Telomeres: The Aglets of our Cells
Telomeres are the aglets of human cells. Like the plastic tips at the end of shoelaces, these are sheaths or caps at the end of each strand of the...
Karan Johar and Kunal Khemu Celebrate Birthdays on May 25
A star-child, Karan Johar, carved a niche for himself in Bollywood. He is known for his candid opinions, despite the rough weather he had to face. Kunal Khemu shares...
Desperately Seeking Readers
Desperately seeking suggestions, humourist Soumya, a newbie blogger, seeks advice from the veterans, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Dearest Sir or Madam, more likely the latter,...
The Communication of Identity
We tend to unconsciously construct identities of ourselves but also form identities of other groups who we identify as different from through communication, based on stereotypes. These stereotypes or...
Denial of Ego, Upholding Truth and Nonviolence are the Essence of Yoga
There is an important element to the dimension of inner life – that’s the submission and denial of the ego is the greatest good for an individual. This is...
Mirror
Here’s a love poem by Shameena, in Different Truths. For there is none whom I have met To see what’s there I’ll never let When you touched within, I...
Kannur: Where Beauty and Death go Hand in Hand
The agrarian peasant-landlord clashes that turned feudalism on its head in Kerala provided a fertile hunting ground for Communists. And this erstwhile fief of the12th Century Hindu Kolathiri Rajahs...
My Dream Man: A Romance with a Pink Cover and Kamasutra Drawings
Humourist Soumya reviews an M&B kind of Romance, My Dream Man, by Aditi Bose, in his style. An exclusive in Different Truths. The stewardess scrutinised the book in my...
I will get you a Condom!
Here’s a fiction by Kumar, where a university student shares his experiences among his group of friends, guzzling beer. An interesting story, full of twists and turns, exclusively in...
The Green Blood: Wheatgrass Juice – I
The Wheatgrass juice is also called the ‘Green Blood’ because of its structural similarity to hemoglobin and it acts like a blood builder for our body. It contains vitamins...