death - Different Truths

October 29, 2016
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, Fairs & Festivals, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Diwali and the Enchanting Story of Nachiketa

Arindam retells a well-known story of Nachiketa, a little boy, who faced Death (Yama) fearlessly to realise the deeper mysteries of death and life. This story from Katha Upanishad predates the...

October 22, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story

The Bride of Death

Life is full of strange surprises. It’s rightly said that facts are stranger than fiction. The protagonist, Anita, found acceptance of her love with Shubho perhaps a little too late....

October 14, 2016
Syeda Hidayat Fatima
Gender, Human Rights, Relationship & Lifestyle

The Young Widow

In the name of culture and tradition, a young widow continues to be exploited in 21 st century India. When the wife of a man dies and he is young,...

October 8, 2016
Deeya Bhattacharya
Fairs & Festivals, Poem, Special Feature

Devi

Deeya opens our eyes to the dehumanisation of Devi, the girl and woman, who is sadly powerless. She is killed in the womb, is deflowered. She slaves to earn...

September 3, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story

In the Light of Darkness

Is death an end? Do the ones who have passed away ever leave us? There are ten dimensions. We know only three. Here the protagonist is in conversation with her loved...

August 23, 2016
Sunita Paul
Poem

To You, the Government

A protest poem by Sunita for unity against racism and the terrorist attacks going around the world. Whenever you try to curb my wings, At the point of gun or...

August 18, 2016
Dr. Archana Kaushik
Advocacy

World Humanitarian Day: Being Humane is the Essence of Being Human

Violence inflicted by humans upon their fellow-beings annually causes more than 1.6 million deaths worldwide, making it one of the primary causes of mortality across the globe. In the last century,...

July 12, 2016
Bhawini Tripathi
Poem

The Fight

Bhawini talks of a warrior and his remanences of home in this poem. Rays of hope assault the darkness, more prodigious than meteors. The tall mystic enemy is at...

July 10, 2016
Urooj Murtaza
Music

Amjad Sabri: The Qawwali and Sufi Maestro Silenced to Death

Amjad Sabri was slayed by unidentified motorcycle borne assailants on Wednesday, June 22 afternoon, at Karachi. The news of his death cast a gloom across the borders. Many Bollywood...

July 10, 2016
Uday Biradar
Gender, Science & Technology

Is Maneka Gandhi’s Anti-troll Initiative Defensive?

The Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi launched an anti-trolling campaign for checking online harassment of women recently. There has been quite a bit of reaction from...

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