Plight of the Peacock
Here’s a modern fable about an old peacock and a three-legged dog – other than a Brahma bull and a king cobra. Mary beautifully explores how the peacock and...
Meerut: Home is Where the Hermitage is!
Meerut dates to the Indus Valley Civilisation and is referred to as Ravana’s sasural. An industrial and a cantonment town, Dr. Roopali unfolds its many colours and hues. An exclusive...
Wows and Woes of Train Journeys to Twin Cities – II
In the second and concluding part, Dr. Roopali, shares the wows and woes of train journeys to the Twin Cities. An exclusive for Different Truths. It is always past...
The Street
Soumya explores the many layered meanings of the street, in this verse, for Different Truths. To the homeless, it is his home To the hawkers, it is their mart...
In the Fairy-Tale French City of Colmar
Chaitali takes us on a tour of a quaint French city, Colmar. Its beauty is out of the children’s fairy-tale books. An exclusive for Different Truths. “The earth...
The Girl Who Married a Stranger
Tutu recounts a popular folktale from the Calabar region of Nigeria. It’s about a stunning young woman, Afiong. She had bright eyes and velvety smooth skin, the colour of...
Anansi and the Wisdom Pot
Anansi is a part of the African folklore. He a popular character in many regions of Africa and is known by many names. He is a trickster character, someone...
O Mumbai, my Love!
Ruchira profiles the financial capital of India, Mumbai. It is also known as the city of dreams and opportunities. An exclusive for Different Truths. Mumbai (earlier Bombay), India’s financial...
Migration: An Introspection
Dr. Deepanita elucidates the reasons for migration. We are introducing a new column, beginning this week, exclusively for Different Truths. Migration is known and understood as relocation of people,...
My Childhood with Bolpur, Shantiniketan and Tagore
Dr. Roopali revisits her childhood, reconstructing memory, and tells us about her earliest association with Bolpur, Shantiniketan, and Tagore, with a child’s amazement, wit, humour, and more. A Special...