Say Cheese!
Ruchira tells us the story of cheese, its antiquity and how it became an industrial product with the rise of its popularity and increased demands. Here’re the interesting details,...
Bitcoin: Every New Bubble is the Same Old Story
Bitcoin is a virtual currency, which is generated through a mathematical formula by a computer software at regular time intervals. By 2040, 21 million bitcoins would be generated, explains...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Art of Unconditional Service – LVIII
Nilanjana retells a tale of seva (unconditional service) that Krishna narrated, from the Bhagavatam. He cites the examples of a tree and wives of wise men. Read more in...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Magical Flute – LVI
Nilanjana recounts the tale of Krishna’s magical flute from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Parikshit asked, “If bhakti (devotion) is the road to moksha (liberation), then Krishna’s contemporaries...
Edifying Eminence
Here’s an evocative poem by Manthena, in Different Truths. Flowery fantasy facilitates felicitous festivity The poetry of symmetry springs rare activity Blissful birds sing in scintillating splendour This world...
Against all Odds: Showing Light Became the Mission of Jojo Blinded by a Missile
Cavalry officer Jojo was blinded by Cobra missile splinters in the 1965 Indo-Pak War. He overcame his challenges and devoted his life to empowering the differently abled people, says...
Sliver of Memories
An inward-looking, evocative verse by Mamta, in Different Truths. She tells us that in this ephemeral, ever-changing world, something doesn’t change. Like migratory birds I return home to the...
Vanished – I
Sumita tells us an engrossing story, in two parts. Here’s the first part, a horror-humour, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Dainagri: Police and government officials admit their...
The Strange Worshippers of Ganja God
Cannabis as a domesticated plant has a cultural history spanning thousands of years, many continents, and has many uses. Tapati talks about a strange God and strange worshippers, telling...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and Vatsa – XLIII
Nilanjana recounts the tale of Krishna slaying the demon Vatsa, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Now that the gopis and gopas had migrated to Vrindavan, they carried on with...