Post - Different Truths

June 21, 2016
Arindam Roy
Health

Shiva Taught Yoga to our Ancestors and India Gifted Yoga to the World

Speaking in the UN, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev said that though Yoga originated in India, as an absolute science and technology for the well-being it cannot be Indian. He added India gifted...

June 21, 2016
Neelam Saxena Chandra
Poem

Shedding Skins

A tongue-in- cheek poem of hope by Neelam. Snakes, Salamanders and Souls Shed their skin To rejuvenate themselves And let go the memories Which haunt them Making them floppy...

June 21, 2016
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

How Green is my Platter!

Mother’s recipe is the ultimate comfort food. Sarika shares an ethnic Bengali dish, the secret of making Kachu saag – just the way her mother does. It is time consuming...

June 20, 2016
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

Sleep

An evocative verse for her muse by Lopamudra. Let my muse hide in his blanketed darkness. There are slumbers to attend to, Nourishment to tend to, Tastes to be...

June 20, 2016
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

From an Afghan Girl: Songs of the Dead

A poignant poem about a girl in a war-ravaged place by Deeya. I gather pollens from the air while among the rugged terrains- In this land the song of...

June 19, 2016
Amit Singh
Cover Story, Human Rights, Migration & Diaspora

Sovereignty of the State is the core of Refugee Problem: An Academic Debate

An essential characteristic of sovereignty is the State’s prerogative to put various kinds of limitations on non-citizens regarding their stay and entry in their territory. The authority of the State to...

June 19, 2016
Lenin Raghuvanshi
Advocacy, Cover Story

Open Letter to the States of Europe for Providing Testimonial Therapy to Refugees: PVCHR

Lenin writes an open letter to the heads of Germany, Sweden and Denmark for providing Testimonial Therapy (TT) to the refugees. The author profiles the 2014-15 Roland Berger Human Dignity Award...

June 19, 2016
Amit Singh
Cover Story, Human Rights, Migration & Diaspora

India in need of National Policy on Refugees

India has not signed 1951 Refugee Convention. There is no specific domestic legal framework to protect the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in India. This has led to legal insecurity...

June 19, 2016
Lily Swarn
Cover Story, Human Rights, People

The Partition

The partition of India is a deep gash in our collective consciousness. Millions of people from West Punjab and East Bengal were rendered homeless. There were hunger, rape, loss of human...

June 19, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Cover Story, Human Rights, People

Seeking Refuge

Religious dissension partitioned of India in 1947. Two states, Bengal and Punjab, were spliced into two. An entire repertoire of Bengali literature, with its distinct echoes in cinema, documents the agony....

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