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July 27, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Pranks Begin – XXXVI

Nilanjana retells the story of Krishna’s pranks, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. In the stories of Krishna that are prevalent, stories of his pranks delight readers even today. The inhabitants...

June 27, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

The Wedding

Humourist Soumya takes a dig at the cross-cultural wedding of a Bong and a Punjabi. The cultural differences were sharply magnified to the woes of each side – later...

May 2, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

When Aloo was Lonely!

Humourist Soumya tells us about the journey of Aloo (potato) from South America, via Europe, to India. How was Aloo paired off in India? Read more in the weekly...

April 26, 2017
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy, Politics

Where is the 11th Panchen Lama Missing for the last 22 years?

Within three days of the identification of 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima recognised by His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, the child was kidnapped by the Chinese forces...

April 20, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Bhagirathi – XXII

Nilanjana recounts the story of Bhagirathi – the descent of Ganga – from the heavens. It’s a well-known tale from the Bhagavatam, presented lucidly in the weekly column, exclusively...

March 15, 2017
Nandita Samanta
Crime, Gender, Human Rights

How Purba, the Survivor, returned from a Journey to Hell?

Trafficking of women is an international commercial activity in which force, coercion, and fraud are used to transport women across international boundaries for economic gain. As a complex organised...

February 4, 2017
Joseph Ferguson
Book Club, Humour

My Favorite Christmas Tree

Here’s an excerpt story from the New York-based Joseph Ferguson’s latest short fiction collection, Shillelagh Law. It’s a must read. The story originally appeared in Ellipsis: An Anthology of Humorous Short...

December 9, 2016
Sehar Siddiqi
Poem, Short Story

Romancing the Celestial Bodies and Strawberry Fragrance

Here are two literary works by Sehar, a poem and a short story, woven around the theme of the silent solitude. In Romancing the Celestial Bodies, she delves into the...

May 19, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Calamity

EgyptAir flight MS804 Vanishes: Crashed into Mediterranean Sea?

EgyptAir flight MS804 vanished mysteriously flying from Paris to Cairo. It has reportedly crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. It was speculated that explosion caused the crash. Terror attack possible....

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