Delicious Jhatpat Mixed Rice
Anumita shares the recipe of Jhatpat (instant) Mixed Rice, a one-dish meal. It is a version of biriyani, polao and fried rice. It has the component of all of...
A Rainy Day
Here’s an uncanny story from Madhumita. Three-day long rains had inundated the locality where the young couple stayed. The lady of the house cooked khichudi (rice and lentil porridge) and crisp...
Healing Lost Love: The Power of Compassion
Sarala poignantly captures in verse the agony of an aged mother sent to an old-age home, exclusively for Different Truths. Oh God, how I cried to see that old...
The Gluten-free, Lactose-free Tofu: Healthy and Nutritious Vegan Delight
Parna, a London-based certified nutritionist shares a super quick, healthy, delicious recipe, which involves a by-product of soybean – Tofu. She loves making easy dinner recipes that are healthy,...
Kolar Mocha or Banana Flower: An Ethnic Bengali Delicacy
Sarika tells us the many benefits banana trees. Its flower, known as Kolar Mocha, is a vegetarian delicacy in Bengal. Here’s the recipe, in the weekly column, exclusively for...
Plight of the Peacock
Here’s a modern fable about an old peacock and a three-legged dog – other than a Brahma bull and a king cobra. Mary beautifully explores how the peacock and...
Cooped up in Kodaikanal
Continuing with the backpacking trip in the South of India in the last column, Soumya tells us about a trip to Kodaikanal, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different...
Malayali Weddings: Simple Low-Key Affairs
Malayali weddings are utterly devoid of all the pomp and fanfare that mark lavish Punjabi / Sikh/Bania weddings. These are summed up as Band Baaja Baraati. At a Malayali...
Political Kite Flying, App Looking at the Big Picture, Child-Friendly Police Station, Mice Have a Field Day
Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu, two PMs, bond over kite-flying at Sabarmati Ashram and they paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. The App WeCroak is born of Bhutanese folklore saying that to be...
Potatoes on My Plate!
Ruchira tells us about the antiquity and history of potatoes and its varied uses, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I am a non-vegetarian, by default, since...