Avocado: The Good Fat Salad
Avocado, a fruit, is a single-seeded berry. Although green in color and a creamy texture, this fruit is high in potassium and protein. So here is to the vegetarians,...
A Home of my Own
An intense poem about the many trials and tribulations of an Indian woman, by Meenakshi, for Different Truths. I have been a cuckoo bird in past, Raising, egging...
Tyger! Tyger! Burning Bright
Humourist Soumya narrates a real-life incident of tiger watching, in a different genre, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. The tiger, I had come to the conclusion,...
Is Coenzyme Q10 (COQ10) that Human Body Produces the New Panacea?
Our body manufactures this Coenzyme Q10 and our cells use it to produce energy for growth and repair of the body. It behaves as an antioxidant and protects the...
Stop the Jingoism about Holy Cow!
Before the gaurakhshaks cruelly lynch or hang another human being, let’s ask them to pause and ponder. Pause to ask one question, “How do they and their pious Hindu brothers look after their gau...
Florida High School Shootout: Are School Children Meant to Die Senselessly, asks a Mother
If we look at the statistics of gun violence in schools, it is a staggering data of numbers. Since 2013, there have been 290 incidents in which a gun...
Congress and BJP Gear up for Electioneering in the Northeast States
Is Modi then trying to project his pro-poor and pro-farmer image ahead of the elections – this is a major question we should be asking after the union budget?...
Modi Pushes Globalisation Overseas and Protectionism at Home
While Modi was assertive for protection of globalisation in the summit, he is toeing protectionism at home with the hope that it will give fresh life to the Make...
The Story of Dal Makhani
The original Dal Makhani, which was made in the Western part of Punjab, which is now in Pakistan was made by the Peshawaris. The Punjabis sold this dal with...
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...