In the second part, Dr Roopali tells us how a marital venue turned martial; also how girls gatecrashed in another wedding. What happened at these places? Find out –...
Wedding Travels and Travails – I
Dr Roopali tells us about the big fat Indian weddings in two parts – exclusively for Different Truths. Weddings in India have a season. The winter months make the...
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January 21, 2023
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Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Shyamola Addresses Sexual Assault of Adolescent Male Children
The book, ‘Where the Boys Are…Someone Waits to be Heard,’ by Shyamola Khanna, is a powerful examination of the abuse of male children. Dr Roopali reviews the seminal work –...
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January 14, 2023
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Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Vulnerability: A Saga of a Parrot & a Crow
Dr Roopali’s poignant ballad about a parrot and a crow – exclusively for Different Truths. There lived In another age a green parrot in an iron cage. It shut...
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January 13, 2023
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Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Are we Indians Sensitive to People with Disabilities?
Dr Roopali finds that we, in India, are less sensitive than we should be with people with disabilities. The experiences in the US and other western countries were positive –...
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December 16, 2022
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Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
A Long Journey: Travel Travails of Jujube, Oreo & Marshmallow
Dr Roopali recounts the long journey of a homeless dog family, their trials, tribulations and triumph – exclusively for Different Truths. Animals and birds travel thousands of miles for...
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December 2, 2022
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Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
A Journey from Lahore to Delhi & a Bicycle
Dr Roopali walks down memory lane and tells us of an arduous journey on a bicycle from Lahore to Delhi, along with its joys – exclusively for Different Truths....
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November 26, 2022
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Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
The Journey of the First Indian Woman Army Officer
Dr Roopali reviews Olive Green to Beauty Queen by Ankita Srivastava, the life story of the first woman officer in the Army narrated with hilarity and sensitivity – exclusively...
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November 18, 2022
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Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Kolkata: Mood, Food, Flavour, an Old-World Charm
Dr Roopali recounts Kolkata’s colour, mood, food and flavour — an old-world charm in this write-up – exclusively for Different Truths. Kolkata seemed a glistening city. Not so long...
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October 22, 2022
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Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
I am Kali, the Black Goddess
Dr Roopali identifies with the dark goddess, Kali, detailing how she severed off many heads of her oppressors – a Diwali exclusive, the day she is worshipped, for Different...