Scriptures Archives - Different Truths

July 11, 2023
Manthena Damodara Chary
Poem

The Spirit of India

A patriotic poem by Manthena Damodara, in Different Truths. India is not, in essence, a piece of earthIt represents a sea of marvellous mirth Tradition has its reputedly robust roots Facilitating...

August 22, 2019
Rupa Rao
Relationship & Lifestyle

Everything Comes a Full Circle

Rupa RaoRupa is an army child who schooled in 9 towns in 12 years. She graduated from Jabalpur; did MBA, and Law from Mumbai. Travelling, learning about cultures, imbibing differences,...

September 25, 2018
Swapna Behera
Short Story, Special Feature

A Gold Watch of the Bishop, a Stick of the Gardener and the Train

A Bishop had blamed the son of the gardener for stealing his gold wristwatch. The gardener too had beaten his son blue-black. Was the boy a thief? A story...

July 12, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, Food, History & Culture

The Chai that Cheers: The Inside Story

Ruchira tells us the story of tea. She traces the antiquity of this wonder drink and how it spread to other parts of the world. Read more in the...

June 13, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

A Life-Enriching Training

Hemashri shares her experience of a training as a bureaucrat that enriched her. She shares her experience, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I was nominated for...

April 25, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Legal Issues

Asaram Gets Life Imprisonment: Vote Loss Fears Hold Political Parties from Hailing Verdict

The Dongi Guru, who uses the crazy Bhagwan Dada-style dance routine to get into the head of devotees, is a master of the possible. He injects himself into minds...

April 6, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Beauty, Fashion, History & Culture

Solah Shringaar: Enchantingly Dolled to Beauty in 16 Steps

In Hindu mythology “sixteen shringaars” correspond to the sixteen phases of the moon, which in turn is connected with a woman’s menstrual cycle. It is believed that Solah Shringaar...

February 13, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

The Holy Book, a Maid, and the Kingdom of Wisdom…

Hemashri talks about the Holy Book, Gita, a maid (read casual worker) named after the Sacred Book and the kingdom of wisdom that awaits. Read more in the weekly...

February 2, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

The Enchanting Story of the Indian Sari – I

In today’s India, there are 6.5 million people involved in the production of handloom saris. Although the structure of saris is mostly the same, Indian woman have much room...

November 27, 2017
Geethanjali Dilip
Poem

Origin… Rise of a New Dawn

The flow of a river, a day and life poignantly celebrated in verse by Geethanjali, for Different Truths. A silence overpowering sprawls lofty where life dizzies in a whiteout,...

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