Discomfort Archives - Different Truths

June 20, 2025
Parna Mukherjee
Food, Health

Daal and Rice Made For Each Other (Importance of Food Pairing)

Certain food items complement each other and are best when paired together. London-based Parna, a certified nutritionist and fitness expert, tells us about complete proteins and incomplete proteins, based...

January 7, 2022
Tapan Mozumdar
Fiction

A Hole in the Bag

An intriguing story about the interconnectedness of a sling bag and its owner, Karthik. The surprise element of this fantasy fiction makes it enigmatic. Here’s the story, this week,...

May 23, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Fossil Fuel

Indian Economy on a Slippery Oil Slope: Centre Must Give up Part of Bounty Collected through Duty

It is appalling to see the authorities openly stating that the time had not come to cut excise duty as global crude prices had not reached that high. Embarrassingly,...

May 18, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Beauty, Health

Hair Grafting: An Answer to Balding

Thinning of hair and balding takes a toll on the self-confidence of a person. Our Fashion and Beauty expert, Shameena, tells us about hair grafting, in detail. Here’s her...

March 13, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor, Literature

The Custodian

Soumya shares the highs and lows of hitch-hiking in a truck, after a cancelled flight to Delhi, with two men and a lady. Read more about this adventure, in...

March 9, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Pre-Poll Line-Ups Emerge to the Chagrin of Modi

The Telangana leader has increasingly given himself the appearance of a change-maker on the national stage though questions are raised as to how far he can take his ambitions...

February 20, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance, Relationship & Lifestyle

Workplace Toxicity: Is Care and Concern for Office Colleagues a Mission Impossible?

We spend seven to eight hours of the day in our workplaces. A healthy working environment is crucial for a happy life. Workers of vitiated environments have become victims...

January 16, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

RaGa and NaMo Need to Review their Leadership Styles Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

Narendra Modi cannot afford to sit on his laurels as the margin of votes declined despite his party’s victory in Gujarat elections, recently. Rahul Gandhi needs ha a daunting...

January 12, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Politics, Potpourri

Will this Land Never be Clean?

Ruchira tells us about the unhygienic and unclean habits of Indians. Despite the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, a much-hyped cleanliness campaign, the brainchild of our honourable PM, the ground realities are contrary....

December 15, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Beauty, Fashion, Fitness, Health

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...

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