We are the Children of Time
Here’s an intense poem by Anca, a lyric with epic proportions, in Different Truths. We are the Children of Time, our dew drops mirror our World, crossing the edges...
Celebrity Marriages are ending: Is the Media Evil?
Why are we becoming a society of stalkers? Why is the media feeding us personal stories of celebrities? It is a question we all need to ask ourselves. We...
Amma la: The Agony of Separation from Mother and Motherland
As the world celebrated Mother’s Day, on Sunday, it sharpened the agonies of separation of mother and motherland for the Tibetan Refugees, in India. Eswar profiles their pain, in...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Vishwamitra – XXIII
Nilanjana retells the story of Rishi Vishwamitra and how he changed, through penance, from a proud King Kaushika, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. King Kaushika was...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Bhagirathi – XXII
Nilanjana recounts the story of Bhagirathi – the descent of Ganga – from the heavens. It’s a well-known tale from the Bhagavatam, presented lucidly in the weekly column, exclusively...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Vamana Avatar – XX
Nilanjana retells a well-known story, of Vamana Avatara, one of the major Avatars of Narayana, from Srimad Bhagavatam. Here, we learn about King Bali, a generous king, grandson of...
Urdu: Today and Tomorrow
Sehar talks about Urdu, the language of emotions. She talks of Ibn Safvi, an Urdu writer from Kareli, a locality in Allahabad, who was acclaimed by Agatha Christie. Here’s...
Story Time Never Goes out of Fashion
Anumita recounts her childhood story time. How it helped the children develop social skills and helped them become a well-rounded person. She also talks about her special need child...
Tamas: Bhisham Sahni Explores the Reasons of the Indian Partition in 1947
In the acclaimed novel, Tamas, Bhisham Sahni shows how these two identities are made hostile to each other by the political ambition of some power-loving people, the colonial rulers’...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Rishabhah – XVI
Rishabhah avatar of Narayana was a live demonstration as to how riches, fame, power and everything that human beings pine for cannot overrule the detachment of one who is centered....