November 21, 2024

Folklore

August 23, 2024
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Folklore, Music, Potpourri

Love in the Time of Monsoons: A Romantic Journey

Ruchira explores the historical significance, cultural impact, and contemporary challenges of the Indian monsoon, highlighting its poetic portrayal in classical music and literature, exclusively for Different Truths. Eons ago,...

January 16, 2023
Swati Kumar
Folklore, Identity, Tribes

The Beginning: Oral Tradition & Folklore of the Yorubas

Swati traces the origin of the Yoruba nation lost in obscurity – exclusively for Different Truths. Odò tó ńṣàn kì í b’ojú w’ẹ̀hìn “A flowing stream never flows backwards.” ~ A famous Yoruba...

September 18, 2021
Sutapa Basu
Arts, Folklore, Translation

The Story Behind Translating Thakurmar Jhuli into English

Sutapa tells us the story behind the story of translating Thakumar Jhuli, an iconic children’s book, from Bengali into English. She shares the wow and woes of a translator....

March 9, 2021
Dr. Nachiketa Bandyopadhyay
Arts, Cover Story, Folklore, History & Culture, Religion

Women in Stone: Representation of Eroticism in Feminist Art History – III

In the third and final part, Nachiketa discusses how eroticism has been represented in the East and the West. An exclusive for Different Truths. On set of feminist consciousness...

February 23, 2021
Dr. Nachiketa Bandyopadhyay
Arts, Cover Story, Folklore, History & Culture, Religion

Women in Stone: Evolution of Erotic Sculpture, Anthropological Inclination & Tantric Influence – II

In the second part, Nachiketa elaborates on the evolution of erotic sculpture, anthropological inclination, and Tantric influence. An exclusive for Different Truths. Scholars had the opinion that erotic sculpture...

February 16, 2021
Dr. Nachiketa Bandyopadhyay
Arts, Cover Story, Folklore, History & Culture, Religion

Women in Stone: Erotic Essence of Indian Art – I

In this paper, Nachiketa attempts to hold an overview of the expression of women in sculpture (poetry in stone) up to the precolonial period from ancient India. Here is...

November 9, 2020
Dr Jayita Sengupta
Criticism, Films, Folklore, Gender, Music, Painting, Poem

Shivelight: The Semiotics of Resistance Through Storytelling

In Shivelight and Other Stories, Jayita talks about the semiotics of resistance through storytelling. It’s from a woman’s perspective. An exclusive for Different Truths. ‘Shivelight’ is the title story of...

October 28, 2016
Arindam Roy
Announcement, Fairs & Festivals, Folklore, History & Culture, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Diwali: The Brightest Dark Night

In this curtain raiser, Arindam recounts some of the legends and folklore associated with the five-day Festival of Lights. He also gives a synopsis of the articles and poems...

July 6, 2016
Arindam Roy
Folklore, Literature, Religion

Rath Yatra: The Story of Lord Jagannath and his Siblings

The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, with his siblings, Balabhadra and Subhadra, is symbolic of fertility worship. The charioteers, Dhauka, used to sing bawdy songs (Boli). Though these songs...

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