Horizons Archives - Different Truths

December 5, 2019
Neelam Saxena Chandra
Poem

The Spring

Neelam Saxena ChandraNeelam Saxena, author of 84 books, holds three Limca Book of Records titles. She has received prestigious honours, including the Sohanlal Dwivedi Puraskar from the Maharashtra State...

September 24, 2018
Johanna Climenko
Cover Story, History & Culture, Multiculturalism, People, Special Feature

Travelling the World in NYC: Conversations with Cab Drivers and Other Multi-Cultural Excursions

The interplay of different cultures – read multiculturalism – opens the horizons to a person, who is compassionate and deeply observant. As a Dance/Movement Therapist, nonverbal communication is the...

March 5, 2018
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

Three Ways to Raise an Exceptionally Smart Kid

It takes an iron determination and a lot of hard work to raise a genius. Ritambhara gives us three tips, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. It’s...

November 15, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Relationship & Lifestyle, Travel & Food

Solo Travels of a Married Woman

Mahima shares her experiences of travelling solo after her marriage. She also discusses her fears and demons, in the regular column, exclusively in Different Truths. We met at a...

September 9, 2017
Suveera Sharma
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

A Nomad between Goodbyes and Hellos

Efficiency is what Hong Kong runs on. It drives the people here. A city that sees a good number of typhoons every year, still gets back on its feet...

August 28, 2017
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Potpourri

Three Reasons why you should Inculcate a Habit of Reading

Ritambhara tells us the benefits of inculcating a habit of reading, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Way back, in the early 90s, as a child, I...

August 22, 2017
Poornima Laxmeshwar
Poem

A Letter to You

Here’s a poem about love and identity, by Poornima, in Different Truths. Our dear unborn I wish we could breathe a breath somewhere To string together the violet stems...

May 10, 2017
Dr. Roxy Arora
Gender, Relationship & Lifestyle

How Chetna Broke the Glass Ceiling!

Chetna Teckchandani, a meritorious student, walked out of a marriage and carved a niche for herself. A graphology and graphotherapy expert, she explores the connection between handwriting and the...

January 19, 2017
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Relationship & Lifestyle

Volunteering and the Elderly: Seniors Helping Seniors

Senior volunteerism isn’t just beneficial for those being helped – research shows that volunteering confers mental and physical health benefits for those doing the helping. It also fosters positive social and...

January 3, 2017
Sunil Kumar Banerjee
Sports

Akashganga: The Old Maketh way for the New- XII

The Adventure Foundation had no skydiving equipment like parachutes, riggers, trainers or a training infrastructure. The shrewd Thapar used his niche knowledge to influence the unscrupulous but powerful Dolly Yadav. The...