Horizon - Different Truths

October 26, 2017
Farheen Viquas
Science & Technology

Weather and Technology: Friends and Foes

Weather modification, alternatively known as cloud seeding, is the application of scientific technology that enhances a cloud’s ability to produce precipitation. Bangalore-based Farheen examines how technology can help and...

October 19, 2017
Arun Dash
Poem

That Divine Light

Here’s a poem, by Arun, on Diwali. The poet asks us to light the lamp of divinity, within us, in Different Truths. Light not just these mortal lamps, Ceasing...

September 9, 2017
Suveera Sharma
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

A Nomad between Goodbyes and Hellos

Efficiency is what Hong Kong runs on. It drives the people here. A city that sees a good number of typhoons every year, still gets back on its feet...

August 25, 2017
Geethanjali Dilip
Poem, Special Feature

Elephantine

Geethanjali weaves a string of stories and parables to invoke Sri Ganesha, in the special feature, in Different Truths वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥ Meaning: 1: I meditate on Sri Ganesha – Who...

May 3, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Gaze Across the Shore

Sarala describes in great detail the goings-on at the seashore. While most things are transient, gazing across the shore is meditative. Here’s a poignant verse celebrating the beauty of...

April 22, 2017
Abha Iyengar
Creative Writing, Opinion

On Writing: Is Destruction Necessary for Creation?

The dynamics of creative writing has often eluded writers (poets included). In response to Jeanette Winterson, advice on writing, “Experiment, play, throw away,” Abha, an author of repute, talks...

April 16, 2017
Tapan Mozumdar
Fiction

Supermoon

A 25-year-old roadie, Nalin, meets a witch, Maya, an elderly widow. It’s a full moon night. Tapan takes us through many twists and turns, with sparks flying. Was Maya...

March 26, 2017
Tapan Mozumdar
Short Story

What the Fish!

A fisherman, Gokul, catches a fish that can speak. The fish warps his reality. We are introducing a weekly new column, from this Sunday, Fantasy Fiction, by Bangalore-based Tapan,...

March 8, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism, Gender, Special Feature

Tehmina Durrani: A Champion of Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan

Tehmina Durrani arrests worldwide attention immediately after the publication of her first novel Blasphemy. Her second novel My Feudal Lord exposes the miserable position of a woman pitted against the patriarchal background...

January 19, 2017
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Relationship & Lifestyle

Volunteering and the Elderly: Seniors Helping Seniors

Senior volunteerism isn’t just beneficial for those being helped – research shows that volunteering confers mental and physical health benefits for those doing the helping. It also fosters positive social and...

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