The End of all Arguments
There was a culture hero who lived in what is today’s West Africa. He was especially well known and praised by the Ashanti People of Ghana. He was none...
Empowerment and Wellbeing of African Women
Many cultural customs and traditions infringe on the rights of women and children by subjecting them to abuse, in keeping with Africa’s gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda, and...
The Girl Who Married a Stranger
Tutu recounts a popular folktale from the Calabar region of Nigeria. It’s about a stunning young woman, Afiong. She had bright eyes and velvety smooth skin, the colour of...
Confetti in a Storm
An intriguing story by Ismail that describes a day in the life of a poet. A Different Truths exclusive for the Special Feature on Africa. I’ve got to. Got...
Short Stories of Tagore: Vignettes from Human Life
Ruchira critiques eight short stories of Tagore, in the Special Issue, exclusively for Different Truths. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mini who lived...
Rabindranath Tagore: An Inquiry into Ideas and Ideals
In order to acquire a worldview for himself, Tagore strove to achieve a balance between Humanism and Naturalism, Individualism and Determinism, Hedonism and Asceticism, all of them being...
Embrace Me…
Sarala BalachandranSarala Balachandran was working with an import-export organisation in the administrative department for 38 years. She retired eleven years back. Married, with two sons aged 43 and 36,...
Travelling the World in NYC: Conversations with Cab Drivers and Other Multi-Cultural Excursions
The interplay of different cultures – read multiculturalism – opens the horizons to a person, who is compassionate and deeply observant. As a Dance/Movement Therapist, nonverbal communication is the...
The Boon and Bane of Relationships – Complicatedly Yours!
Preeyan delves into the complexities of relationships, with nuclear families and changing contours, exclusively for Different Truths. There are times, when I feel I need some love, there...
The Story of Masai, a Fascinating African Tribe
The most fascinating tribe who constitute the largest section of the population are the Masai. Their language, Swahili, is the official language of both Tanzania and Kenya and is widely...