Our Opinion about Kashmir Changed!
We are often conditioned by our biases and prejudices. This is what Soumya felt during a visit to Kashmir. A different shade of writing from our humourist, in the...
Woes of Yesterday
Anoucheka warns us of yesterday’s woes that’s past and is gone, in this evocative poem, in Different Truths. Yesterday’s woes should be left where they are In a reality...
Litti Chokha: Relished by a Peasant, the Rich and Famous and the Royalties
Litti Chokha is an inexpensive proletariat diet that even the rich enjoy. It played an important role in the First War of Independence in 1857. The freedom fighters virtually...
Durga and her Entourage in a Jawed Habib Salon: Reverence, Irreverence, Trolls, Erotica and the Liberal Hindu Mind
There’s public outrage on the social media about the newspaper advertisement of Goddess Durga’s family dolling themselves in a Jawed Habib salon. The celebrity hairstylist is being trolled on...
A Sublime Nature Poem
An enigmatic poem by Deeya that celebrates nature, in Different Truths. Butterflies soak the sun radiating virgin dreams Butterflies soak the sun radiating virgin dreams on their wings colours...
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...
Lotus Eaters: Delicious Honey Chilli Lotus Stem
Bengalis are obsessed with food. They make almost everything worth eating. Sarika shares the recipe of lotus stem, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. There is a saying,...
Eggless Cumin Flavored Cookies: Jeera Biscuits
Our foodie, Sonali, shares the recipe for making eggless cumin flavoured cookies, known as jeera biscuits, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Tea time is one of...
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...
Cajun Chicken Pasta: A Quick, Yummilicious Scrumptious Meal
Sonali, our Foodie, shares a quick recipe, Cajun Chicken Pasta, which is a Yummilicious, scrumptious meal, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Sometimes I feel lazy and...