The Heart of Donna Rai – I
Here’s a book extract from the forthcoming novel of Sumita, who writes under the penname ‘Shoam’. It is a coming of age story of a thirteen-year-old girl, set just before...
Salad Bowl and Americanism
American writers of the Indian sub-continent are women. They are Mary Anne Mohan Raj, Bharati Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri and Bapsi Sidhwa, Pakistan’s important diasporic writer. In their writings, what...
How Relevant is Internal Engineering?
When we talk about internal willingness, the term internal engineering is so relevant here. We want to make our internal machines (brain and heart) so powerfully driven by internal...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Kaliya and Krishna – L
Nilanjana retells the story of Krishna slaying the mighty poisonous snake, Kaliya, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. “Krishna jumped into the poisonous waters?” Parikshit said. “Oh,...
Masquerade
Here’s a ballad from Sarala about the sensuousness of a woman, ready to unmask and take revenge, in Different Truths. Don’t take me for granted She swayed her curvaceous...
Mind Your Language
Preeyan tells us the importance of language and body language in a work environment, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. We work in a multilingual, multicultural and...
Investments for an Individual: Need and Procedure
Normally, it is advocated that 5-10% should be allocated into gold, 5-10% in insurance, 30-50% in fixed deposits or government or corporate bonds, and rest in equity, and silver...
Olympus to Meru: Pantheons of Gods and Goddesses
Ruchira draws a parallel between the Hindu and Greco-Roman pantheons of gods and goddesses, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I am an avid reader of fiction....
Invisalign: Transparent, Strong and Virtually Invisible Aligner, Better than Braces
The custom-made aligners made from Invisalign’s Smart Track material. This material is transparent yet strong. The clear, removable design of these aligners renders this orthodontic treatment virtually invisible to...
Prem Kumar Dhumal and Rajendra Singh Rana: Friends turned Foes in a Faceoff in Himachal 2017 Assembly Election
Rana – who was once in the BJP and was considered close to Dhumal – parted ways with the saffron party and won the 2012 assembly polls from Sujanpur...