Ruchira states that Indian naming traditions combine cultural significance, divine references, and quirky nicknames to showcase a diverse array of societal values, exclusively for Different Truths. When it comes...
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March 13, 2025
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Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Unveiling Tagore’s Love for Spring: Poetry, Music, and Nature
Ruchira discusses Tagore’s songs on Holi, the Spring Festival, rich with seasonal symbolism that reflects both joy and melancholy, an exclusive for Different Truths. The versatile genius that Rabindranath Tagore...
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March 6, 2025
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Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
For the Love of Samosa: The Global Snack’s Story
Ruchira explores the origins of the samosa, a golden, triangular delight spanning continents and centuries, evolving from ancient travel snack to beloved global treat, exclusively for Different Truths. I simply...
Focus: ‘Mrs.’ Decodes Emotional Abuse and the Fight for Women’s Empowerment
Ruchira dwells with Arati Kadav’s “Mrs.” ignites debate, depicting a woman’s stifled life in a traditional household, resonating with many and sparking controversy, exclusively for Different Truths. Since it went...
Dostojee: A Story of Friendship, Love, Loss, and Memory
Ruchira reviews Dostojee, a Bengali film that explores interfaith friendship, grief, childhood innocence, and memory’s lasting power, exclusively for Different Truths. It is very seldom that I get emotional...
Spotlight: Tollywood 2024’s Hits & Misses, a Critical Review
The year 2024 in Tollywood saw a mixed bag of films: some box office hits, others emotionally resonate, but many lacking quality and substance, reports Ruchira, exclusively for Different...
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January 30, 2025
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Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Spotlight: How Apples and Oranges Keep Us Healthy
Ruchira suggests that winter brings oranges and apples, which are nutrient-rich and beneficial for immunity and overall health, exclusively for Different Truths. It is time for folks to reach...
Spotlight: Combating Mental Health Stigma with Art and Empathy
Ruchira reports that Kathak exponent Bhaswati Mishra’s “Vivridh” symposium used performing arts to address mental health, fostering dialogue and breaking stigma, exclusively for Different Truths. It was an event of...
Forbidden Love & Resilience: The Power of Women in Benegal’s Trilogy
Shyam Benegal’s feminist trilogy, Sardari Begum, Mammo, and Zubeidaa, showcases resilient women challenging societal norms and patriarchal constraints, a tribute by Ruchira exclusively for Different Truths. In the last...
Love for Rabindrasangeet: A Timeless Soundtrack for Bengali Cinema
Bengali filmmakers have incorporated Rabindranath Tagore’s music into their narratives, enhancing emotional depth and resonance, opines Ruchira, exclusively for Different Truths. Regarding the making of music for their films,...