An Abundant Life with Little
We have been conditioned over time that ‘more’ is good. It’s a life of excess. More of everything. More clothes, more jewellery, more houses, and even more things to...
Technology Translating into Virtuality and Reality
Technology is a life changing experience with the boundaries between the virtual and real diminishing fast, says Bangalore-based Farheen, exclusively in Different Truths. Disney Research’s Magic Bench is an...
A Bowlful of Elegy
A poignant and sensitive portrayal of two women, Badi ma and Choti ma, the two sisters-in-law, whose lives are strangely braided. Their glaring differences notwithstanding, they are totally dependent on...
Fluffy Recruits: Petting Dogs at Mumbai Airport, a sure Stress Buster!
Petting a dog for even a few minutes calm us down, said Aakash Lonkar from Animal Angels Foundation, that runs the airport programme and who was with the dogs...
Boys will (Not) be Boys: Towards a more Human Society
We talk all the time about what we would teach our daughters, but we equally need to engage in reorienting that which is taught to our sons, not just...
Are we Empowering Women Ensuring Participation in Every Aspect of Life?
Dr. Brajesh discusses women’s empowerment, focusing on improving social, economic, political, and legal strength, ensuring equal rights, and fostering confidence, exclusively for Different Truths. Women – the life-givers, the...
The Bright Light of Knowledge
Vatsala tells us about a learned Vedic priest of the Arya Samaj, modelled on her maternal grandfather, Pandit Harikrishna Beeharee, whom she dedicates this short story to. The protagonist illuminates the...
Involve Children in Household Chores
There is a common feeling of guilt of the parents to involve their children to help out needs to be stopped, as children are part of the family. There is...
Are We Becoming More and More Isolated?
Studies suggest social isolation is associated with a higher rate of death in older people and loneliness is the “hidden killer” of the elderly. Nikita reveals the ugly underbelly of our...
Girls and Autism: Missed Diagnosis and Mis-diagnosis
Boys are four times as likely to receive early diagnosis and intervention for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) than girls. There was a time when it was believed that ASD...