Religion - Different Truths

November 5, 2022
Dr. Sudipta Mishra
Fairs & Festivals, Religion

The Implication of Kartik Month: A Quest for Spirituality

Dr Sudipta tells us about the spiritual significance of the Kartik month – an exclusive for Different Truths. Kartik month or Kartik maas is believed to be the first month of Chaguaramas. This...

October 6, 2022
Arindam Roy
Edit, Folk Stories, Myth, Poem, Religion, Short Story, Special Feature

The Genesis of Mother Worship: Invoking 12 Autumn Goddesses

Our Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Arindam, traces the genesis of the mother worship from the Vedic, Upanishad, Puranic, the two epics and other religious texts. He discusses the Special Issue...

October 6, 2022
Ram Krishna Sinha
History & Culture, Potpourri, Religion, Special Feature

May Maa Durga Bless us with More Shakti, not Power!

Ram Krishna clears the confusion between Shakti and power. While power is transient, short term meets limited purposes and is prone to misuse and abuse, Shakti, on the other...

October 6, 2022
Kabir Deb
Nostalgia, Poem, Religion, Special Feature

Spiritual, not Religious…

Spirituality empowers us, while religious dogmatism blinds us. Kabir finds the former in Durga. She helps us become socially responsive, in the special feature, in Different Truths. I do...

October 6, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

The Supernova

Lopamudra’s dedication to the icon of Goddess Durga, the creative feminine force at the core of our religious, cultural and mythological milieu, is a poem that attempts to transcend...

October 5, 2022
Arindam Roy
Edit, History & Culture, Poem, Politics, Religion, Short Story, Special Feature

Durga Puja amongst Faith, Fallacy and Festivity

October 5, 2022
Rupa Rao
Myth, Religion, Special Feature

Goddess Saraswati: Patroness of Knowledge & Fine Arts

Goddess Saraswati is a patroness of knowledge and fine arts. Rupa tells us about Navratri celebrations in South India, where the nine manifested forms differ from that of North...

October 5, 2022
Mitali Chakravarty
History & Culture, Literature, Religion, Special Feature

Mitali walks down the memory lane to recapitulate Durga Puja of her childhood. She unfolds mythology, history, cultural traditions, gender roles and poetry. Now, COVID-19 is the new Mahisasur, along...

October 4, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, Myth, Religion

Shakti: Energy Currency of Biological Systems Powered by Mothers

Mothers are the only source of mitochondrial DNA, which produces ATP, the energy currency of all biological systems. Genetically, the long line of mothers thus passes on the power...

October 4, 2022
Mallika Bhaumik
Fairs & Festivals, Religion

A Simple Durga Puja Far from the Maddening Crowd

Far from the madding crowd and the razzmatazz of Kolkata, where Durga Puja, or any other puja, is more about pomp and show, the reporter Mallika’s sister visited Gorjangal, on...

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