An Abundant Life with Little
We have been conditioned over time that ‘more’ is good. It’s a life of excess. More of everything. More clothes, more jewellery, more houses, and even more things to...
Focus: The Role of Cultural Politics in the Environmental Debate
Rita questions, why do the environmental spotlight intensely target Diwali’s spike, overlooking the catastrophic, year-round pollution from industry and conflict? An exclusive for Different Truths. The question raised cuts...
Are Relationships Affected Adversely when Children Move Abroad?
Mostly, couples who settle abroad are hanging between two worlds. They are too foreign for their homeland and too foreign for the adopted country. The challenges of living away...
A Saga of Diwali: Poverty, Love, and Resilience
Dr Molly’s Diwali song evokes childhood memories of a simple village celebrating harvests, while Diwali contrasts with the festive spirit of the wealthy, exclusively for Different Truths. “Ghar, ghar...
Navigating the Darkness: Diwali’s Challenges and Remarkable Survival Stories
Diwali, a festival of lights, is celebrated with religious solemnity, but Ruchira’s experiences shaped a complex relationship with the festival. An exclusive for Different Truths. The festival of lights,...
Diwali: Is the Festival Losing its Sheen?
Diwali, the festival of light and hope has several ills, states Ruchira. An exclusive for Different Truths. “Dispel the pall of gloom and despair, let there be light everywhere,...
Of Dumplings and Jalebis
Changing times always present newer challenges. Third culture kids have such a wider exposure to life and its challenges, leaving them empowered with a higher level of cross-cultural competence,...
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...
Winning the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 Crucial for both BJP and Congress
Our Associate Editor, Navodita, takes a hard look at the forthcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections in 2017. It will be held in two phases on December 9 and December 14....
Festival Lights in Singapore, Blotting History, Stoned to Study, Lost and Found
Shail talks of four news, in the last week, in her regular column. Diwali-themed trains, a station and five buses in Singapore to run until October 31. Taj Mahal...