Widowed at Seventeen
Neelam pens a poignant poem that is related to the shocking and gruesome custom of shaving the head of the widows and sending them to holy places. A Different...
Travelling the World in NYC: Conversations with Cab Drivers and Other Multi-Cultural Excursions
The interplay of different cultures – read multiculturalism – opens the horizons to a person, who is compassionate and deeply observant. As a Dance/Movement Therapist, nonverbal communication is the...
The Price of Life
Here’s an evocative real-life account of the survivors during the partition, in 1947. A little lad was celebrating the survival of his mother and him, dancing the Bhangra –...
Indian Eve: Still a Long Way to Go
Ruchira tells us about the trials and tribulations of being a girl-child or a woman in the patriarchal Indian society, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. For...
The Iron Lady of France
The Eiffel Tower is the backbone of Paris. It is a permanent feature of the Paris skyline. The Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars was completed on March 31,...
A Friendship Soured
Hemashri recounts a painful, real-life experience, in a fictional voice, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Syamoli still wonders whether colleagues could ever be friends! She simply...
Religious Fervor and Symbolism of Weddings in Andhra Pradesh
Ruchira tells us about weddings in Andhra Pradesh, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Nearly four years ago, along with my family, I had flown down to...
Mutual Consent Paramount in Adult Relationships: Latest Supreme Court Decision is of Great Significance
If to exercise the basic rights of choice and intimate relationships, one has to knock on the doors of the highest court of the country every time, then the...
One Less Ma
The trials and tribulations of staying far away from homeland are many. Our Managing Editor, Anumita, shares the grief of losing one of her Mas (mothers). Here’s her soulful...
A Journey from Being a Nonveg to a Vegan and Healthy, Light and Fluffy Vegan Pancakes
Sarika shares her journey from being a nonveg to a vegan, the challenges, and acceptance. She shares the recipe for healthy, light and fluffy vegan pancakes, in the weekly...