Travel & Food - Different Truths

April 23, 2025
Sohini Roychowdhury
History & Culture, Mythology

The Ultimate Guide to Feminist Icons in World Mythology

Sohini and Rishi assert that feminine power, embodied by goddesses like Durga, Kali, and Inanna, is universally recognised across cultures, exclusively for Different Truths. Our ultimate feminist, wild, boundless...

April 21, 2025
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, History & Culture

India through Her Stamps

Sreelata tells us about the journey of India through her stamps. With the first General Post Office being opened, in 1774, in Calcutta, followed by Madras (1778) and Bombay (1792)...

April 18, 2025
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, Recipe

A Spoonful of Love: Trying the Soul-Satisfying Gulkand Rabri

Sarika reminisces that growing up in Assam, paan was a cherished tradition. This recipe for Gulkand Rabri, inspired by its sweet nostalgia, offers a taste of home and joy,...

April 16, 2025
Akash Paul
History & Culture, Religion, supernatural

Focus: Demonic Possession Exposed, Ancient Rituals vs. Modern Science

Exorcism, expelling malevolent spirits, spans millennia and diverse faiths. Akash explores its origins, methods, significance across religions, and modern scientific understanding, exclusively for Different Truths. Exorcism, the practice...

April 11, 2025
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

The Ultimate Stuffed Eggplant Recipe You’ll Love

Sarika reminisces about eggplant, her vegetarian saviour, shining in Maharashtrian Bharli Vangi—stuffed with peanuts and spices, it’s a nostalgic, flavourful delight, exclusively for Different Truths. Aubergine, brinjal, or eggplant—call...

March 26, 2025
Sohini Roychowdhury
Multiculturalism, Mythology

Focus: Connection of Saint Sarah, Kali, and Ancient Goddess Worship

Sohini explains that Saint Sarah, a figure with contested origins, blends Celtic, Roman, Christian, and Romani traditions, embodying mystery and devotion, exclusively for Different Truths. Maybe a bit of...

March 21, 2025
Sarika Sarkar Das
Travel, Travelogue

A Love Letter to Mahabaleshwar: Monsoon Getaway with Family

Sarika takes us on a monsoon road trip to Mahabaleshwar, blending family joy with nature’s splendour, creating cherished memories among mist-kissed hills, exclusively for Different Truths. Last monsoon, in...

March 7, 2025
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, History & Culture

Love for Muitha: A Delicious Defiance Against Divided Politics

Sarika rues that a once vibrant bond with Bangladesh, dimmed by politics, finds solace in shared cuisine, particularly the soulful Chitol Macher Muitha, exclusively for Different Truths. It takes...

March 7, 2025
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...

March 6, 2025
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, History & Culture

For the Love of Samosa: The Global Snack’s Story

Ruchira explores the origins of the samosa, a golden, triangular delight spanning continents and centuries, evolving from ancient travel snack to beloved global treat, exclusively for Different Truths. I simply...

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