The Pronoun
An interesting and a thought-provoking poem by Carlos, in Different Truths. I, we, You, He, she, it, they, Oh, these pronouns! Pronounce one that’s dangerous, You’ll fall prey....
Samatha: A Buddhist form of Meditation Focuses on a Prayer or an Object for Tranquility
Samatha can be translated as ‘concentration’ or ‘tranquility’. It is a state of mind in which it is brought to rest. Most systems of meditation lay emphasis upon the...
Self-acceptance: A Realistic and Subjective Understanding of our Worth
Self-acceptance can be nurtured. It is not anybody’s exclusive property. The first step towards promoting self-healing is to be self-compassionate. Cultivating this compassion, helps us to like ourselves and...
Playing Ducks and Drakes with the Unique Ethos of Kerala
The distrust of the RSS-BJP whose professed ideology is at variance with and is abhorrent to the local populace, who are all equal participants in the political narrative of...
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...
Guru Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar and Bimal Roy, Three Great Film Personalities, Were Born This Week
Three great film personalities celebrate their birthdays this week. While Guru Dutt was a brilliant filmmaker, his personal life was a mess – possibly the tragic heroes he portrayed...
The Summer of Freedom and the Sunshine of Human Rights
What of those caught within the borders of unpublicised, unseen, unspoken battles for power, for control? What happens when people, due to values of faith, of fealty, of finance,...
How to Choose Colours: Your Personal Colour Palette
Colour is central to fashion. Malaysia-based Shameena, our Fashion Editor, tells us how to understand which colour to use when, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Fashion...
My First Punju Wedding as an Invited Guest
Humourist Soumya tells us about the boisterous and exuberant Punjabi (slang: Punju) wedding as an invited guest. The Big Fat Punjabi Wedding is a place to be. Here’s more...
The Effect of Parental Behaviour on the Academic and Social Skills of Children
Effective parenting has never been more important to a family’s success than today. Proper parenting shapes the coming generations and the way the next generation will behave, affecting the world...