Annual Nirvana
Rita’s poem shakes us from the complacency and the taken for granted attitude. Here’s the sensibility of a compassionate social activist, in verse, as a special feature, in Different...
South Indian Actors in Politics; UK Bans Uber; Jack Ma Promises Moon; Booze & Aadhar; Tim Cook on Social Issues; Faux pas by Rahul Gandhi
Here are six news last week that caught the attention of our columnist, Shail. She verses about two prominent South Indian actors rooting for Arvind Kejriwal and PM Narendra...
Difficult Time for Those Having a School-going Child
Several studies and reports have indicated that children are prone to exploitation even within homes, and most of the cases of molestation are perpetrated by someone the victims have...
Red Alert: Future is Dead!
The recent shameful cases of an International school in Gurgaon where a seven-year-old boy was brutally murdered in the toilet of the school, a famous school in Delhi where...
Neelam Saxena Chandra Emerging as an Important Indian Woman Novelist
Basudeb profiles Neelam Saxena Chandra, an emerging important woman novelist of India, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Neelam Saxena Chandra is a versatile and prolific writer. She...
Durga and her Entourage in a Jawed Habib Salon: Reverence, Irreverence, Trolls, Erotica and the Liberal Hindu Mind
There’s public outrage on the social media about the newspaper advertisement of Goddess Durga’s family dolling themselves in a Jawed Habib salon. The celebrity hairstylist is being trolled on...
Teachers Play an Important Role in our Lives and Shape our Careers
Teaching is a professional career. It is not demeaning to be a teacher. It should be a planned wise move. Teaching has to be an informed decision that one...
What does it mean to be a Workaholic?
In this competitive world, most workaholics are viewed as procrastinators and opportunities start to diminish in front of those who are. HR professional Preeyan tells us about workaholics, in...
Feisty, Controversial and Soft Porn Writer Shobha De showcases Multi-dimensional Images of Indian Elitist Women in her Novels
Controversial and feisty novelist Shobha De. She wears many hats, a model, magazine editor, wife, mother, columnist, a celebrity in the world of journalism, a commentator on various social...
How Important is Leadership in your Career?
Bangalore-based HR professional, Preeyan, talks about leadership, in the regular column, exclusively in Different Truths. I would like to mention that the column that I present to you today...