Colour - Different Truths

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 18, 2017
Shalini Samuel
Poem

Earthly Life

Life has been likened with journeys. Here Shalini compares the voyage of life with a train journey, in Different Truths. Who is the engine driver? Have you seen him?...

March 14, 2017
Nilakshi Roy
Poem

Us, just us

Here’s an evocative love poem by Nilakshi, as we celebrate the season of fertility and bounty, with the festival of colours, in Different Truths. Will there be a time ...

March 1, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

How Biriyani Travelled from the Barracks to the Royal Kitchens!

Many centuries were spanned by the Biryani in its evolution from a dish for battling troops to a dish fit for the kings, it has been influenced by the gastronomic, cultural...

February 21, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Relationship & Lifestyle, Short Story

A Day of Revelations!

She began by writing emails to those online friends she had not thought of, forget written to, in almost two years. As she hit ‘send’ each time, it seemed like...

December 12, 2016
Shristi Nangalia
Architecture

How do Indoor Plants help us Mitigate the Sick Building Syndrome?

Plants bring life and colour into the building; an outdoor connection much required for any inward looking home or built space. Regardless of the design style, houseplants blend seamlessly in every...

December 6, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, People, Politics

A Prelude to Writing Economics

An Economist and Social Scientist, Bhaskar ponders over the problems of writing Economics for the commoners. He reasons that two areas that be fooled the commoners are Sanskrit for centuries and...

December 5, 2016
Nilakshi Roy
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

A Saree called Suhasini: I smiled and draped it on Nuptial Night

Suhasini is a Tangail cotton with mooga stripes across her, some paisleys carefully woven like an alpana across the threshold, when you welcome Goddess Lakshmi or a bride to the household. Suhasini...

November 19, 2016
Anumita Roy
History & Culture

Thanksgiving: Yesteryears and Now

Anumita tells us about the tradition of Thanksgiving, tracing its genesis. What began in the north of the US is a nationwide celebration. Sarah Josepha Hale, a prolific writer and...

November 15, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Crime, Economy, Education & Career, Politics

Demonetisation: Commoners Face Unending Troubles but Where are the Deep Pockets!

Randomness seems to be inbuilt in our system. While the honest, pious middleclass, deposited huge amounts of money, collectively, standing in unending queues, those with loads of money were nowhere to...

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