Breaking Stereotypes
Lt. Col. Ankita walks down memory lane into a sewing class, full of sparkling wit and humour. An exclusive for Different Truths. So, it was during the summer vacation...
Chapter 6: Christmas, Stars, and Pandas – VIII
In this updated chapter from In the Land of Dragons (ILD), Mitali talks about Christmas, Pandas, her sons, with flashbacks and flashforwards to India, her theatre group, zoos, Singapore,...
Kashmiri Rajma to Beat the Pandemic Blues
Sarika looks at the year that is about to end. Amidst pandemic blues, she found respite in the North Indian comfort food, Kashmiri Rajma. An exclusive for Different Truths....
Home, Family, Marriage: The Collapse of the Triad Patriarchal Institutions
Home, marriage, and family – are the hottest topics of sociologists today, for all these institutions that belong to the patriarchal society are under erosion because empowered women find...
Rice: The Nourishing Grain
Ruchira traces the antiquity of rice and tells us about this grain. An exclusive for Different Truths. Rice: this four-letter word sounds divine to hungry hearts, affording a blend...
Non-Acceptance of Transgenders in the Middle East
Transgenders and other in-between gender preferences find no acceptance in most of the Middle East countries, informs Shormita. An exclusive for Different Truths. Gender binary plays a major role...
Battlefield Farmland: People, Protests, and Governments
The present impasse between the farmers and the government has thickened. Shyamal airs his opinion, exclusively for Different Truths. During the last twenty days, the capital city of the...
Spices of Life
Sarba pens a colour and mood story of her train in a sleeper compartment. An exclusive for Different Truths. The whiff of air heavy with the smell of raw onions and lemons...
In the Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh
Chaitali takes us on a tour of Nuenen, a small village, of the celebrated Dutch artist, Vincent van Gogh. Home to his parents, his first masterpiece, The Potato Eaters,...
Chapter 5: One World – VII
Mitali talks of the wide exposure that she and her sons had with people from different countries, as China opened its doors to foreign talents before the dawn of...