Life - Different Truths

January 31, 2019
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh

Is Reading a Dying Art?

Ruchira agonises about the decline of reading habit and shares the joy of reading. A Different Truths exclusive. Ever since the ancient Egyptians had begun inscribing all available knowledge...

January 30, 2019
Rupa Rao
Poem

An evocative poem by Rupa that explores relationships, for Different Truths. Faced with fearsome fogs of fateful forgetfulness, Events eventually evaporating from sanity of recall. Days, deeds, dates dilute...

January 25, 2019
Rupa Rao
Relationship & Lifestyle, Travel & Food

Trip of a New Bride from Hyderabad to New York City

I arrived alone to a new world to meet my husband of eight weeks, who left within a week of our wedding as his three-week vacation was over. This...

January 19, 2019
Sushmita Mukherjee
Criticism, Sports

The Order of Three Ds!

An avid fan of Sunil Gavaskar, I heard him (and read quite often) attributing his success to the “3 D’s”: determination, dedication, discipline. Sushmita explores its ramifications, exclusively for...

January 15, 2019
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Oh, this Beer …

Sarala tells us about the plight of an alcoholic, who lost everything to his beer, in the verse, for Different Truths. I curse myself every day Why I started...

October 9, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

Politeness: To Be or Not to Be!

Politeness has many nuances and hues. Soumya explains what politeness cost his father-in-law in the hands of his nephew-in-law. And later, the price that polite nephew-in-law had to pay,...

September 6, 2018
Rupa Rao
Human Rights, Music, Tribute

Respect Our Basic Human Right: Aretha Franklin

A tribute to the music Diva, Aretha Franklin, who blossomed into a fine acclaimed artiste, but also a Civil Rights advocate, Native Americans’ rights supporter, Women’s rights advocate, varied...

August 31, 2018
Rupa Rao
Advocacy, People

Living on in Death and Back to College Too

Rupa talks about her mother-in-law’s progressive views. In life and death, she carried her will. In death, her body is going to medical research which will benefit waitlisted organ...

August 25, 2018
Meenakshi
Governance

My Story: Ravi – III

Here’s the third part of the four-story novella, by Meenakshi. Ravi tells his story, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Hi! I am Ravi. I work for...

August 24, 2018
IPA Service
Health

Ayushman Bharat far from Universal Healthcare

PM Modi’s announcements of building toilets, Ayushman Bharat, and opening up of more AIIMS do not fulfill the requirements for universal comprehensive health care to our citizens. The social...

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