Working your Panties off!
Women were at a huge disadvantage at home and workplace till the 1960s, both in India and the US. Things had improved for women on paper, in India. The...
Guru Dutt: Light and Haunting Music added Magic and Mystery to his Film Narratives
Samina revisits three films of Guru Dutt, Kagaz ke Phool, Sahab Bibi Aur Gulam and Pyaasa. She tells us about the creative genius of the great filmmaker and his...
My Life is Quite an Open Book
Here’s a humourous take on life, in this verse, by Soumya, in Different Truths. My life is quite an open book You can look in every nook My FB...
Growing up in the Age of Eve Teasing
Bold and brutally honest, Payal knows her mind and calls spade a spade. She tells us about the sordid world of eve teasers. The flashers, the touchers, the perverts,...
Cracking the IAS Mains in Shillong Style
Humorist Soumya shares an interesting account of his friend cracking the IAS Mains exams, with a difference, in Shillong. Here’s a hilarious account, in the weekly column, exclusively in...
Gaze Across the Shore
Sarala describes in great detail the goings-on at the seashore. While most things are transient, gazing across the shore is meditative. Here’s a poignant verse celebrating the beauty of...
Ten Early Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s You Should Never Ignore
Rita tells us about the ten tell-tale signs of Alzhemier’s, and what to do in such a case, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Are you worried...
A Tour into the Fearsome, Doomed World of the Freemantle Prison
The Freemantle Prison is the only World Heritage listed building in Western Australia. Built in the 1850’s by the prisoners themselves, it was used as a barracks for convicts...
How did the Colonial Masters wreck the Hindu-Muslim Communal Harmony in Tamas?
Greed for power and the politics surrounding it has been ugly, historically. The Colonial Masters fanned the differences and practiced ‘divide and rule India policy’. Bhisham Sahni, in Tamas,...
The Perfect Outfit Ideas: How to Choose Good Clothes?
Malaysia-based Shameena, a leading fashionista, and our Fashion Editor, discusses the perfect outfit ideas after discussing in detail the body types of women. She gives invaluable tips for choosing...