Different Truths Archives - Page 160 of 293

September 14, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: From Gokula to Vrindavan – XLII

Nilanjana recounts the story of the migration from Gokula to Vrindavan, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The gopas in Gokula were not blind to the series...

September 13, 2017
Mary Kaye Huber
Poem

Do not breathe in Ragged Breaths

Here’s an evocative, spiritual poem by Mary, in Different Truths, that seeks answers from the soul for humanity. Do not breathe in life in ragged breaths as though your...

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

A Soliloquy of a Grandmother

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 12, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, Relationship & Lifestyle

Cast(e)ing Aspersions on a new Bride

Our humourist, Soumya, tells us how the grandmother-in-law of his new bride from another community was questioned. Find out more, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The...

September 12, 2017
Tapati Sinha
Humour, Poem

Devi in Dilemma

Here’s a tongue-in-cheek account of the plight of Goddess Durga, on Earth, her parents’ abode, in verse, by Tapati, in Different Truths. Here arrives autumn with sky, a deep...

September 11, 2017
Vedatrayee Dutta
Crime, Dissent, Human Rights, Law & Order

Killing those Voices

Why the people who raise their voices are being silenced, perpetually, asks Vedatrayee, a young Kolkata-based lawyer, and an eminent danseuse, reflecting on the death of Gauri Lankesh –...

September 11, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Kripalu Yoga Integrates Various Yoga Practices

Kripalu Yoga integrates various Yogic practices and heals the body, mind, and emotions through intense meditative practices. Kripalu means compassion and acknowledges each and every human being as a...

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...

September 10, 2017
Anumita Roy
Calamity, Environment

Mean and Monstrous Hurricane Irma set to Batter Florida Brutally

The eye of the Hurricane Irma is scaring people affected by it and many others all around the world. Irma is mean and monstrous. Anumita, our Managing Editor, reports,...

September 10, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Crime, Opinion, Religion

Godmen: Happiness Comes with a Price Tag

Gurus whose USP is smart marketing; Swamis whose fortunes would shame a Rockefeller; Godmen with unbridled libido who believe it is their right to rape and murder; Babas in...

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