Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to the large DT family, our readers, well-wishers, writers, and poets, across 160 nations, where DT is read. Due to Christmas Holiday, there will be no issue of the...
Durham Cathedral, England: Deep-seated in Times, History and Music
The ancient character of the city, Durham, and the archaic architecture is fascinating. The Durham Castle known to be a Norman Castle, deriving its name from Norman’s, the raiders and pirates...
The Cultural Hegemony of Orientalism and India
India imagined as essentially irrational, others have described how darker aspects of Indian religious practice…reported cases of human sacrifices changed over time and came to be represented as primitive and barbaric,...
People Pleaser
This poem operates at several levels. It’s about a person and India’s future. Shalini asks us to treat him Gently, with loving care. This poem, in Different Truths, transcends...
Bangalore Literature Festival 2016: A Delicious December Treat!
Well-known humourist-author, Rachna, gives us an insider’s view into the recently concluded two-day Bangalore Literary Festival (BLF) 2016. Her first session was a stand-up inspired by her new release, ‘Band, Bajaa,...
Speech of Lenin at the Recent Rev. M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award-2016
Lenin Raghuvanshi’s passionate acceptance speech at the recent Rev. M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award-2016 ceremony, once again shows the deep commitment and dedication of his life’s avowed mission. A firebrand...
Has the Indian TV Degenerated from Career-Oriented and Ambitious to Submissive and Saree-clad Women?
It is sad to see Indian television become synonymous with the saas-bahu saga. Back in the 90’s, our television seemed to be far more advanced than today. It had very...
Collateral Beauty: Ineffectual Canvas – the Demons of Love, Time & Death
Love, Time and Death, are a commonality that all of mankind share no matter the differences of their living worlds. But most of us go through life without realising the thread...
The God Within
Here’s an evocative poem by Geethanjali that operates at several layers – from the mundane to the sublime, in Different Truths. Breathe with me in your desire to imbibe the...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Matsya Avatar, the Incarnation of a Fish – V
Nilanjana retells the stories from the Srimad Bhagavatam, bringing alive the essential Indian wisdom of the yore. In the fifth part, she begins with the story of the Dashavatar of Narayana. It...