Home, Safe Home
Here’s a gender sensitive poem, by Alisha, about how a little girl should behave, in Different Truths. Little girl, don’t go outside Or the big bad wolf will...
The Pros and Cons of Raising a Child in India
Nikita talks about the pros and cons of raising a child in India vis-à-vis the US (and other western countries). Read more in the regular column, exclusively in Different...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Baby Steps – XXXIV
Kamsa’s ally Trinavarta had come to Gokula looking for the little child. He assumed the form of a whirlwind. Child Krishna vanquished a mighty asura for the third time....
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Vishnumaya – XXX
Nilanjana retells the story of the Bhagavatam. She talks about the incarnation of the Devi, Vishnumaya, and how she was swapped with Lord Krishna, as a part of the...
Healthy and Nutritious Panjiri, a Panacea, Prasad and Post-natal Care
Panjiri is meaningful ritualistically, as it has been consumed for thousands of years by the ancient Hindus and much later by the Sikhs. It has its origins in Ayurvedic medicine....
Smarting v3.0
What would happen if a smart phone had emotions and a mind of its own? Here’s a fantasy fiction by Tapan, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths....
Jamshedi Navroz: Celebrated along the Silk Route, it Dates Back to Sixth Century BC
Jamshedi Navroz is recognised as a public holiday in many countries along the Silk Route – Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq (by the Kurdish people), Kazakstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Bayan...
Travails of a Lonesome Wedding Anniversary and Birth of Daughter in Primitive Settings
In all their youthful ignorance Lily and her husband decided to have their first baby in Dalhousie Cantonment. She gave birth to a daughter in a primitive setting. There was...
Love’s Labour
There is something so divine about a women laboring to give birth. It is, as if she is working with God to create life. But does she indeed have a...
He is a Born Artist
Subhajit describes a born artist in this verse. He is a born artist with colors red and green, full of jollity and vibrancy, to paint a new day, fill...