Tapati Sinha - Different Truths

June 24, 2024
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, Health, History & Culture, Opinion

The Game of Life and Death…

The concept of ‘good death’ (euthanasia) existed in the ancient world. Medical assistance was not needed when the Homeric warrior died as a hero and was expected to accept...

March 18, 2024
Tapati Sinha
Short Story, Special Feature, Special Needs

A Child Lost in his Special World

The pain and agony of a mother of of a child with autism, crushed by the pressures of her life, takes a grim toll. Tapati recounts a heart-wrenching account,...

January 17, 2024
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture, Religion

Makar Sankranti: A Pan-Indian Solar Festival Celebrating Bounty

Makar Sankranti is an important pan-Indian solar festival, known by different names. It is known as Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh, Bihu in Assam, Magha...

November 20, 2023
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture

A Potion to Heal and Kill

Since thousands of years poisons have been both a deadly threat and a protective tool used around the world. Poisons have played a dominant role in our history and...

July 14, 2023
Tapati Sinha
Poem

My Land in Tears

A protest poem by Tapati tells us how hooligans turned a peaceful night into a battlefield, shattered by fireworks and violence. The night was serene The sky glittered with...

May 8, 2023
Tapati Sinha
Environment, Literature, Special Feature, Tribute

Nature and Environment as seen by Rabindranath Tagore

Tagore’s love of Nature was extremely subtle. For him the wide-open skies, spaciousness, and tranquillity of the countryside symbolised freedom. His numerous writings reveal the intensity of his relationship with...

April 11, 2023
Tapati Sinha
Folk Stories, History & Culture

Fables are Never Too Old

The continuity of the oral tradition attested by The Fox and the Crow story found on the pottery of Mohenjo-Daro and Lothal archaeological sites of a civilisation six thousand...

October 4, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, Myth, Religion

Shakti: Energy Currency of Biological Systems Powered by Mothers

Mothers are the only source of mitochondrial DNA, which produces ATP, the energy currency of all biological systems. Genetically, the long line of mothers thus passes on the power...

October 1, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction, Humor, Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

A Slice of Divine Life: Live from Kailash

Here’s Tapati’s fictional Durga-Shiva dialogues, full of banter, repartee, wit, and humour, create a laughter riot, an exclusive Special Feature for Different Truths. “Shiva seems too busy these days!...

September 26, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, Religion, Special Feature

Heralding the Advent of Goddess Durga: A Homecoming

Goddess Durga is worshipped as vegetation, soil, and human form. Tapti elucidates her nine forms, Navdurga and tells us about her homecoming – an exclusive Special Feature for Different...

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