s Garden, in Discovery Bay, in Hong Kong, hidden by the lush greenery, almost waiting to be discovered. It is a beautiful organic farm,...

December 22, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Gender, Relationship & Lifestyle

Am I Modern or Liberated?

In introspection, Ruchira asks some hard questions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I never blindly followed social norms and customs. Period. For this, I have to...

December 12, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Potpourri

Close Encounters of the Wild Kind – II

In the second and final part of the adventure, Soumya tells us of an escape by the skin of the teeth. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively in...

November 23, 2017
Farheen Viquas
Science & Technology

Technology is Omnipresent

Bangalore-based Farheen tells us how technology helps control temperatures effectively. Here are three necessities in our daily lives – it helps in keeping our tea or coffee warm, innovative...

November 17, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Will the 2017 Local Body polls in UP Gauge Public Opinion Ahead of the 2019 Parliamentary Elections?

While the local body election will be the first major challenge for the Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh, for SP and the BSP this will be a way to...

November 16, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Polluted Lake – XLIX

Nilanjana recounts the tale of the polluted lake and Kaliya, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Parikshit observed, “The life of Krishna was most certainly not easy....

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