Nights - Different Truths

March 24, 2018
Different Truths News Service
Book Club, Book Extract

Elixir, a Voyage of the Mind: Bestseller and a Critically Acclaimed Novel

Where does our mind go, when we fall asleep? Can dreams weave a layer of parallel existence? Can there be another reality beyond all that we touch, see or...

February 7, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Azaadi Does not Brook Compulsion-Vumpulsion, say JNU Students

More than 7,000 students of JNU have collectively and compulsorily boycotted compulsory attendance. Teachers, too, are refusing to mark attendance. Here’s a report for Different Truths. The word ‘compulsory’...

February 1, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna Lifts the Govardhana – LX

Nilanjana recounts the famous tale of Lord Krishna lifting the Govardhana to save the people of Vrindavan, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Sukha said, “Now Krishna,...

November 12, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Fiction

The Vengeful Five – II

Here’s the second part of the two-part story by Sumita. The narration in macabre humour is intriguing, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. “Make way, make way,...

November 5, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Fiction

Vanished – I

Sumita tells us an engrossing story, in two parts. Here’s the first part, a horror-humour, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Dainagri: Police and government officials admit their...

October 27, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Travel & Food

Sultanate of Oman: Pristine Beauty Blended with Modernity

Ruchira takes us on a tour of the Sultanate of Oman, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I am footloose by nature. My fondest dream is to...

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...

August 4, 2017
Poornima Laxmeshwar
Poem

Lakshmi: Maid for Each Other!

Poornima talks of two Lakshmis, a Goddess, and a maid. One ever smiling, seated on a throne, while the other, toiling hard, very worried. A poignant poem, in Different...

July 29, 2017
Madhumita Ghosh
Fiction

The Music Room

Here’s an enigmatic and eerie ghost story, by Madhumita, exclusively for Different Truths. There were days and there were nights, one rolling into the other, fading, mingling and engulfing each...

July 2, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Food, History & Culture, Religion

The Story of the Coconut

In ancient times human sacrifices were a part of life. Propagated by Adi Sankaracharya, who was against the practice of ‘Bali’ or human sacrifice, the coconut perhaps because it...

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