November 21, 2024

Potpourri

April 3, 2023
Farheen Viquas
Potpourri

The Magic for My Soul

Farheen is a moon lover. Her endless monologues with the moon made her realise that her secrets are well-guarded. A selenophile, she likes all the eight phases of the moon. Her...

February 24, 2023
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Lifestyle, Potpourri, Travel

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...

February 23, 2023
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, Potpourri

Biscuit: The Delightful Crunchy Snack

Ruchira traces the antiquity of biscuits, also the many uses of biscuit tins – exclusively for Different Truths. The other day, while I sat sipping my morning cup of...

February 2, 2023
Devika Raghave
Potpourri, Travel & Food

The Winter of Beauteous Bhopal

Devika celebrates the winter, with its chai, exhibitions, roses, flower shows, snacks picnics in Bhopal. The city bounced back from a terrible tragedy. Here’s a candid account. Winter is...

December 6, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor, Potpourri

A Landline & a Government Office’s Babudom

The babudom and apathy of a government office are like absurd drama, realises Soumya, a government officer, post-retirement. Could he get his landline disconnected? Find out in an exclusive...

November 29, 2022
Dr. Sudipta Mishra
Potpourri

Love is Selfless and Beyond Common Man’s Imagination

Dr Sudipta delves into true love that’s free from lust – exclusively for Different Truths. What is love? Is it a bunch of accumulated feelings? Or is it a...

November 14, 2022
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, Potpourri

The Vanishing World of Chana jor Garam

Chana jor garam is a part of our childhood. The vendors would sing and perform, witty songs, full of repartee and tomfoolery. Arindam talks with two chana jor garam vendors....

November 11, 2022
Abhilasha Trivedi
Food, Potpourri

A Sweet Tale

Childhood and adolescence seem to be another country. Our identities are formed then. Simple things like what we ate or wore, the places we visited, become landmarks in our...

November 10, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Potpourri

Monkey Caps: Bengalis’ Cold Weather Companion

Winter is just around the corner. Ruchira tells us about the monkey cap, a butt of jokes in Bengal, tracing its antiquity – an exclusive for Different Truths. The...

October 6, 2022
Ram Krishna Sinha
History & Culture, Potpourri, Religion, Special Feature

May Maa Durga Bless us with More Shakti, not Power!

Ram Krishna clears the confusion between Shakti and power. While power is transient, short term meets limited purposes and is prone to misuse and abuse, Shakti, on the other...

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