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July 28, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

The Cult of the Body Beautiful and Growth of Plastic Surgery to Enhance Sex Appeal – III

The post-war (World Wars) plastic surgery boom and the breaking down of traditional reluctance to undergo plastic surgery, particularly middle-aged, middle-class women, who were affluent and largely finished with raising...

July 10, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Cinema, Dissent, LGBTQIA+, Relationship & Lifestyle

Faraz Ansari: Will India respond to the Sisak of the LGBTQ Community?

Director Faraz Ansari’s Sisak is the first silent LGBTQ film of India that is not only creating waves at international film festivals but winning awards too; seven, so far....

June 30, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty, History & Culture

The Tradition of the Erogenous Zones of Body Piercing is rooted in History

Some people rely on erotic or intimate piercings to provide sexual enhancement and may enjoy the mere sensation of being pierced. Other people may wear a few select piercings...

June 24, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Poem

Raindrops on Paper

A nostalgic rain poem by Soumya, an autobiographical rendition of various times and places, in Different Truths. Sitting on the balcony, watching the distant sea go gray and mist...

June 2, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

Fashion Fusion: Clothing and Jewellery

Fashionista Shameena tells us about the most popular emerging culture in fashion fusion, the Afghan Jewellery. She traces the history and culture of the people. Here’s an in-depth narrative...

May 31, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Gender, Opinion

PC meets PM: So will Dhoti-clad Society decide if Priyanka Chopra did a Leg-show?

Delhi-based journalist, Mahima, lambasts the patriarchal mindset about how Priyanka Chopra should have dressed while meeting the PM Narendra Modi, in Berlin, on Tuesday. An exclusive on Different Truths....

May 10, 2017
Dr. Roxy Arora
Gender, Relationship & Lifestyle

How Chetna Broke the Glass Ceiling!

Chetna Teckchandani, a meritorious student, walked out of a marriage and carved a niche for herself. A graphology and graphotherapy expert, she explores the connection between handwriting and the...

May 9, 2017
Elsy Satheesan
Poem

Did You Know Me?

A heart-wrenching poem of lost love, of a marriage failing after 22 years. The agony of separation has been poignantly portrayed by Elsy in this verse, for Different Truths. That...

April 27, 2017
Bina Pillai
Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

When he did not Turn Over!

The trials and tribulations of bringing up a Special Needs child are severe in India. Other than the problems of grappling with everyday needs of the child, one has...

April 22, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

Thomas Hardy and Charles Darwin: Far From the Madding Crowd

The influence of Charles Darwin on Thomas Hardy is palpable. Basudeb critiques Hardy’s novel, Far From the Madding Crowd, in this context, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different...

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