Preparations for a Big Fat Indian Wedding
Surabhi walks down the memory lane and tells us about a lavish wedding preparation in the family. She was a little girl, in class II then. An exclusive for...
Love: Lost and Found
Sarba tells us about the relationship of a daughter with her mother who died two years back and that of her father with her mother. A tender love story,...
Children of Terezin
In memory of the children of Terezin, the Nazi concentration camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, who planted a sapling at their campsite. This year, Holocaust Memorial Day (Jan 27) coincides...
Forever Meera: Love Reconstructed
Gopal reviews Forever Meera, by Amitava Nag, a bilingual poet, writer, and film critic. An exclusive for Different Truths. Book: Forever Meera Author: Amitava Nag Publisher: Dhauli Books, Bhubaneshwar...
Don’t Abuse, Better Kill!
A dark poem about an abused and tormented woman, who in desperation seeks death instead. An exclusive for Different Truths. Don’t abuse! Better kill. And there is mercy! For...
Tagore, Sufism, Multiculturalism, and Liberalism of Thought & Practice – II
In the second and concluding part, Prof Laksmisree deepens her exploration of Tagore and Sufism in the light of multiculturalism and liberalism of thought and practice. She elucidates that by the end...
Chapter 10: Unbound – XII
Mitali tells us that a swanky restaurant in China had no toilet, while a house had a musical toilet. She talks of musical gadgets, automatic doors, a language where...
If I were a Tree
An environmentally conscious poem, it raises many questions about how we have been abusing nature. An exclusive for Different Truths. If I were a tree, I would pluck my...
COVID-19 Calls for Increased Budget Provisioning for Child Health & Nutrition
A national webinar organised by Child Rights and You (CRY) and Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) throw light on the critical issues and practical challenges with the nutrition...
For the Love of Coconut
Ruchira tells us about the wonder fruit coconut and its many uses from food, beauty, health, religious rites to many products. It is found all over the world. An...