Mind and Muscle
Hong Kong is the world’s tallest city. The iconic buildings that dot the skyline of this wonderful city are by no means second-fiddle to its natural beauty. Each one...
The Altitude of Love Sublime
A poignant and intense love poem from Mamta, for Different Truths. In spaces long ago Among lush, verdant hills A loving mother usheredHer son, a fetching groomHis shy blushing...
Ashokan, a Modest and Unassuming Tea Seller
Shail profiles modest and unassuming, Ashokan, a tea seller with a pushcart outside Shastri Bhavan. He came to Chennai to better his prospects. A god fearing family man, he speaks in...
Is Empowerment of Women a Distant Dream?
Women roughly constitute half the population but in every aspect women still remain grossly under-represented. Certainly, the women in the largest democracy of the world are ranked much below top hundred...
A Hole in the Bag
An intriguing story about the interconnectedness of a sling bag and its owner, Karthik. The surprise element of this fantasy fiction makes it enigmatic. Here’s the story, this week,...
Mandaravas
An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...
One Last Tagore Birthday before My Death
A Diaspora, Dr. Partha shares the agony of a Bengali far away from his homeland. He confesses, there are quite a few other Bengali immigrants both from Bangladesh...
Management: Origin and Approach
Palash outlines the origin and approach of management, tracing its antiquity to 5000 B.C. An exclusive for Different Truths. Management might be traced back to 5000 B.C. This was the...
India Wage Report of ILO: Some Hits, Many Misses
The ILO report estimates that the real average daily wages in India almost doubled between 1993–94 and 2011–12 but fails to mention that the Indian GDP quadrupled between 1991...