Dazzling Dubai: A Travel Paradise
Ruchira takes us on a tour of Dubai, in her weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. On a pleasant December afternoon, I saw Dubai for the first time. It...
Which Type of Braces Suit You? – III
If your smile is crooked, you are a great candidate for receiving braces, no matter if you are a child, teenager or an adult. Straightening your smile is one...
Am I too Modern to Handle?
Women from cities are often perceived or tagged as notorious for being too modern. However, they have their connotations of the term ‘modern’. Mahima explores the meanings of modernity,...
Does the Changing the Name of a City Alter its Identity? What Happens to Development?
The government is now contemplating of renaming Allahabad as Prayag Raj. “What’s in a name?” Sounds simple. But it triggers several complicated questions, argues Zeba, exclusively in Different Truths....
Bhaswati Bhattacharya: Coffee House became the Nerve Centre of Adda, Politics, Literary and Cultural Discourse
Bhaswati’s intensive and meticulous six-year-long research on Indian Coffee Houses in Kolkata, Allahabad, and New Delhi, has fructified in the form of a book, Much Ado Over Coffee. Here’s...
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,...
Weather and Technology: Friends and Foes
Weather modification, alternatively known as cloud seeding, is the application of scientific technology that enhances a cloud’s ability to produce precipitation. Bangalore-based Farheen examines how technology can help and...
Three Reasons for Mental and Physical Well-Being Equally Important
Ritambhara tells us the three reasons of mental and physical well-being, the interdependence, depression, and suicides, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Mental health is a level...
A Critical Analysis of Human Rights with Focus on Foundational Weakness and Dual Nature of Human Rights
Our Editor-at-Large (Europe), Amit, raises questions that are of immediate relevance to international politics, as human rights are increasingly ‘mainstreamed’ into the policy framework of states. He critically reflects on...
A Rainy Day and God
Hong Kong-based Suveera decides to visit the Big Buddha. It’s a huge bronze statue of the Buddha sitting on a lotus. It was built in 1993 at the Po...