People - Different Truths

November 22, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
History & Culture, People, Travel & Food

A Security Personnel and a Gatekeeper Poet

A security guard doubled as a guide. He was an Ahom, perhaps a descendant of this forgotten kingdom, and he was a writer, poet, and musician by vocation. A...

November 18, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travel & Food

Kolkata: Mood, Food, Flavour, an Old-World Charm

Dr Roopali recounts Kolkata’s colour, mood, food and flavour — an old-world charm in this write-up – exclusively for Different Truths. Kolkata seemed a glistening city. Not so long...

November 8, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
People, Place, Travel & Food

Vignettes of Turkey: Many Hues, Many Colours

Soumya brings alive Turkey’s sites, sounds, tastes and flavours – exclusively for Different Truths. Delhi International Airport at midnight is like Sealdah station, Mumbai Central, or Sadar Bazaar at...

July 15, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travel & Food

Travelling to the Monsoons in Mussoorie

Dr Roopali tells us about the scorching heat, monsoon at Mussoorie and more – exclusively for Different Truths. The monsoons are elsewhere, and your town is burning hot. Air...

July 11, 2022
Arindam Roy
People, Potpourri

Love or Hate but Can’t Ignore Wily Narayan!

In his over three-decade journey as a journalist, Arindam shows us the many faces of newsrooms in India, at the turn of the Millennium. He calls this series, ‘The...

June 24, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travelogue

Nazi-Massacred Lidice Lives Through Thousands of Roses

The Nazis massacred the Lidice in 1942. The survivors turned it into a memorial with more than 25,000 rose plants. Dr Roopali tells us about suffering and resilience, exclusively for Different...

June 10, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Gender, History & Culture, People, Trade, Travel & Food, Travelogue

How Manipuri Women Edged Out Men in War & Trade?

The Nupi Lan (Women’s Wars) of 1904 and 1939 led by women against the British Army are memorialised by Mothers’ Market. The proactive role played by women left its indelible...

June 4, 2022
Dr. Molly Joseph
History & Culture, Multiculturalism, People, Travel & Food

Kenya: Mind Grazing Over the Meadows of Memory

Dr. Molly recounts her rich experience of a 10-day trip to Kenya. She was a poet-delegate at Kistrech Poetry Festival conducted by Kisii University, Nairobi. An exclusive for Different Truths....

May 27, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travel & Food

Erfurt: A City in Mourning

In a recent Texas shootout, an 18-year-old student massacred 19 children. It brought back memories of a similar shootout in Erfurt, Germany, in 2002. Dr. Roopali recalls her trip...

April 29, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle, Travel & Food

Trials and Tribulations of Wheelchairs, Airports and Travels

Dr. Roopali walks down the memory lane and tells us what it is to be on wheelchairs in airports. Replete with details, her narrative is laced with wit. An...

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