Charm - Different Truths

October 29, 2017
Tapati Sinha
Food

A Culinary Journey

A chutney prepared in a mixer-grinder would taste somewhat different from one made on a stone grinder. Heritage style of cooking from diverse regions, though elaborative and with a...

October 27, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Travel & Food

Sultanate of Oman: Pristine Beauty Blended with Modernity

Ruchira takes us on a tour of the Sultanate of Oman, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I am footloose by nature. My fondest dream is to...

October 15, 2017
Suveera Sharma
Cover Story, Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

An Abundant Life with Little

We have been conditioned over time that ‘more’ is good. It’s a life of excesses. More of everything. More clothes, more jewellery, more houses, and even more things...

September 12, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Crime, Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

Sunday (September 10) was Grandparents’ Day. Shernaz recounts the playfulness and bickering with her two adorable grandchildren. She worries about the world that they would inherit. From media reports...

September 11, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Phase Where Gauri Died

Here’s a tribute for Gauri Lankesh, in verse, by Kabir, in Different Truths. I am a pen Many use me for pleasure By writing on domestic islands Few use...

June 29, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Putana – XXXII

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Putana and how she was slain by child Krishna, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Putana was loyal to her king, Kamsa....

June 20, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Cities I Have Lived in and Loved

Humourist Soumya talks of the cities that he lived in, the four metropolises. In his tongue-in-cheek style, he compares the four cities to women, in the weekly column, exclusively...

April 23, 2017
Smriti Maheshwari
Films

Manoj Bajpayee, Varun Dhawan and Moushumi Chatterjee: Three Gifted Actors

Three Taureans, Manoj Bajpayee, Varun Dhawan and Moushumi Chatterjee, celebrate their birthdays this week. Manoj had to deal with initial rejections and struggles, he was noticed by the acting...

March 30, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Ambarisha, the Yogi King – XIX

Nilanjana retells the story of Ambarisha, the Yogi King, a devotee of Narayana, and what happens to Durbasha Rishi, when in a fit of anger, he curses king. How...

July 5, 2016
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

Your Charm

A bold and intense poem by Deeya. Your charm wins me round to pen fond memories, lotus blooms promising wind and grass I float, gather dust on a rotten...

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