Tagore and Bangladesh
Had there been no stay in East Bengal, Tagore would have been a split soul – a divided personality. A complete and undivided Tagore is that Tagore who is...
Revisiting the Idea of School Education of Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore wanted to defend the freedom he enjoyed in his family, for all humanity. He remained firmly opposed to colonial education that aimed at material prosperity. He believed...
Tagore, Ray and Basu: The Broken Nest, Charulata, and Stories from Rabindranath Tagore
There are many admirers of Satyajit Ray’s film, Charulata (1964), which is often seen as a retelling of the story of Rabindranath Tagore’s own time spent with his elder brother...
Organic Sensibility of Tagore
Bina tells us about the love of Nature in Tagore and compares it with Wordsworth. Nature was organic to both these poets. Here’s an interesting insight, as part of...
The Magical Mystery Tour
Soumya describes the magic and mystery of a wooded haven, Central Park, Salt Lake, in two different time frames. The worlds of a child and an adult crisscross. An...
Kashmir: The Timeless Wonder
Ruchira walks down the memory lane and takes us on a tour of beautiful Kashmir. An exclusive for Different Truths. Gar firdous bar rue zaminasto Hami asto hamin asto...
Chandigarh: A Beautiful City That’s Losing its Grandeur
Ruchira tells us about Chandigarh, the first planned city in post-independent India, which was spic and span. Sadly, all that is changing now, she rues. An exclusive for Different...
Darjeeling Days
Rituparna KhanRituparna Khan is an Assistant Professor in Geography at Bidhannagar College, Salt Lake, Kolkata. Her inclination to Literature, especially poetry is no less. A few of her works are published and...
tea, salt, and teranga
Not all salt harvesters are held in equal esteem. As in many economically-challenged zones across the world, outside Dakar, in the shallow basin of Senegal’s Lac Rose, salt workers...
I Feel the Essence of My Doting Dad
It is eleven years to lunar date since his larger than life colorful persona was amongst us, yet his essence, words, royal laughter, humour linger stronger every day for...