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April 6, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Beauty, Fashion, History & Culture

Solah Shringaar: Enchantingly Dolled to Beauty in 16 Steps

In Hindu mythology “sixteen shringaars” correspond to the sixteen phases of the moon, which in turn is connected with a woman’s menstrual cycle. It is believed that Solah Shringaar...

February 18, 2018
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, History & Culture

The Third Gender: Why Transgender Are Seen as a Different Community?

The LGBTQ community is in a cheerful mood since the petition quashing of section 377 of IPC has been considered for their good; the Supreme Court of India has...

January 17, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food, Religion

The Tamil Harvest Festival Pongal Celebrates Bounty and Camaraderie

Lily tells us about the four-day harvest festival, dedicated to the sun, in Tamil Nadu. It’s also celebrated in other states in South India. It means ‘spilling over’ of...

January 6, 2018
Suveera Sharma
Food, History & Culture

Bon Appetit: After a Full Belly all is Poetry!

Food is interwoven into the culture of the Chinese people much like the Indians. With food, Gods are worshipped, ancestors are sustained, and spirits pacified. Food also plays a...

November 11, 2017
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Sliver of Memories

An inward-looking, evocative verse by Mamta, in Different Truths. She tells us that in this ephemeral, ever-changing world, something doesn’t change. Like migratory birds I return home to the...

October 5, 2017
Lovita J. R. Morang
Poem

Ten Shades of Forbidden Clay: Nishiddho Pallis

Lovita pays her homage to the goddesses, Durga, Kali and Laxhmi, as we worship the goddess of wealth, today. Here’s an intense poem, a social commentary, exclusively in Different...

August 25, 2017
Geethanjali Dilip
Poem, Special Feature

Geethanjali weaves a string of stories and parables to invoke Sri Ganesha, in the special feature, in Different Truths वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥ Meaning: 1: I meditate on Sri Ganesha – Who...

August 24, 2017
Arindam Roy
Edit, Religion, Special Feature

Ganesha Utsava: The Ten-Day Celebrations Begin

Here’s a curtain raiser-cum-editorial on Ganesha Utsava, in Different Truths, by the Editor-in-Chief, Arindam. The countdown begins, as the Special Feature shall be released at midnight, just a few...

July 9, 2017
Smriti Maheshwari
Cinema

Guru Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar and Bimal Roy, Three Great Film Personalities, Were Born This Week

Three great film personalities celebrate their birthdays this week. While Guru Dutt was a brilliant filmmaker, his personal life was a mess – possibly the tragic heroes he portrayed...

July 2, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Food, History & Culture, Religion

The Story of the Coconut

In ancient times human sacrifices were a part of life. Propagated by Adi Sankaracharya, who was against the practice of ‘Bali’ or human sacrifice, the coconut perhaps because it...

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