Midnight - Different Truths

June 8, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Birth of Krishna – XXIX

Nilanjana recounts the story of the birth of Krishna, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Devaki was glowing with her eighth child. The glow was rather unusual....

June 6, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

No Country for Shy People!

Humourist Soumya tells us about two men, Ram and Shyam, each other’s foil and what happened to them in a bawdy house Read more in the weekly column, exclusively...

May 19, 2017
Preeyan Abraham
Education & Career

What it Takes to Keep Your Job: Be a Team Player and Stay Focussed – II

In the second part of the three-part article, Bangalore-based HR professional, Preeyan, tells us about the importance of being a team player where the team comes first. Staying focussed...

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,...

February 7, 2017
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy

Mother of Dalai Lala Gives an Account of the Escape into the Exile

It was in a nick of time because by then Chinese had picked the younger brother of Dalai Lama, Tendzin Choegyal to their military headquarters. They had also come to...

December 11, 2016
Nilakshi Roy
Poem

The Tyranny of WhatsApp

Our life is more and more dependent on social media sites and apps. Here, Nilakshi verses about the pulls and pressures of WhatsApp tongue-in- cheek, for Different Truths. The dancing...

December 2, 2016
Nikita Goel
Relationship & Lifestyle

Do we live in a Better World than our Grandparents?

Life has given us material comforts. We have double income, but we lives in a small apartment, eats at fancy restaurants, dress impeccably and spend holidays at exotic places. We...

November 14, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

The Life and Times of an Unknown Flower Seller and a Spirit Healer, Banumathy

At 45 years, Banumathy is grandmother of seven grandchildren. A native of Madurai is one of a kind. She is not just a flower seller; she is a spirit healer,...

November 9, 2016
Ekta Shah
Business, Economy, Politics, Relationship & Lifestyle

Wish I could get my Hair Cut a day before the New Currency Launch!

The Modi government’s decision on Tuesday, November 9, made public at 8pm, created a panic of sorts. Two currency notes of 500 and 1000 were scrapped from midnight. While some appreciated...

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