Krishna and Karl
Marxism was formulated in the Geeta. Karl merely stole it from Krishna, says humourist Soumya. He tells us that the basic premise of Marxism is that History is a...
What is Big Data?
Most companies are exploring ways and means to streamline the information that is available to them. And Big Data is trending big time these days. So what then is...
The Impact of Herbert Spencer on Thomas Hardy
Herbert Spencer’s influence on Thomas Hardy is palpable with reference to the novel, Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Spencer saw ‘the minds of men and the forms of society’ in...
How to Choose Colours: Your Personal Colour Palette
Colour is central to fashion. Malaysia-based Shameena, our Fashion Editor, tells us how to understand which colour to use when, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Fashion...
How did the Colonial Masters wreck the Hindu-Muslim Communal Harmony in Tamas?
Greed for power and the politics surrounding it has been ugly, historically. The Colonial Masters fanned the differences and practiced ‘divide and rule India policy’. Bhisham Sahni, in Tamas,...
Why Women Develop Depression and Weight Gain: Measures to Combat these Issues
Depression and weight gain in women are very common. In fact, women are twice likely to develop these as compared to men. Hyderabad-based Kavita, a practicing psychologist, tells...
The Glamorous Little Cupcakes Tantalising our Taste Buds from the Early 19th Century
In the early 19th century, bakers developed a new recipe based on ‘cup’ or volume measurement. They were called 1234 cakes. I cup butter, 2 cup sugar, 3 cup...
The Indian Jalebi Evolved from a West Asian Dish
The Hobson-Jobson says that the word Jalebi came from the Arabic word Zulabiya or the Persian Zalibiya, which are names for a similar dish. West Asian Christian communities serve...
The New Women Poets
Women theorists agree that the literature of women depends on biological, social, psychological facts that govern her existence. In fact, if one is asked to name a single most characteristic feature...
Why is Everyone Hounding Sasikala?
Could it be the idea of an erstwhile petty video shop owner becoming the state’s Chief Minister perhaps too much to take? Smacking of a drama that Kollywood is famous...