A True Teacher is a Beacon of Light, Dispelling Darkness of Ignorance
A teacher not only imparts gyan or information but also imparts knowledge and life skills to the student. It is said that a teacher is a motivator, an influencer,...
A Leap Back in Evolution: A Film, Open Defecation, and the Advanced Sewage System of the Indus Valley Civilisation
The period dates back to almost five thousand years ago. The ancient Indus Valley Civilisation had systems of sewage and drainage that were developed and used in cities throughout...
Despite the Devastations Wrecked by Harvey, People Reached Out to Help
During difficult times Houston showed its true spirit, the kind of humanity we often think has disappeared. This is when I saw neighbours helping neighbours, strangers helping strangers. Black,...
How Writing Became a Dream Come True!
Writing about writing is rather intriguing. Soumya, a humourist and an author, recounts how he became a writer and penned, rather keyed his first novella, befittingly titled, ‘Memories –...
Healthy and Wholesome Mutton Dopyaja
Sarika shares the recipe of healthy and wholesome Mutton Dopyaja, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Mutton is a most beloved dish in almost every Bengali household....
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Short Rope – XXXVIII
Strange are the ways of the divine, Nilanjana retells the story of the many pranks of little Krishna with his mother Yashoda, in Gokula. Read more in the weekly...
Women and the Art of Saying No
Women do not know how to say, ‘No’. They get into trouble for hesitating and not speaking their minds, clearly. Here’s a bold and gutsy reaction to this problem...
Getting Married: A Sudh Filmy Romance
Humourist Soumya tells us all about the trial and tribulations of a Bong getting married to a Sardar girl, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Having posted...
The Cult of the Body Beautiful and Growth of Plastic Surgery to Enhance Sex Appeal – III
The post-war (World Wars) plastic surgery boom and the breaking down of traditional reluctance to undergo plastic surgery, particularly middle-aged, middle-class women, who were affluent and largely finished with raising...
Puppy Love: The K9 Kind
Humourist Soumya talks about canine love, with paroxysms of emotions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The first canine love in my life was my grandfather’s Daschund,...