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February 27, 2017
Anumita Roy
Relationship & Lifestyle

Straight from the Mouth of my Babes!

Anumita shares the fun and funny moments of being a mother of two sons. Here are some interesting anecdotes to laugh along, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths....

February 23, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Rituals and Quest! – XIV

Ceremonies and rituals take one away from being united with the Divine. Sage Narada decided to approach King Prachinabaris and show the path of devotion. He met the king, who received...

February 16, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Story of Sati – XIII

Prajapati Daksha was not favourably disposed towards Lord Shiva. He thought Shiva had insulted him in the past by not standing up to respect him during the Brahma Satra...

February 9, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

Urdu-Hindi Literature Blossomed in Allahabad, the City of Confluences

The 18th century is considered to be an important phase in terms of artistic and cultural developments in the nation. The century witnessed the rise of Indian poets who used...

February 2, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Adi Varaha, the Wild Boar – XI

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Adi Varaha, the Wild Boar incarnation of Narayana. Hiranyaksha challenged Narayana in the form of Adi Varaha, “You beast! You think you can steal...

January 28, 2017
Nanditaa Bannerjee
Book Club, Books

Rules of Desires rooted in the Earthly Mantle of Life

Knowledge of the history and culture of the backdrops of Dipika Mukherjee’s stories are remarkable. The plots are based across urban Kuala Lumpur to cosmopolitan Shanghai, small towns of India, and...

January 21, 2017
Archana Sharma
Book Club, Interview

French Author Charles Dantzig: European Nations are Conservative, not Progressive!

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”...

December 13, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, People

No Homogeneity in India: It Coexists in Different Centuries, Simultaneously

Real India cannot be found in history books. Bhaskar, travelling through various parts of the country, in about five decades, found huge gaps in the understanding about the country, among different groups...

October 13, 2016
Martins Tommyson
Poem

The Beautiful Ones

Meandering through despair, this poem seeks hope and promise. An evocative poem by Martins, a young poet from Nigeria, for Different Truths. Roused in the heart of night I sit...

June 18, 2016
Subhajit Sanyal
Potpourri

Missing Baba

Here’s Subhajit’s homage to his father, his best friend, on Father’s Day as part of special feature in Different Truths. “Every child grows into a holistic person when he is...

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