Customs - Different Truths

October 30, 2025
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Relationship & Lifestyle

Focus: Why Unwritten Indian Practices Transcend Superstition?

Ruchira dwells on unwritten customs—from gift-giving to food exchange—that are not superstitions, but powerful, humane remnants of a golden era of cooperation, exclusively for Different Truths. These are not...

March 1, 2025
Shail Raghuvanshi
News in Verse, Poem

Focus: Golden Dates, FOMO, and Lethal Doctors

Shail explores contemporary anxieties: illicit wealth, social media facades, and the betrayal of trust within a fast-paced, profit-driven world, exclusively for Different Truths. Brown gold dated Saudi is the...

April 20, 2023
Harsh Vardhan 'Samrat'
Poem

Who will Save Sati?

Here’s a poem based on a true story on how Harsh saved a woman from being burnt alive in the name of a superstitious ritual named ‘Sati Pratha’ that...

October 2, 2022
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, History & Culture, Religion, Special Feature

Blissful Bhog: Durga, Lakshmi, Kali & Jagadhatri Pujas

Bhog, offering an elaborate lunch to the deities, is an integral part of the puja rituals. The menu is almost the same for all the Autumnal Goddesses. Sarika shares a...

September 30, 2022
Sumita Dutta
Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

Durga Puja: A Five-day Extravaganza of Food, Feast, Fun, and Frolic

Eyes closed, each of us disappears into our own consciousness where we perhaps see a beloved departed parent or remember a past when they stood above us uttering these...

September 9, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Fairs & Festivals, Religion, Travel

Red Hibiscus and Aalta: Memories of Durga Puja in Rural Bengal.

Dr Roopali recalls that as a six-year-old, she had visited Bolpur with her mother and sister to celebrate Durga Puja. It’s a story of innocence, wonder and amazement of a child’s...

June 20, 2022
Dr. Sudipta Mishra
Fairs & Festivals, Gender, Religion

Raja: The Colourful Festival of Odisha

Sudipta tells us about Raja, the menstruation festival of Odisha, a fertility rite. An exclusive for Different Truths. Raja is the most unique and unconventional festival of Odisha. The...

June 6, 2022
Dr. Sudipta Mishra
Gender, Religion

Savitri Brata: Shouldn’t a Husband Fast for His Wife?

Dr. Sudipta examines the rituals of Savitri Brata, where a wife – millions of them – fast for the long life and prosperity of her husband. Shouldn’t husbands fast...

January 13, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Relationship & Lifestyle

Mixed Marriages: Way to Go!

Ruchira talks of the boons and banes of mixed marriages. An exclusive for Different Truths. Thirty-two years ago, Shehnaaz, a Mumbai-based pen-pusher met and fell in love with a...

December 29, 2021
Dr Jayita Sengupta
Short Story, Special Feature

Mandaravas

An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...

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