A Roman Holiday
Ruchira tells us of her visit to Rome, the eternal city, many moons ago, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Rome has as sobriquet: The Eternal City....
Quintessentially Beautiful Chaukori: A Jewel in Uttarakhand
m. The panoramic view of the mountains and valley and the sunset gave the feeling as if paradise has come alive on earth. There were some locals whom we befriended on our...
Tribute to Tagore: An eAnthology of Poems
Thirteen poets with as many poems, from three countries, pay their homages to Tagore, in verse, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. #1. twenty-eight line ©Michele Baron The...
GI Registry Needs to be Broad-based: Exclusion of MP from Basmati Cultivation Intriguing
The Chennai-based Geographical Indications (GI) Registry’s order in mid-March to exclude Madhya Pradesh from the area officially declared for the cultivation of the aromatic and widely consumed basmati rice,...
Florence: The City of Flowers
Ruchira takes us on a tour of Florence, the fountainhead of European Renaissance. The very mention of this movement conjures up names of legendary artists – Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo,...
Bollywood Films: Mélange of Coincidence and Fantasy
Ruchira journeys through the masala Bollywood movies and tells us, tongue-in-cheek, with oodles of humour, who gains from it. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths....
Tattoo: A Primeval Art Form and an Individual Style Statement
Our fashionista, Kula Lumpur-based Shamina, delves into the history and traditions of tattoos, a primeval art form. She also sees its relevance as a contemporary style statement of an...
Tripolar Creative Ashtray Tabletop: An Impugnment of Woman by Amazon!
Who gives Amazon India or the artist the explicit right to design a vulgar and obscene artifact? This particular product, so aggrandising described as a “Tripolar Creative Ashtray”, even...
We are the Children of Time
Here’s an intense poem by Anca, a lyric with epic proportions, in Different Truths. We are the Children of Time, our dew drops mirror our World, crossing the edges...
Jihad in my Saffron Garden: A Search for Global Peace among Terrorism and Turmoil
Roshina is a famous writer. Love has eluded her and her passions are her work and her son Zohaib, who she has brought up single-handedly. Despite possessing grit and substance,...