India has over Eighty Ways of Draping a Sari
There are more than 80 recorded ways to wear a sari. The most common style is for the sari to be wrapped around the waist, with the loose end...
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,...
How to Protect Yourself from the Deadly Ebola Virus?
Ebola is a deadly disease caused by a virus. The virus is rare but wreaks havoc on the human body but one can catch it only by coming in...
Offensive Song Sung in Muslim Marriages for Ages
Asked what she felt being declared the ‘National Crush’ after winking to glory and fame, Priya Prakash Varrier expressed happiness: “I feel so happy to be loved by so...
CPI Differs from CPI(M), keeps Option Open for Alliance with Congress
The CPI leadership hopes that at the April congress of the CPI(M), the general secretary of the CPI(M) Sitaram Yechury will be able to get the political resolution passed...
Mayawati Keeps Everyone Guessing
Here’re political snippets from various parts of the country for Different Truths. Adding a surprise element to the bid for Opposition unity, BSP leader Mayawati, who has resigned from...
BJP Deploying Massive Resources in Tripura Elections
The saffron party is using every trick in its bag to bring Tripura under its rule: from giving ‘inducements’ to Congress leaders to cross over to remaining eloquently silent...
Do Corruption and Democracy go Hand in Hand?
The funding of political parties in India is kept a largely secret affair, thus, the chances of the influence of policy or rules by fund giver is a big...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Was it Just a Vision? – LXII
Nilanjana recounts a tale from the Bhagavatam about how Nanda, and the gopas of Vrindavan, realised the divinity of his son, Krishna. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively...
Are Mani Shankar and Mehbooba Mufti, the two Valentines of Pakistan, Dancing with the Devil?
Mani Shankar Aiyar and Mehbooba Mufti are the two Valentines of Pakistan. Both have been talking way out of the boundaries of India. In Aiyar’s case, literally. Aiyar and...