Lonely in a Crowd
Loneliness has become an epidemic in Hong Kong. A recent study of working persons found that about a quarter of people in Hong Kong showed some form of anxiety....
An Eerie Beauty in the Poems of Wani Nazir
Because beauty at its purest is fierce, powerful and terrible captivates the reader. Wani Nazir’s poems have that eerie beauty in them, says Samrudhi, reviewing his book of poems,...
Braces: Gaps In Between Teeth – II
Fashionista Shameena tells us about the benefits dental braces, in the second part of her four-part research article. Here she tells us about how to deal with gaps in...
Humming Grief
An intense poem that transcends from the pain of grief to a sense of grief, by Elsy, in Different Truths. She hummed with pride a stately grief hemmed into...
Loving-Kindness, a Buddhist Meditation on Positive Thoughts
Mindful breathing brings you to a state of equanimity where nothing outside can bother you much and you learn to take every step in your stride without much stress...
Fifty Shades of Black Money
Black money is something earned legally, but which has escaped the taxes. Illegal money is something, which is a result of illegal activities. No question of taxes arises here....
Killing those Voices
Why the people who raise their voices are being silenced, perpetually, asks Vedatrayee, a young Kolkata-based lawyer, and an eminent danseuse, reflecting on the death of Gauri Lankesh –...
Hurricane Harvey, Mumbai Deluge, Unholy Baba and Blue Whale: Of Deaths, Shame, and Rape
From beating drums, fire signals and cries of the ancient man, we had travelling bards moving from villages to villages, recounting many stories (read news) in India and elsewhere....
The Vulnerability of Religiosity: How Fake Godmen Rule the Roost!
Nagpur-based Sunita exposes the chinks – rather cracks – in the armours of the socio-political and socio-economic structures. These bizarre figureheads continue to draw vulnerable people in the name...
Despite the Devastations Wrecked by Harvey, People Reached Out to Help
During difficult times Houston showed its true spirit, the kind of humanity we often think has disappeared. This is when I saw neighbours helping neighbours, strangers helping strangers. Black,...