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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...

May 26, 2017
Sonali Chakraborty
Food

Cajun Chicken Pasta: A Quick, Yummilicious Scrumptious Meal

Sonali, our Foodie, shares a quick recipe, Cajun Chicken Pasta, which is a Yummilicious, scrumptious meal, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Sometimes I feel lazy and...

May 25, 2017
Farheen Viquas
Science & Technology

The World of Passwords

Bangalore-based Farheen explains the mystery of the worlds of passwords. From the magical words of Alibaba in the Arabian Nights story to the world of simple and complex passwords,...

April 15, 2017
Sisir K Chatterjee
Cover Story, Fairs & Festivals, Rituals & Practices

Buro Shibtola: Oracles and Miracles Prove the Prowess of Shiva till date!

Tales of oracles and miracles have survived for about two hundred years surrounding a Shiva temple, known as Buro Shib, beside the Ganga, near the port of Budge Budge,...

April 11, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Cover Story, History & Culture, Travel & Food

A Tour into the Fearsome, Doomed World of the Freemantle Prison

The Freemantle Prison is the only World Heritage listed building in Western Australia. Built in the 1850’s by the prisoners themselves, it was used as a barracks for convicts...

January 27, 2017
Sonali Chakraborty
Food

Creamy Vegetable Soup: A Perfect Comfort Food during Winter!

Snuggle on a couch, wrapped up in a shawl or tucked beneath a comforter, with a bowl of warm soup. Soups are the ultimate comfort food. A bowl of warm...

January 14, 2017
Maya Khandelwal
Poem

I Wanna

A soulful love poem by Maya, for Different Truths. I wanna kick up the heels! I wanna have full moon nights with You my love. I wanna have some...

October 9, 2016
Deeya Bhattacharya
Fairs & Festivals, Poem, Special Feature

Devi: The Demon Slayer

In this poem, Deeya invokes the demon slayer, who with thousand hands slew evil and darkness. An evocative poem for the Durga Puja special feature, in Different Truths. With thousand...

September 10, 2016
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

Born into Brothels: An Ode to Sonagachhi

This poem is Lopamudra’s poetic tribute to Sonagachhi, the red light area of Kolkata, and the children of the sex workers there. It’s a continuation of the series of poetic...

May 13, 2016
Ritamvara Bhattacharya
Potpourri

Ritamvara aka the mountain girl, writes from a darling’s heart, Darjeeling (India). In her intense and sensuous piece, a reflective prose-poem, she yearns union with the Himalayas. She writes for the...