escape - Different Truths

January 6, 2017
Nikita Goel
Relationship & Lifestyle

Why do Married Women have to Look Married?

Once you tie the knot, your wardrobe has to announce your marital status. A woman has to be a sari-clad, wearing sindoor and mangalsutra, but men can roam around the...

January 5, 2017
Subhajit Sanyal
Criticism, Interview

Thwarted Escape: How a Letter to an Unborn Daughter Evolved into a Book!

Thwarted Escape: An Immigrant’s Wayward Journey, the debut memoir/autobiographical narrative nonfiction by Lopamudra Banerjee, is a subtle, complex and organic journey of her transformation from a small-town girl in India to...

December 19, 2016
Shalini Samuel
Poem

Why fret for the Bygone Days

The hardships, pain and agony of life, the iceberg of death, creates the need to escape from its clutches. Shalini achieves it, in this verse, in Different Truths. Yes I have...

December 11, 2016
Archana Sharma
Religion, Travel & Food

Patal Bhubaneshwar: A Limestone Temple

Patal Bhubaneshwar is a unique limestone cave temple located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, 14 kilometres from Gangolihat. It is at an altitude of 1350m and on the confluence of rivers...

November 9, 2016
Ekta Shah
Business, Economy, Politics, Relationship & Lifestyle

Wish I could get my Hair Cut a day before the New Currency Launch!

The Modi government’s decision on Tuesday, November 9, made public at 8pm, created a panic of sorts. Two currency notes of 500 and 1000 were scrapped from midnight. While some appreciated...

October 23, 2016
Arindam Roy
Crime

A True Crime Story: The Price of Pleasure

It was late in the night. In the adjacent bay, in an air conditioned compartment, of a Bangalore-Lucknow train, two men were discussing the narrow escape that they had in...

June 12, 2016
Olaitan Maryam Mojisola
Poem

Tick Tock / The Sky and Winter

In Tick Tock, Olaitan dwells on the many narratives of time, from the personal to the eternal. Her second poem, The Sky and Winter, is an evocative verse about...