Chinese Archives - Different Truths

May 6, 2023
Arindam Roy
Humour, Politics

A Nation of Shaved Heads!

Arindam recounts lesser-known folklore and wonders, be it India or elsewhere if men changed at all. We revisit a satire, after five years, exclusively for Different Truths. This is...

January 9, 2021
Maureen Shyamala Rajamoney
History & Culture, Music

Malaysian Music: Of Treble Clefs and Bass

A variety of genres in Malaysian music reflect the specific ethnic groups of multiracial Malaysian society consisting of Malay, Chinese, Indian and the indigenous groups, says Maureen. An exclusive...

February 13, 2020
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food

It’s All About Food

Ruchira Adhikari GhoshRuchira Adhikari Ghosh brings a liberal, wide-ranging outlook shaped by extensive travel across India and abroad. Educated at Holy Child School, New Delhi, Sacred Heart Convent, Ludhiana,...

July 12, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, Food, History & Culture

The Chai that Cheers: The Inside Story

Ruchira tells us the story of tea. She traces the antiquity of this wonder drink and how it spread to other parts of the world. Read more in the...

June 28, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

In Defence of Social Media

Ruchira celebrates the influx of social media sites that have made like enchantingly interesting. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. To see a World in...

June 21, 2018
IPA Service
Fitness, Health

Fitness Challenge was a Smart Build-Up for Yoga Day

The Congress and Modi’s other political rivals laugh at the boast that Modi internationalised Yoga. That accomplishment, they say, go to selfless yogis like the late BKS Iyengar, who...

May 24, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, International Relations, Politics, Trade, World

When Economics Morphs into Politics and Diplomacy: Trump Policies Bring Exalted Status to Russia

Sochi and St Petersburg have become, in a way, the centre of the world this week. Leaders from across the world are converging on to the two hotspots, seeking...

May 23, 2018
IPA Service
International Relations, Trade, World

More Rhetoric than Action in US-China Trade Negotiations: India Should Lie Low Without Taking Sides

The trade negotiations between the two countries ended last week, with China declaring its honest intent to increase US imports and the world breathed a sigh of relief that...

May 23, 2018
IPA Service
International Relations, Politics, Security, War & Conflicts

Chinese Designs on Arunachal Heighten Worries for India

What has added to India’s anxiety is that the report quotes a Chinese academician at the University of Geosciences in Beijing as saying that Chinese troops had to retreat...

May 19, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Challenges in Indian Economy this Fiscal: Corruption Continues to Eat into Vitals

The road ahead is bumpy for India’s growth story. Though India has been in a sweet spot umpteen times in the last couple of decades, its economy never grows...