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January 4, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Magical Flute – LVI

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Krishna’s magical flute from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Parikshit asked, “If bhakti (devotion) is the road to moksha (liberation), then Krishna’s contemporaries...

January 4, 2018
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Her Shattered Dreams

An evocative woman-centric poem by Sarala that exposes the brutality of traditions, the patriarchal system, for Different Truths. She dreamt of a Beautiful life But all she got was...

January 3, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Personal Transformation through Meditation

Meditation deals with levels of consciousness that lie deeper than conceptual thought. There are deeper ways to understand things than just words, explains Navodita, our Associate Editor, a yoga...

December 31, 2017
Suveera Sharma
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

The Future is Smiling in Hong Kong, the Jewel of Asia

Suveera began penning the Hong Kong Diary, a weekly column, in 2017. She glances back at the close of the year and tells us what life has been in the Far...

December 31, 2017
Samrudhi Dash
Creative Writing, Special Feature

The Year that Was: Between Hellos and Goodbyes

Young poet and writer, Samrudhi shares her journey in the year 2017, with the challenges in the coming year. Here’s her account, as a Special Report, exclusively for Different Truths. 2017...

December 31, 2017
Geethanjali Dilip
Poem

Silver Cloud

Geethanjali Dilip revisits the year 2017, in this evocative prose-poem, as part of the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. Feet move forward much like time. So do days,...

December 30, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Oral Traditions, Religion

A Year of Musings: Recounting the Bhagavatam in 2017; the Story Continues

Srimad Bhagavatam skillfully combines all the aspects of creation, where the divine in various forms create, preserve and annihilate only to transform and create again. A close look at...

December 29, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Politics, Relationship & Lifestyle

The Curtain Call of 2017

Ruchira recalls the year gone by with mixed feelings. She moves from the individual to the social and political realms, exploring the many layers, in the Special Feature, exclusively in Different...

December 26, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Sharp Contrast in the Leadership Styles between NaMo and RaGa Palpable After the Recent Assembly Elections

There is a clarity of who will be the next chief minister in Gujarat, while the chief ministerial candidate is yet to be finalised for Himachal Pradesh. More importantly,...

December 25, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Banned Girl

An intense ballad about the perversity of the society for a woman, her sexuality, and salvation, by Kabir, in Different Truths. One night, two souls united Breaking many customs...