A Palace in the Desert
Dr. Roopali walks down the memory lane and recollects life of an army brat in a desert. A book extract exclusively for Different Truths. One day, after six months...
A Trip Along the Holy Ganges
Ruchira takes us on a tour of Haridwar-Rishikesh-Lakshmanjhula along the Holy Ganges. An exclusive for Different Truths. Until a few decades earlier the Haridwar-Rishikesh-Lakshmanjhula circuit was a must-do for...
Home is Where the Heart is! – II
Dr. Roopali tells us about the joy of migrant labourers returning home, from the Middle East, after many years. They felt free. An exclusive for Different Truths. At the...
For the Ashes of my Father and the Temples of my Gods*
Dr. Roopali tells us about voyages to distant lands. Her father’s family left Dhaka during his childhood. It stayed with him. A highly decorated Air Force officer, her Rakhi...
Hastinapur: An Ancient City of Elephants
Dr. Roopali tells us about the antiquity and splendour of the ancient city, Hastinapur. She meanders through its history, road, and contemporaneity. An exclusive for Different Truths. In Sanskrit,...
Flamboyant Karnataka: Silk, Sandalwood, Aromatic Coffee & More
Ruchira takes us on a tour of Karnataka, replete with history, sites and sounds that endears the heart. An exclusive for Different Truths. As a four-year-old, I had accompanied...
In the Fairy-Tale French City of Colmar
Chaitali takes us on a tour of a quaint French city, Colmar. Its beauty is out of the children’s fairy-tale books. An exclusive for Different Truths. “The earth...
Memoir: Adventure, Liquor & Rustic Menus at Diverse Places
Soumya relives the adventure of travelling and eating at remote places, Ranthambore, Jona, Kashmir, and Delhi. The common thread between these was the elevated spiritual state. An exclusive for...
Comedy of Errors: Travails of a One-Day VIP
A mistaken identity, a day-long VIP, is indeed an adventure. Swaraj reveals its boon and bane, with wit and humour. An exclusive for Different Truths. Anil Kapoor is a...
Pompeii, my Dream City, was Reduced to Ashes
Dr. Roopali travels several millennia, telling us about the destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD. From the pages of an encyclopedia, through history, she tells us about the pandemic,...