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August 1, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

Five Fears that we must Understand!

Fear that is birthed by doubts, suspicions, distrust of the other, misunderstandings and ignorance is the xenophobic roar within…. It sees foes where there are none and can translate...

June 30, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty, History & Culture

The Tradition of the Erogenous Zones of Body Piercing is rooted in History

Some people rely on erotic or intimate piercings to provide sexual enhancement and may enjoy the mere sensation of being pierced. Other people may wear a few select piercings...

June 27, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

Saying yes Always? Say no too!

Being compliant at the drop of a hat is a metaphor for ‘I am a door mat, walk all over me with your dirty feet.’ We need to exit...

June 24, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Poem

Raindrops on Paper

A nostalgic rain poem by Soumya, an autobiographical rendition of various times and places, in Different Truths. Sitting on the balcony, watching the distant sea go gray and mist...

June 2, 2017
Nalini Priyadarshni
Poem

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

A protest poem by Nalini, dedicated to social activist Arundhati Roy. Here’s an intense political verse, in Different Truths. How can you do that? Have a mind of your...

May 27, 2017
Samina Naqvi
Films

The Life and Times of Guru Dutt: He Became the Tragic Characters he Portrayed Onscreen – III

Samina concludes the three-part series on Guru Dutt, with his life and times. The boundaries between the reel and real life blurred. Here’s a tribute to the tragic hero,...

May 27, 2017
Anca Mihaela Bruma
Poem

We are the Children of Time

Here’s an intense poem by Anca, a lyric with epic proportions, in Different Truths. We are the Children of Time, our dew drops mirror our World, crossing the edges...

May 26, 2017
Preeyan Abraham
Education & Career

What it takes to Keep Your Job: Documentation, Handle Escalations and Ignore Myths – III

In the third and final part of the series, ‘What it takes to Keep Your Job,’ Bangalore-based HR professional gives us invaluable tips. Read to know more, in...

May 25, 2017
Nilakshi Roy
Poem

Loving You

Here’s an intense love poem by Nilakshi, in Different Truths, that catalogues her love. Let me talk of love… Of Fossil fragrance Of rock-hard chest Of ponytailed haze...

May 22, 2017
Chhavi Mehra
Opinion, Relationship & Lifestyle

We tend to unconsciously construct identities of ourselves but also form identities of other groups who we identify as different from through communication, based on stereotypes. These stereotypes or...