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May 8, 2018
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism, Translation, Tribute

Red Oleanders: An Evaluation of Translational Strategies of Tagore

Tagore’s visit to Europe and America is one of the stimuli that leads him to write Rakta Karabi and then to translate that into Red Oleanders for pinpointing the crises of western civilisation...

April 28, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Cyber Crime, Cyber Security

Be Vigilant against POS and ATM Skimmers

Skimmers are very small or insignificant electronic devices, which are installed at the card insertion panel to steal user card credentials during legitimate transactions. As you insert the card...

February 10, 2018
Suveera Sharma
Food, History & Culture, Relationship & Lifestyle

Paint the Town Green!

With more and more people choosing to go vegan or vegetarian, options are increasing gradually. Recently a popular restaurant in Discovery Bay announced their completely revamped, predominantly vegetarian menu...

February 2, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, History & Culture

Say Cheese!

Ruchira tells us the story of cheese, its antiquity and how it became an industrial product with the rise of its popularity and increased demands. Here’re the interesting details,...

December 23, 2017
Devraj Singh Kalsi
Book Extract, Fiction

Grief

Bibi Amrit, fondly called Biji, doubled her thunderous output on realising that she had an opportunity to overpower Nasib, to show the train of mourners that a mother’s grief...

October 16, 2017
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Health

Three Reasons for Mental and Physical Well-Being Equally Important

Ritambhara tells us the three reasons of mental and physical well-being, the interdependence, depression, and suicides, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Mental health is a level...

September 22, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Beauty, Fashion, Health

Dental Bonding, Teeth Whitening and other Cosmetic Dentistry – II

Shameena tells us ways to improve our smiles. In the second part of the three-part story, she tells us about dental bonding, teeth whitening and bleaching, along with its...

August 23, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

Indian-Chinese Cuisine: A Unique Marriage of Fiery Fusion

Eighty-five years ago, this new-fangled merger of Chinese ingredients like vinegar and soya sauce with garlic, ginger and chillies began. A unique amping up of flavour profiles kickstarted a...

June 3, 2017
Samina Naqvi
Cinema

Bimal Roy Challenged the Taboos through his Cinema of Social Realism

Samina, a movie buff, talks about the life and times of the celebrated filmmaker, Bimal Roy. His cinema of social realism challenged the taboos that gripped the society then....

April 22, 2017
Abha Iyengar
Creative Writing, Opinion

On Writing: Is Destruction Necessary for Creation?

The dynamics of creative writing has often eluded writers (poets included). In response to Jeanette Winterson, advice on writing, “Experiment, play, throw away,” Abha, an author of repute, talks...

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