Special Feature - Different Truths

October 6, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

The Supernova

Lopamudra’s dedication to the icon of Goddess Durga, the creative feminine force at the core of our religious, cultural and mythological milieu, is a poem that attempts to transcend...

October 5, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Cover Story, Folklore Literature, History & Culture, Special Feature

Folk Deities as the Alternative Myths in India

Prof. Nandini discusses myth as an alternative to folk deities; with her exclusive concentration on folk ethnicity, she delves into the partnership between folklore and religion with all its...

October 5, 2022
Arindam Roy
Edit, History & Culture, Poem, Politics, Religion, Short Story, Special Feature

Durga Puja amongst Faith, Fallacy and Festivity

October 5, 2022
Rupa Rao
Myth, Religion, Special Feature

Goddess Saraswati: Patroness of Knowledge & Fine Arts

Goddess Saraswati is a patroness of knowledge and fine arts. Rupa tells us about Navratri celebrations in South India, where the nine manifested forms differ from that of North...

October 5, 2022
Mitali Chakravarty
History & Culture, Literature, Religion, Special Feature

Mitali walks down the memory lane to recapitulate Durga Puja of her childhood. She unfolds mythology, history, cultural traditions, gender roles and poetry. Now, COVID-19 is the new Mahisasur, along...

October 3, 2022
Madhu Gangopadhyay
Cover Story, Governance, Myth, Religion, Special Feature

Durgotsav, Navratri & the Lore of the Yore!

Madhu revisits the lore of her childhood – an integral part of her past – that still lingered. The Goddess of Bengal enjoyed non-veg while she was vegetarian in northern...

October 3, 2022
Vedatrayee Dutta
Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

Looking Forward, Looking Back: Durga Puja in my Eyes

Vedatrayee reminisces about Durga Puja and tells us what it means to her, in the special feature, exclusively in Different Truths. I am not very good with dates. So...

October 3, 2022
Susmita Bhattacharya
Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

Durga Puja Nostalgia: Opening an Old Album and the Paroxysms of Emotions

Freshly returned from South America, first time Durga Puja to experience yet the vast unsettled feeling from being brought to a quite stringent and conservative environment in Batanagar from the...

October 2, 2022
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, History & Culture, Religion, Special Feature

Blissful Bhog: Durga, Lakshmi, Kali & Jagadhatri Pujas

Bhog, offering an elaborate lunch to the deities, is an integral part of the puja rituals. The menu is almost the same for all the Autumnal Goddesses. Sarika shares a...

October 1, 2022
Rajini Sankar
Fairs & Festivals, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Pan-India Navaratri Celebrations with Special Reference to South India

takes an overview of the Navaratri celebrations in Gujarat, Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka – a comparative study. It’s a predominantly women-dominated festival, celebrating Shakti. Navratri is celebrated by observing fast and...

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