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May 2, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Relationship & Lifestyle

How much Criticism is too much?

The word criticism is associated with judgment, evaluation and fault-finding; and who likes being judged? Being harshly evaluated puts a person on the defensive; impedes his vision; curtails his...

May 2, 2017
Anumita Roy
Beauty, Health

Aromatic Mint Water and Lemon Water has Healing Properties – IV

Aromatic mint water and lemon water acts like a panacea. Anumita, our Managing Editor, talks about the magical qualities of this two miracle water, in the fourth part of the...

May 1, 2017
Smriti Maheshwari
Cinema

Balraj Sahni, Anushka Sharma and Satyajit Ray Celebrate Birthdays on May 1 and 2

While Satyajit Ray, the God of Cinema, was born on May 2, Balraj Sahni, who lived the characters he portrayed with realism, shares his birthday with bubbly, bouncy Anushka...

May 1, 2017
Chhavi Mehra
Criticism, History & Culture

Language is Power

Just like privilege, language structures the interactions in such a way that it increases our chances of having things our own way and lays down ‘scripts’ consisting of cultural...

May 1, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Wellness

Yoga: The Awareness that all Problems are within us is the Key to Self-realisation

The awareness that the real problem lies within us opens up completely new options: the possibilities to create solutions to external problems are very limited. We cannot change other...

April 30, 2017
Smriti Maheshwari
Cinema, Cover Story

Balraj Sahni, An Activist Writer-Actor, believed a Good Actor is a Good Person

Two films, Do Bigha Zamin and Garam Hawa, are enough to showcase the acting range of this versatile actor, Balraj Sahni. The pathos of the farmer entrapped in the...

April 30, 2017
Farheen Viquas
Poem

Dear Mia

Dear Mia is a poem written on the experience (Volunteer Time Off) of Farheen at a local zoo with a child with special needs. Little girl, Mia (not her...

April 29, 2017
Parna Mukherjee
Food, Health

My Love for Okra

London-based Parna, a certified Nutritionist, tells us about the many benefits of Okra, including how it helps reduce fat. She shares a recipe for Sweet & Sour Okra Yogurt...

April 29, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

British Colonialism Contributed to the Growth of Indian Literature in English

How did the British rule in India contribute to the growth of Indian Literature in English? Basudeb probes into history and finds answers, in the weekly column, exclusively in...

April 29, 2017
K Pankajam
Books

Exemplary of Poetic Excellence: Taming the Tides by Dilip Mohapatra

Pankajam reviews a book of poem by Dilip Mohapatra, Taming the Tides, exclusively for Different Truths. Book: Taming the Tides: New and Selected Poems ...