Chant Archives - Page 3 of 3 - Different Truths

October 14, 2017
Bindita Sinha
Gender

Landlords and the Unmarried Women in Kolkata

Bindita shares her woes of being discriminated against and being asked personal questions by landlords in the City of Joy, Kolkata. Read more exclusively in Different Truths. I hear...

October 9, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Samatha: A Buddhist form of Meditation Focuses on a Prayer or an Object for Tranquility

Samatha can be translated as ‘concentration’ or ‘tranquility’. It is a state of mind in which it is brought to rest. Most systems of meditation lay emphasis upon the...

September 18, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Cyclic Meditation and Tai Chi: Connecting with Our Deeper Selves

Navodita talks about two meditation techniques, cyclic meditation, and the Oriental Tai Chi, which are the soul of Yoga, in her weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. India has...

September 5, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Education & Career, Relationship & Lifestyle, Special Feature

The Story of a Boy Going to School

Humourist Soumya tells us about the ordeals of going to school, as a little child, replete with black humour, as part of the special feature, in the weekly column,...

August 25, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Religion, Special Feature

Jaya Jaya Ganapathy

Delhi-based Ruchira tells us about the ten-day Ganesha Utsava that begins on Friday, Aug 25. We are introducing a new weekly column, every Friday. A special feature, here’s a...

June 13, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Opinion, Potpourri, Religion

Prayer: A Unifying Force

Shernaz dwells on the issue of prayers for all, theist, atheist, deist or agnostic. She eruditely reasons that prayer is synonymous with poetry, in the weekly column, exclusively in...

April 11, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

A Walk in the Park

Humourist Soumya talks about the many sights and sounds of morning walk in Mumbai, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The gentle musical notes of the...

May 25, 2016
Ritamvara Bhattacharya
Potpourri

In a series of flash forwards and flashbacks, Ritamvara, following the stream of consciousness legacy, talking about a haircut. And through it, she dwells on the complexity of relationships and associations....

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