The Journey from the Garden to the Cup
Tea has been variously called the drink of the winners, the elixir of life, a divine herb, liquid wisdom, cup of happiness, joy, love; a friend, a healer, a...
Cities I Have Lived in and Loved
Humourist Soumya talks of the cities that he lived in, the four metropolises. In his tongue-in-cheek style, he compares the four cities to women, in the weekly column, exclusively...
Why Women Stalk ex-Boyfriends and Crushes on Social Media?
Social media often brings out the ugly side of our persona. Women, at times, are no different from men. Some of them stalk their ex-boyfriends and crushes. Samrudhi finds...
Yoga: The Abiding Experience of our Innermost Self
The experience of the Self is always present and is at the root of our natural state of awareness, yet we are generally unaware of the presence of this...
Religion in Public Sphere: Can we Apply Rawls and Habermas Perspectives in the Indian Context?
Our Editor-at-Large, Norway-based Amit, debates on the religion in public sphere issue, in the Rawlsian and Habermasian perspectives. He contextualises these in the Indian context. Here are the erudite deliberations,...
Ashish Vidyarthi and Amrish Puri, well-known Villains, were Theatre Actors Initially
Two well-known villains, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Amrish Puri, celebrate their birthdays this week. Ashish graduated to cinema from theatre and TV. Despite winning several awards, he could not make...
Exercising tips at Workplace: Don’t be Cubicle-bound and Lazy!
London-based nutrition and fitness expert, Parna, gives us handy fitness tips to counter long hours in offices that keeps us away from the gym. Read more in the weekly...
Anita Dasai: A Multi-talented Woman Novelist of the Twentieth Century India
Basudeb profiles an important novelist of the 20th century, Anita Desai, a celebrated writer and a polyglot, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Anita Desai (born 24th...
Sanjeev Kumar, a Versatile Actor, who shined among the Stars
Sanjeev Kumar was known for his perfect timing, for expressing an emotion honestly and was considered to be a complete actor. Samina profiles the actor, in the weekly column,...
What it takes the Middle-Level Leaders to Keep Jobs: Organisation and Management Skills are Vital – III
In the third and final part of the three-part article on the challenges of middle-level managers, Bangalore-based HR professional, Preeyan, tells us about realising that the importance of your...