Durga - Different Truths

February 15, 2024
Monika Ajay Kaul
History & Culture, Religion, Special Feature

Saraswati, the Guru, Dispels Ignorance, Creates Balance & Unity

Saraswati is seen as Adi Shakti, symbolising the ultimate truth. She is considered the Guru, the knowledge giver, elucidates Monika in the exclusive Special Feature for Different Truths. Saraswati, a Hindu...

October 18, 2023
Urna Bose
Religion, Special Feature, Spirituality

Durga And the Transformative Power of Love

In a personal essay, Urna tells us what Maha Ashtami means to her. It honours Durga, a goddess of strength and resilience, encouraging worship of the “durg” within our...

October 3, 2022
Madhu Gangopadhyay
Cover Story, Governance, Myth, Religion, Special Feature

Durgotsav, Navratri & the Lore of the Yore!

Madhu revisits the lore of her childhood – an integral part of her past – that still lingered. The Goddess of Bengal enjoyed non-veg while she was vegetarian in northern...

October 3, 2022
Harinder Cheema
Poem

Navratri: Nine Avatars of Ma Durga

Harinder invokes nine avatars of Durga in reverence to the Mother Goddess – an exclusive Special Feature for Different Truths. Navratri and the nine avatars of Ma Durga A...

October 2, 2022
Azam Gill
Cover Story, History & Culture, Multiculturalism, Religion

A Ritual for Weapons Unite Durga, Khalsa, Indo-Europeans

A war goddess, Durga, and warrior brotherhood, Sikh Khalsa Panth’s ritual veneration and reverence for weapons – where the Indo-European cultures, the divine unites with the profane – elucidates...

October 2, 2022
Subhajit Sanyal
Relationship & Lifestyle

Durga Puja is the Time for Teenage Crushes and Love

As Puja comes closer, the plans for the outing get chalked out, and the list of Thakur dekha (visiting the pavilions to see the idols) with friends and family is...

October 1, 2022
Mona Vijaykar
Cover Story, Myth, Religion

Reflect, Refrain & Reform: Slay the Evil Within!

Mona elucidates the symbolism of Navratri (Nine Nights), split into three parts, each of three nights. These represent Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati in an exclusive Special Feature for Different...

September 30, 2022
Rashmi Jain
Fairs & Festivals, Poem, Special Feature

Durga, the Adya Shakti: An Invocation

Rashmi invokes Durga, the Adya Shakti (Primeval Mother), the supreme source of power and energy to slay the demons of the present day. A poem on contemporary women’s issues for the Durga...

September 27, 2022
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

Durga, the Matri Shakti

Deeya, a feminist poet, invokes Durga, the Divine Mother, the fountainhead of Shakti (Energy), in an intense poem, as the special feature exclusively for Different Truths. The porous moon...

September 26, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, Religion, Special Feature

Heralding the Advent of Goddess Durga: A Homecoming

Goddess Durga is worshipped as vegetation, soil, and human form. Tapti elucidates her nine forms, Navdurga and tells us about her homecoming – an exclusive Special Feature for Different...

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