Epilogue – XV
In the last and final chapter, Mitali takes an overview of being in China and India. She aspires to transcend all man-made boundaries to be in a unified, borderless...
Chapter 12: Leaving China – XIV
In the penultimate part, Mitali shares the woes and wonders of leaving China – a weird local mover, strange rules for expats, her children who hated swanky hotels and...
Delhi was Boy’s Accidental Love Story
Soumya tells us about Boy’s accidental love story in and with Delhi. An exclusive for Different Truths. Boy’s first visit to Delhi was in his parents’ arms, and the...
Chapter 10: Unbound – XII
Mitali tells us that a swanky restaurant in China had no toilet, while a house had a musical toilet. She talks of musical gadgets, automatic doors, a language where...
Woh Kaun Thi – III
Lt. Col. Ankita, in this write-up, replete with wit and humour, tries to find out more about someone. An exclusive for Different Truths. Having been blessed to have the...
Chapter 8: Trantor of the East & the Fish Graveyard – X
In the tenth part, Mitali tells us about Shanghai, tracing its antiquity and contemporaneity, with flashbacks and flashforwards to the recent incident at Capitol Hill in the US, graveyard...
How Boy Got Hooked on to Reading?
Soumya tells us how Boy got hooked on to reading and became a book edict. An exclusive for Different Truths. We had left Boy, struggling to make sentences, lost...
Maniraam Fiasco: Woh Kaun Thi
Lt Col. Ankita gives us a glimpse of life in the defence forces with her sparkling wit and humour. An exclusive for Different Truths. The stylish antique tables in...
Chapter 7: Of Waterfalls & New Years – IX
In the ninth part of the In the Land of the Dragons (ILD), Mitali tells us about New Year celebrations, an indoor waterfall, and her interactions with Amitabh Ghosh....
The Boy was Lost in a New School, Big City
A tongue-in-cheek account of Boy’s life in a new school in a big city, by Soumya. An exclusive for Different Truths. The new school in the big city that Boy had...