State - Different Truths

November 5, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
Films, Food, Poem, Politics, Science & Technology, Terror Attack

Uber Uber Ban Ban, AI set to Rule the World, Shah Rukh gets the Moon, Khichdi Promo, and Hookah Bar

A far-right activist was banned from ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft after launching into a vitriolic anti-Muslim tirade in the wake of the New York terrorist attack. Stephen Hawking...

October 30, 2017
Zeba Abdin
History & Culture, Identity

Does the Changing the Name of a City Alter its Identity? What Happens to Development?

The government is now contemplating of renaming Allahabad as Prayag Raj. “What’s in a name?” Sounds simple. But it triggers several complicated questions, argues Zeba, exclusively in Different Truths....

October 10, 2017
Carlos Luis
Poem

The Pronoun

An interesting and a thought-provoking poem by Carlos, in Different Truths. I, we, You, He, she, it, they, Oh, these pronouns! Pronounce one that’s dangerous, You’ll fall prey....

October 9, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Samatha: A Buddhist form of Meditation Focuses on a Prayer or an Object for Tranquility

Samatha can be translated as ‘concentration’ or ‘tranquility’. It is a state of mind in which it is brought to rest. Most systems of meditation lay emphasis upon the...

October 3, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

Self-acceptance: A Realistic and Subjective Understanding of our Worth

Self-acceptance can be nurtured. It is not anybody’s exclusive property. The first step towards promoting self-healing is to be self-compassionate. Cultivating this compassion, helps us to like ourselves and...

August 13, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Politics

Playing Ducks and Drakes with the Unique Ethos of Kerala

The distrust of the RSS-BJP whose professed ideology is at variance with and is abhorrent to the local populace, who are all equal participants in the political narrative of...

August 4, 2017
Preeyan Abraham
Education & Career

How Important is Leadership in your Career?

Bangalore-based HR professional, Preeyan, talks about leadership, in the regular column, exclusively in Different Truths. I would like to mention that the column that I present to you today...

July 9, 2017
Smriti Maheshwari
Cinema

Guru Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar and Bimal Roy, Three Great Film Personalities, Were Born This Week

Three great film personalities celebrate their birthdays this week. While Guru Dutt was a brilliant filmmaker, his personal life was a mess – possibly the tragic heroes he portrayed...

June 25, 2017
Michele Baron
Cover Story, Human Rights

The Summer of Freedom and the Sunshine of Human Rights

What of those caught within the borders of unpublicised, unseen, unspoken battles for power, for control? What happens when people, due to values of faith, of fealty, of finance,...

April 14, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

How to Choose Colours: Your Personal Colour Palette

Colour is central to fashion. Malaysia-based Shameena, our Fashion Editor, tells us how to understand which colour to use when, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Fashion...

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