November 22, 2024

Potpourri

March 31, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, Potpourri

Babumoshai’s Passion for Fish isn’t Fishy!

Ruchira tells us how fish and Bengalis are inseparable. She recounts their favourite fishes. An exclusive for Different Truths. A Bengali takes to fish just as a duck takes...

March 21, 2022
Champa Srinivasan
Potpourri

It’s all in the Genes!

Champa recounts a true bedtime story about her mother. Many years later, the wheel turns full circle. Here’s an engrossing personal story by a wonderful storyteller. This is a story...

March 15, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

How did I Become a Writer?

oumya walks down the memory lane and shares with us how he became a writer. Find out. An exclusive for Different Truths. This is a story about how I...

February 24, 2022
Aditi Ghosh
Potpourri

Your Face Reveals Your Truth!

Believe it or not, your thoughts can change your face! Physiognomy studies the face, in particular, to reveal the true person within, says Aditi, in this write-up. An exclusive for...

February 21, 2022
Devika Raghave
Potpourri

The Secrets of Fingernails

Here’s a tongue-in-cheek look at fingernails and the secrets they reveal by Devika. Overload of thoughts and thinking leaves me baffled. That, in turn, boomerangs at the end of the...

February 13, 2022
Ram Krishna Sinha
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle, Special Feature

Valentine’s Day – On Being a Couple: Sociology, Science and Sensibility!

February 13, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Fairs & Festivals, History & Culture, Potpourri, Religion

Of Desi Valentine’s Day and Spring Festivals

Ruchira narrates the tale of Valentine’s Day and talks of Holi and Saraswati Puja, the two desi Spring festivals. All three have the common root of fertility worship. An...

February 13, 2022
Shernaz Wadia
Potpourri, Special Feature

Shernaz collects quotes on love from writers, poets, scientists, satirists, comedians, actors, singers, artists with gratitude to internet sources. We see the myriad shades of love, as part of Special Feature...

February 8, 2022
Abhilasha Trivedi
Potpourri, Religion, Rituals & Practices

God Bless us!

Shrines and roadside temples mushroom all over the country. Abhilasha takes a view of gods and superstitions in this tongue-in-cheek account. Lord Hanuman is often considered by some as the...

January 28, 2022
Dr. Swaraj Raj
Potpourri

Looking Back: On New Year Resolutions

Dr. Swaraj looks back at the new year resolutions. We welcome him back for having defeated Covid and wish him good health. An exclusive for Different Truths. These lines...

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