teenagers - Different Truths

September 13, 2023
Sanskruti Chitore
Relationship & Lifestyle

Bridging the Generation Gap

The communication gap between successive generations is not a new phenomenon. Parents and children across the world have been facing this issue of generation gap. And it only trenches more when...

June 14, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna in Mathura – LXXVI

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Balarama and Krishna in Mathura from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. “A city must be very new for Balarama,...

June 7, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Potpourri

Summer Vacations: Then and Now

Ruchira reminisces about summer vacations. Life in the past was simpler and uncluttered. The simple joys of yesteryears are passé. The concept of family outings has changed now. The...

March 10, 2018
Suveera Sharma
Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

The Great Sunday Family Meal: Lets Dine together

Eating family meals is associated with healthier dietary habits. Surveys have found that teenagers that eat with families consume less soda and unhealthy foods. Also, their diets fared better...

January 30, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

A Nude Interlude!

Soumya, our humourist, recounts a real-life story, an incident from the life of his maternal great-grandfather, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. This is a story of...

January 7, 2018
Dr. Preeti Talwar
Education & Career, Potpourri

Chasing Dreams I became a Butterfly!

It was three decades back choosing a career was a daunting task. Picking up the science stream was considered a privilege. It was like a herd mentality to pick...

November 3, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty, Health

Which Type of Braces Suit You? – III

If your smile is crooked, you are a great candidate for receiving braces, no matter if you are a child, teenager or an adult. Straightening your smile is one...

September 24, 2017
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture, Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

Do Games Kill: Lonely Children, Companionship, and Secure Future

Despite technological advances, we have little time for our children. The Blue Whale Challenge is a grim reminder. Tapati reminds us of the Indus Valley Civilisation, where archaeologists had...

September 22, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Beauty, Fashion, Health

Dental Bonding, Teeth Whitening and other Cosmetic Dentistry – II

Shameena tells us ways to improve our smiles. In the second part of the three-part story, she tells us about dental bonding, teeth whitening and bleaching, along with its...

June 13, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

My First Dance

Humourist Soumya talks of his first dance, in his tongue-in-cheek manner, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I grew up in the East, where leaping about and...

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