Purity Archives - Different Truths

July 8, 2025
Alok Mishra
Poem

Blooming Lotus

A sensuous poem that celebrates the beauty of nature and the beauty of the bride on the nuptial night, by Alok, for Different Truths. Searching for beautyI stroll around the steep mountains,Dales, alongside...

November 16, 2023
Santosh Bakaya
Poem

She

Santosh talks about the many shades and hues of a woman. Ah she comes, she comes, a song she hums Rising above the cacophony of war drums How she...

May 23, 2023
Nikita Goel
Beauty, Relationship & Lifestyle

Gori Bahu: An Indian Obsession for Fair-skinned Brides

Fair skinned brides are an archetype of the Indian society. Everyone wants a Gori Bahu (fair daughter-in-law). From trophy wives to the beauty industry, fairness creams and soaps dominate...

September 29, 2022
Anumita Roy
Myth, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Goddess Lakshmi Bless my Home!

Anumita takes a trip down memory lane and recalls the Lokhi (Lakshmi) puja at her Kolkata home. She tells us how the Goddess is a part of everyday discourse...

June 9, 2018
Bhaskaranand Jha Bhaskar
Book Review, Criticism, Poem

Bunch of Blooms: A Critical Analysis

Pankajam, a very prolific poet of high repute, standing in the garden of literature, with joy and pride, with her Bunch of Blooms, her eighth collection of poems tempts...

March 28, 2018
IPA Service
Business, Economy, Industry, Trade

Trade War: More Rhetoric, Less on Impact

Currently, USA imports 90 percent of primary aluminum used domestically. Aluminum is used to manufacture diverse products from beer cans to fighter jets. US government argued that there has...

March 15, 2018
Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar
Poem

She, the Woman

Here’s a woman-centric poem by Madhumita, for Different Truths. Her heart is full of aches and pains Her mind surrounded with clutter From the outside world, utter Grief, un-reined...

February 22, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Was it Just a Vision? – LXIII

Nilanjana retells the story of Krishna and the vision of Vaikuntha that the cowherds of Vrindavan saw, much to their bewilderment. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively for...

February 15, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Was it Just a Vision? – LXII

Nilanjana recounts a tale from the Bhagavatam about how Nanda, and the gopas of Vrindavan, realised the divinity of his son, Krishna. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively...

January 7, 2018
Tapati Sinha
Films, History & Culture, Opinion

Padmini in the Ocean of Controversies

Padmini’s narrative has found itself being retold in several ways over several centuries, in the form of poems, stories, dance dramas, comic books, plays, and films. Each retelling is...

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