Fruit - Different Truths

September 7, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: A Handful of Aranyaka Fruits – XLI

Nilanjana recounts the many Leelas (cosmic games) of Lord Krishna, as a child. Here’s an interesting story, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. One day little...

June 1, 2017
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Health

High Blood Pressure in the Elderly: Causes and Prevention

Rita dwells on the issue of high blood pressure among the elders. She tells us about its causes and preventions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Blood...

May 27, 2017
Parna Mukherjee
Fitness, Food, Health

The Green Blood: Wheatgrass Juice – II

Wheatgrass juice proves to be an elixir for those suffering from hypertension, fatty liver because it is a rich source of Magnesium and Potassium. These minerals lower blood pressure...

May 23, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Science & Technology

Telomeres: The Aglets of our Cells

Telomeres are the aglets of human cells. Like the plastic tips at the end of shoelaces, these are sheaths or caps at the end of each strand of the...

March 31, 2017
Sonali Chakraborty
Food

Refreshing Citrus Flavoured Orange-Raisin Tea Cake brings Zing to Afternoon Tea

Our Foodie, Sonali, shares the recipe of Orange-Rasin Tea Cake that’s sure to add zing to your afternoon tea. Here’s how to bake it perfectly, in the weekly column,...

February 22, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food, History & Culture

Our Yummilicious Ice Cream Dates Back to the 5th Century BC

Lily forages the history to unravel the origin of ice cream. The granddad of modern medicine Hippocrates advocated eating ice to his Ancient Greek patients as “it livens the...

January 3, 2017
Sunil Kumar Banerjee
Sports

Akashganga: The Old Maketh way for the New- XII

The Adventure Foundation had no skydiving equipment like parachutes, riggers, trainers or a training infrastructure. The shrewd Thapar used his niche knowledge to influence the unscrupulous but powerful Dolly Yadav. The...

September 19, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Street Smart and Happy, Sulochana is a Vibrant Charmer!

The streets of Chennai nurtured Sulochana for more than four decades. The 53-year- old vibrant woman, full of vivacious energy, began helping her mother, at the fruit and vegetable shop on...

July 20, 2016
Tatjana Debeljacki
Poem

If I were a Tree/Souvenir Luck

If I were a Tree A poignant love poem by Tatjana, where she identifies herself as a tree. If you were living just across and if I were a...

May 29, 2016
Duska Vrhovac
Poem

You Come

Duska sees the individual, the lover, in nature. She transcends the small self to seek truth in the greater self. You come seek shelter open your mouth but there’s...

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