Drowning under Waste
Hong Kong faces a huge waste disposal problem. Hidden under many of its beautiful parks, golf courses and sports grounds are millions of tons of garbage. Only three of...
That Old Lady in the Plaza
One in three elderly in Hong Kong aged 65 and over are living in poverty. They spend the remaining of their lives, looking through trash that we throw, trying...
Fluffy Recruits: Petting Dogs at Mumbai Airport, a sure Stress Buster!
Petting a dog for even a few minutes calm us down, said Aakash Lonkar from Animal Angels Foundation, that runs the airport programme and who was with the dogs...
Yoga and Spirituality
Look inside and discover your own inner journey with your Self. It’s best to become your own spiritual scientist. Your spiritual path should in no way be directed only...
My Jigsaw Fairy
Tooth Fairy or not, a fairy guided Shernaz through the jigsaw puzzle of life. Read more about it exclusively in Different Truths. When I lost my first milk tooth,...
Jaya, Swara, and Lara: Three Natural, Versatile Actresses win Hearts of Cine-goers
Smriti profiles three actresses, Jaya Bachchan, Swara Bhaskar, both born on April 9, and Lara Dutta, whose birthday is on April 16. All these three actresses have one thing...
A Child Lost in his Special World
The pain and agony of a mother of of a child with autism, crushed by the pressures of her life, takes a grim toll. Tapati recounts a heart-wrenching account,...
A Potion to Heal and Kill
Since thousands of years poisons have been both a deadly threat and a protective tool used around the world. Poisons have played a dominant role in our history and...
Rabindranath Tagore: An Inspiration in Art
Sudhi Ranjan pays his tribute to Tagore, tells us about the Poet-Painter’s concept of art and how the Alpana art of Santiniketan, influenced his work, as a Special...
