Avocado: The Good Fat Salad
Avocado, a fruit, is a single-seeded berry. Although green in color and a creamy texture, this fruit is high in potassium and protein. So here is to the vegetarians,...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Gopis in the Moonlit Night – LXVI
Nilanjana recounts another tale of Krishna’s divine Leela (Cosmic game), through his interactions with the gopis of Vrindavan, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. Parikshit asked, “Krishna...
An Ode to my Mentor
Indian bureaucracy thrives on sycophancy and who would be the most favourite officer depends on how flexible an officer can be to please some people. However, whenever there was...
TDP, YSR Congress Stir up an Anti-Modi Alliance
The anti-Modi club looks more and more like a blunt instrument for change. But the Modi government is not about to fall. Embarrassed maybe, but in one-piece – still...
Visit of Macron to India Underlines a Growing Strategic Convergence
Both India and France have made their intentions clear – to cooperate to address the consequences of America’s protectionist policies, its willingness to reject international accords and weaken international...
Week-Long Campaign to Curb Child Marriage
To build awareness against child marriage and address the issue in a holistic manner, Jawhar Jyoti Bal Vikas Kendra (JJBVK), a grassroots level organisation supported by CRY-Child Rights and You, announces...
A Panorama of Indian Sweets
Ruchira tells us about some popular Indian sweets, from various parts of the country, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Sweets form an inseparable part of the...
A Home of my Own
An intense poem about the many trials and tribulations of an Indian woman, by Meenakshi, for Different Truths. I have been a cuckoo bird in past, Raising, egging...
Relieved
Here’s an interesting short story by Tapan, exclusively for Different Truths. The twenty-something driver of the Auto-rickshaw was cruising like he owned every inch of the road. Neera had...
The Origin of the Pugree – I
Shameena tells us the origin of the turban or Pugree, in the first part of the regular column, exclusively for Different Truths. Turban, a headdress or Pugree, as a concept...