Believe - Different Truths

March 30, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Ambarisha, the Yogi King – XIX

Nilanjana retells the story of Ambarisha, the Yogi King, a devotee of Narayana, and what happens to Durbasha Rishi, when in a fit of anger, he curses king. How...

March 29, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

The Glamorous Little Cupcakes Tantalising our Taste Buds from the Early 19th Century

In the early 19th century, bakers developed a new recipe based on ‘cup’ or volume measurement. They were called 1234 cakes. I cup butter, 2 cup sugar, 3 cup...

March 28, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

My First Punju Wedding as an Invited Guest

Humourist Soumya tells us about the boisterous and exuberant Punjabi (slang: Punju) wedding as an invited guest. The Big Fat Punjabi Wedding is a place to be. Here’s more...

March 27, 2017
Anumita Roy
Arts, Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

Story Time Never Goes out of Fashion

Anumita recounts her childhood story time. How it helped the children develop social skills and helped them become a well-rounded person. She also talks about her special need child...

March 26, 2017
Tapan Mozumdar
Short Story

What the Fish!

A fisherman, Gokul, catches a fish that can speak. The fish warps his reality. We are introducing a weekly new column, from this Sunday, Fantasy Fiction, by Bangalore-based Tapan,...

March 25, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

Tamas: Bhisham Sahni Explores the Reasons of the Indian Partition in 1947

In the acclaimed novel, Tamas, Bhisham Sahni shows how these two identities are made hostile to each other by the political ambition of some power-loving people, the colonial rulers’...

March 23, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Elephant and the Crocodile – XVIII

Strange are the ways of the Divine. The elephant and the crocodile fought each other till Narayana slew the crocodile and saved the elephant. Both these creatures were cursed...

March 22, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

Momo, a Popular Street Food in India and Nepal, has Worldwide Presence

Lily tells us the story of Momos, a popular street food in India and Nepal that the Tibetan refugees brought along with them. Momo is now the traditional delicacy...

March 10, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Exit Polls: Who will come to Power in 2017 Assembly Polls in the Five States?

In less than 24 hours the verdict of the people in the five states, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand, shall be pronounced, as the results of the...

March 4, 2017
Jamuna Rangachari
Health

Balance Yourself through Chakras

There are many meditation techniques and each of these has its own approach. In Jamuna’s case, the first meditation she came across and experienced was Chakra meditation. In Sanskrit, chakra means...

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