People - Different Truths

September 28, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Travel & Food

Army Life in Tea Gardens: Where Elephant Herds Robbed and Leopards Prowled

From the deserts we moved to the eastern part of the vast Indian land. Each state has such diversity that one never ceases to be goggle eyed at the alluring...

September 26, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

A Modest Auto Driver, Narayan, Dreams Big!

Shail profiles a reticent, young auto driver, Narayan. He is soft-spoken and has good values. Though doing a small job, he has his eyes set of the goals of his...

September 22, 2016
Michelle Yost
Advocacy, People

The Harvest

The labour of love never goes waste. It is always blessed with fruition. Michelle, our columnist, and her partner, Md. Kaushik put their shoulders to the wheel. Against all odds,...

September 21, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Travel & Food

Fun, Frolic, Magic-n- Mystery Mingled like Splendorous Peacock Plumes at Alwar

The posting at Alwar excited Lily as she had heard of the daunting forts and quaint gullies and bazaars of the towns of Rajasthan, brimming forth textiles and crafts. Alwar was...

September 21, 2016
Subhajit Sanyal
People, Relationship & Lifestyle

How do Lonesome Teenagers Battle the World of Wolves and Sheep?

Teenage is the twilight of our lives. It’s the turning point that make or mar us. Often teenagers have to leave their home and hearths, their security bubble and comfort...

September 19, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Street Smart and Happy, Sulochana is a Vibrant Charmer!

The streets of Chennai nurtured Sulochana for more than four decades. The 53-year- old vibrant woman, full of vivacious energy, began helping her mother, at the fruit and vegetable shop on...

September 15, 2016
Michelle Yost
Advocacy, People

A Story of Empowerment: Koushik Propelled the Engine of Social Change in Bangladesh

Michelle tells us how she met Md. Koushik Ahmed. He was a shopkeeper at a mall. He did the things that other single men of his age did after...

September 14, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Travel & Food

A Slice of Life of an Army Officer’s Wife in Deolali, a Picturesque Hill Resort

Lily tells us about Deolali Camp. It was a Class 1 Cantonment built in 1869 for the rest and recuperation of World War II troops. Situated on a plateau 2000...

September 13, 2016
Urooj Murtaza
History & Culture, People

Meena Bazaar: A Small World Where Women Rule

Meena Bazaar is a market in Karachi where the sellers and buyers are all women. It’s a strict ‘no men allowed’ kind of a place. From bangles to jhumkas, khussas...

September 11, 2016
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Health, People, Short Story

There are several positive things about large and extended families (read the joint family system). Often, parents-in- law snoop into the private lives of their daughters-in- law. It’s stifling and suffocating....

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