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August 26, 2017
Anumita Roy
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Ottawa, a City Named after the Riverine Trade – III

Ottawa is on the south bank of Ottawa River and so its name. “Odawa,” in Algonquin means “to trade”. In 1800, a New Englander named Philemon Wright, along with...

July 30, 2017
Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Poem

Madness

A reflective poem that decries the madness of Man, by Anoucheka, in Different Truths. Man is mad, So it would seem He births, exalts at it Enjoys, uses, and...

July 23, 2017
Debjani Guha
Cover Story, Education & Career, Gender, Human Rights

Education, Employment, and Empowerment of Women in India: From 1986 Onwards

Deblina and Debjani’s research shows that women are in better position than before, which was unimaginable even two or three decades back. They talk about the various initiatives taken by...

July 7, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

How the Tanned Bronzed Skin of Gabrielle Chanel came into Vogue!

The change in attitude towards sunbathing and tanning is closely related to a sartorial shift towards shorter hemlines and less restrictive corsets, as well as the embrace of pleasurable...

June 29, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Putana – XXXII

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Putana and how she was slain by child Krishna, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Putana was loyal to her king, Kamsa....

June 28, 2017
Aparajita Dutta
Gender, Sports

Kunatla Ghosh Dastidar: Former Captain and an Inspiration of Indian Women-Football

Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar captained the Indian women’s team in Women’s World Cup. Aparajita profiles the former coach of Mohun Bagan, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The...

June 20, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Cities I Have Lived in and Loved

Humourist Soumya talks of the cities that he lived in, the four metropolises. In his tongue-in-cheek style, he compares the four cities to women, in the weekly column, exclusively...

June 1, 2017
Bina Pillai
Opinion, Religion

Spirituality is…

Bina talks about spirituality and many myths, biases, and prejudices surrounding it. Here’s her opinion piece, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I met a lady the...

May 30, 2017
Payal Talreja
Advocacy, Gender

An Open Letter to Ms. Maneka Gandhi

The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Ms. Maneka Gandhi, had sought suggestions from the public on how to make India better and safer for women. Our columnist,...

May 28, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

Urdu and the Influence of Punjab

Urdu, which was till now thought to have roots in Delhi, actually took birth in Lahore and adopted Old Punjabi contrary to Braj as its base language. Later, the...

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