The Custodian
Soumya shares the highs and lows of hitch-hiking in a truck, after a cancelled flight to Delhi, with two men and a lady. Read more about this adventure, in...
Instead of Laughing at Others Mould Yourself
Laughter relaxes and rejuvenates us. But, should we laugh at others? Ruchira tells us how the brutality of the society is exposed when they make fun of and laugh...
Vietnam is now a Story of Success and Growth
Along the business center of the country, Ho Chi Minh City is today the hub around which Vietnam’s “socialist-oriented market economy” revolves. The oxymoronic nature of that phrase is...
A Quirky Reward of Stability in Governing
Manoj Baitha who fled to Nepal surrendered to police Wednesday morning. We’re seeing a degree of lawlessness in this country like seen never before. Lawlessness is everywhere; from Srinagar...
Mayawati is Bucking Trends in Dalit Politics: Electoral Gambles, Not Ideological Challenge
The BSP czarina, Mayawati, has evidently decided that teaming up with the former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s party in Karnataka is her best option. A report, for Different...
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,...
Dumpster Divers Can Bankrupt You the Easiest Way
A renowned cybersecurity consultant, Reetwika warns us against dumpster divers, who collects discarded items from a garbage bin (dumpster) and makes money by vending them to a reseller. A...
Venice: The Wondrous Floating City
Ruchira takes us on a tour of Venice, a quaint city built on a cluster of 118 islands, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. This quaint city...
A Romantic Dinner with Husband, Date Palm Jaggery Phirni, and a Birthday!
Sarika celebrates spring. She shares her birthday with St. Valentine, on Feb 14. There were many parties with friends and a romantic date with husband. She made the customary...
Tripura: Beyond the Politics
The important question of Tripura ethnonational identity, inevitable as the Tripuri masses come to self-consciousness in the course of their development, may no longer be ignored by any political...