Lawless Kowloon was a City within a City, a Hub of Vice
The dark past of one of the major hubs of the city was the infamous walled city of Kowloon. It became a city within a city. A haven for...
A Babu-Crazy Bureaucracy: Alexander the Great Syndrome Bamboozles Dignity!
Hemashri, an officer in the Northeast, offers an insider’s view of exploitation, discrimination, and the rude, arrogant behaviour of the creamy layer within the administrative services. Here’s a fictional account...
Three Reasons Why Hydroponics Should be Promoted in the Era of Vertical Expansion
Hydroponics is the art of gardening without soil. Below are three reasons why hydroponics should be promoted when we are in an age of vertical growth with hardly any...
Dish Garden: Beautiful Gardening in Limited Space
Hyderabad-based Meera tells us about dish gardens. An expert, Rekha Bayanker, gave invaluable tips at a local club. Here’s a report, exclusively in Different Truths. In big cities where...
Pranayama and Meditation for Healthy and Glowing Skin
Our fashionista and beauty expert, Shameena, tells us how Prayanama and meditation can help keep the skin young and glowing, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Each...
Which Type of Braces Suit You? – III
If your smile is crooked, you are a great candidate for receiving braces, no matter if you are a child, teenager or an adult. Straightening your smile is one...
An Eerie Beauty in the Poems of Wani Nazir
Because beauty at its purest is fierce, powerful and terrible captivates the reader. Wani Nazir’s poems have that eerie beauty in them, says Samrudhi, reviewing his book of poems,...
The Me Too Campaign: Women Stand Tall Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
The “Me Too” campaign has brought together women in a show of solidarity, of courage to make visible the enormity of sexual and domestic violence against them – their...
Health: Care or Scare?
Every profession has black sheep. The health sector is ailing with deep-rooted corruption. Shernaz exposes the rot, as one section of ethical doctors go hammer and tongs on the...
How to Begin Wildlife Photography?
Do you love photography and want to be a pro in this field? We introduce a regular column, from this Sunday, by our Photo Guru, an ardent wildlife photography...