Special Feature - Different Truths

October 29, 2016
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, Fairs & Festivals, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Diwali and the Enchanting Story of Nachiketa

Arindam retells a well-known story of Nachiketa, a little boy, who faced Death (Yama) fearlessly to realise the deeper mysteries of death and life. This story from Katha Upanishad predates the...

October 29, 2016
Sarika Sarkar Das
Fairs & Festivals, Food, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Diwali Sweets: Kaju Flowers, a Variation of Kaju Katli

Festivals and sweets are inseparable in India. With Sarika make Diwali sweets at home. She tells us about Kaju Flowers, a variation of Kaju Katli. It’s not only economical but...

October 29, 2016
Champa Srinivasan
Fairs & Festivals, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Naraka Chaturdasi: Diwali Celebrations in Tamilnadu

In Tamilnadu, Diwali is celebrated a day before the rest of the country, on the occasion of Naraka Chaturdasi, the day Lord Krishna vanquished the demon Naraka. People visit each other’s...

October 29, 2016
Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Fairs & Festivals, Poem, Special Feature

The Festival of Lights

Anouncheka celebrates the Festival of Lights, a time of love, joy and enlightenment, the victory of good over evil, in this poignant verse. Here’s her contribution to the special feature on...

October 29, 2016
Lily Swarn
Fairs & Festivals, Poem, Special Feature

Happy Diwali Munni!

In this poignant verse, Lily tells us the story of Diwali. Here’s her take on the Festival of Lights, in the special feature on Diwali, for Different Truths. The beauteous...

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...

October 9, 2016
Aseem Asha Usman
Fairs & Festivals, Gender, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Durga Redefined: A Muslim Girl Inspired by Durga Paints the Goddess

Saba Ikram documented the life of many Sufi women of Delhi like Bibi Sam, Bibi Sara, Mai Saheba and Jahanara. She took interest in Devi Durga’s stories. The author asked...

October 9, 2016
Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Fairs & Festivals, Poem, Special Feature

Durga Ma: My Celestial Mother

Anoucheka turns her gaze inwards and seeks answers from Durga of how she would fulfil her promises in this world of false pleasures. Here’s a poem for the Durga Puja...

October 9, 2016
Lily Swarn
Fairs & Festivals, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

I met Goddess Durga as an Army Wife in Bengal and the Gorkha Regiment

The Durga Puja celebrations in Bengal were definitely very memorable as a perceptible aura of vivacity and verve presided over the holy and divine solemnity. Ladies dressed in their traditional attire...

October 9, 2016
Deeya Bhattacharya
Fairs & Festivals, Poem, Special Feature

Devi: The Demon Slayer

In this poem, Deeya invokes the demon slayer, who with thousand hands slew evil and darkness. An evocative poem for the Durga Puja special feature, in Different Truths. With thousand...

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