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December 17, 2017
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture

The Weighing Scale: From the Harappan Times to the Present

Harappan people developed the most precise measurements people had six thousand years ago. Harappan people developed the most precise measurements people had six thousand years ago. They used a...

December 17, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Book Extract, Fiction

The Heart of Donna Rai: Police

Here’s the third and final part of the three-part book extract from the forthcoming novel, The Heart of Donna Rai by Sumita, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different...

December 14, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Pralambha and Balarama – LIII

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Pralambha Asura and Balarama, from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. “Another of Kamsa’s cronies?” Parikshit asked. “Will they never...

December 12, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy

Is Economic Growth a Mere Statistic or is it Reaching the Common Man in India?

GDP does not provide a complete picture of economic and societal progress. Despite being a broad measure, GDP leaves out several things. The enormous value of the country’s natural...

December 12, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Potpourri

Close Encounters of the Wild Kind – II

In the second and final part of the adventure, Soumya tells us of an escape by the skin of the teeth. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively in...

December 11, 2017
Alisha Phillips
Food, Potpourri

Sprinkle-some Baking Winters!

Talking about winters feels exactly like talking about good food. It’s the same happiness, it’s the same kind of love. The temperature scales are dropping and the blankets...

December 11, 2017
Mamta Joshi
Gender, Parenting

The Womb Mates

When the kids become parents themselves then only they discover their parents’ awesomeness. The mother-daughter bond strengthens when the daughter becomes a radiant expectant mother. She trusts her mother implicitly...

December 6, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food, Religion

The Antiquity of Gingerbread Houses, a Christmas Decoration

Christmas has many ancient traditions associated with it. Along with turkey, eggnog, Xmas cakes, Yule logs, cookies, there is a custom of baking gingerbread houses. Nuremberg, Germany was the...

December 4, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy, Politics, Subaltern & Dalits

Is the Country Progressing if a Rickshaw Puller or a Daily Wage Labourer Sleeps Hungry?

Economists believe that although there is economic bullishness in government, there is economic gloom in reality in the country. Fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP has declined from...

December 3, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Dementia, the Demon

An intense, social awareness poem on dementia by Sarala, in Different Truths. He was the much sought after engineer in a well-known firm With foreign trips plenty A man...

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