History & Culture - Different Truths

December 13, 2025
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture

The Weighing Scale: From the Harappan Times to the Present

The Harappan people developed the most precise measurements people had six thousand years ago. Harappan people developed the most precise measurements people had six thousand years ago, informs Tapati,...

November 7, 2025
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, History & Culture

Of Udaipur, Padmavati Controversy and Yummy Laal Maans, a Rajasthani Dish

Sarika takes us through enchanting Udaipur, its palaces, and forts, the many tales of valour, the controversy surrounding a film, Padmavati. She shares a yummy Rajasthani cuisine, Laal Maans,...

July 18, 2025
Akash Paul
History & Culture

Deconstructing Aurangzeb: A Deep Dive into His Islamic Worldview

Akash explores Aurangzeb’s time, India’s controversial Mughal emperor, and states how his devout Islamic faith shaped his powerful reign, exclusively for Different Truths. Aurangzeb Alamgir, born as Muhi al-Din Muhammad...

July 11, 2025
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, Recipe

Mother’s Love on a Plate: Timeless Recipes and Warm Memories

Sarika’s nostalgic tribute to a mother’s love, summer kitchens, quiet resilience, and the timeless recipes that keep family stories alive, exclusively for Different Truths. Summers back then were chaotic,...

June 11, 2025
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travelogue

To Russia with Love

Dr Roopali takes us on a tour of Russia of the 1980s. She talks about Military Academy, Indo-Soviet friendship, Bollywood films, and more. An exclusive for Different Truths. The...

April 29, 2025
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Cover Story, History & Culture, Lifestyle

Focus: Expressing the Bengali Identity in Time and Space

Prof Bhaskar’s analysis delves into the unique cultural, social, and economic existence of post-independence Hindu Bengalis in India, exclusively for Different Truths. Of the unnumbered wonders in the world,...

April 28, 2025
Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca
History & Culture, Lifestyle

Enchanting Bene Israel Wedding Traditions: A Celebration of Love

Growing up in Bombay’s Bene Israel Jewish community, weddings were vibrant, meaningful celebrations blending unique customs with familiar Indian traditions, reminisces Kavita, exclusively for Different Truths. Wedding celebrations are...

April 23, 2025
Sohini Roychowdhury
History & Culture, Mythology

The Ultimate Guide to Feminist Icons in World Mythology

Sohini and Rishi assert that feminine power, embodied by goddesses like Durga, Kali, and Inanna, is universally recognised across cultures, exclusively for Different Truths. Our ultimate feminist, wild, boundless...

April 21, 2025
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, History & Culture

India through Her Stamps

Sreelata tells us about the journey of India through her stamps. With the first General Post Office being opened, in 1774, in Calcutta, followed by Madras (1778) and Bombay (1792)...

April 18, 2025
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, Recipe

A Spoonful of Love: Trying the Soul-Satisfying Gulkand Rabri

Sarika reminisces that growing up in Assam, paan was a cherished tradition. This recipe for Gulkand Rabri, inspired by its sweet nostalgia, offers a taste of home and joy,...

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