USA - Different Truths

November 11, 2017
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Sliver of Memories

An inward-looking, evocative verse by Mamta, in Different Truths. She tells us that in this ephemeral, ever-changing world, something doesn’t change. Like migratory birds I return home to the...

October 26, 2017
Tarun Gupta
Business, Economy, Education & Career

Education, Economics and Happiness

The education in India is too straitjacketed to produce a progressive, happy society. It is not going to produce enough innovative people, or ideas, to really take on the...

October 22, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
Education & Career, Fairs & Festivals, History & Culture, People, Politics, Tourism

Festival Lights in Singapore, Blotting History, Stoned to Study, Lost and Found

Shail talks of four news, in the last week, in her regular column. Diwali-themed trains, a station and five buses in Singapore to run until October 31. Taj Mahal...

October 13, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Beauty, Fashion, Health

Egyptian Mummies had Braces: It is Relevant Even now – I

Our Fashionista Shameena tells us about the history, importance and the type of dental braces, in the first part of her four-part research article. She traces the antiquity of...

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....

September 15, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Beauty, Fashion, Health

Beautiful Smile and its Management: How Dental Veneers Help? – I

A beautiful smile makes a great first impression. It is one of the key reasons people are perceived as attractive, successful or youthful. Misaligned, badly shaped, gapped, crooked or discoloured...

September 15, 2017
Preeyan Abraham
Education & Career

Integrity: An Asset you Must Develop

Bangalore-based HR professional, Preeyan, tells us about the importance of integrity, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Integrity is a word that means much more than the...

September 11, 2017
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Fashion, History & Culture

Three Interesting Things about Body Piercing

Ritambhara tells us about the traditions and history of body piercing, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Body piercing isn’t a new concept. The two most commonly seen...

September 6, 2017
Payal Talreja
Gender, Human Rights

Why should Criminalisation of Marital Rape Destabilise Marriage?

Payal takes a hard look at the issue of marital rape, its criminalisation and the argument that it would destabilise the institution of marriage. India should learn from other...

September 3, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
Calamity, Crime, Environment, Poem

Hurricane Harvey, Mumbai Deluge, Unholy Baba and Blue Whale: Of Deaths, Shame, and Rape

From beating drums, fire signals and cries of the ancient man, we had travelling bards moving from villages to villages, recounting many stories (read news) in India and elsewhere....

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