Family - Different Truths

June 19, 2016
Lily Swarn
Cover Story, Human Rights, People

The Partition

The partition of India is a deep gash in our collective consciousness. Millions of people from West Punjab and East Bengal were rendered homeless. There were hunger, rape, loss of human...

June 18, 2016
Arindam Roy
Advocacy, Announcement

42,500 People Flee per day: Let us Reach out and Resolve the Refugee Crises

Arindam delves into a personal experience, growing up as a boy in a refugee family. The grim reality of the refugee problem stares us in the face. According to...

June 17, 2016
Anumita Roy
Potpourri

A Letter to my Younger Sister about our Father

Anumita, in her letter to Bon (younger sister), talks about their life and times with their Baba (father). The author moves from the present to the past, reminiscing their childhood...

May 29, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Cover Story, Relationship & Lifestyle

Why Some Men Love to be Househusbands?

Role reversals are not new. In the Vaishnava paintings, we see Radha play the flute instead or Krishna decorating Radha’s feet with alta (red colour) or tie her hair. Assigning...

May 21, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Poem

No Homecoming Ever

Three perspectives of an evocative poem by Mamta. A dinner thrown as farewell The guests lovingly swell Ambience, menu perfect The bar too well laced The mood quasi-festive A...

May 17, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Short Story

In this women-centric short story, Maya shows the generation gap between daughter-in- law and mother-on- law. How they are from different worlds, different times. The resolution is heart-warming. She has her...

May 15, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Love’s Flavour Lost

Mamta explores the essence of family on the UN International Families Day (May 15), exploring the changing values and mores. Here’s Different Truths’ Special Feature on the UN International Day of...

April 15, 2016
Sukanya Juno Biswas
Poem

Of a cat, a dog and two Children

In this nonsense verse, Sukanya talks of a cat, a dog and two children. In a town in Texas where the cactus grow wild there lived in that house...

April 11, 2016
Sukanya Juno Biswas
Relationship & Lifestyle

Adieu, my Dear Sampson!

“This is about the dog who adopted me,” writes Sukanya. She knows that he happened to her, that he helped her make wonderful memories, that she loved him so very...

April 7, 2016
Sarika Sarkar Das
Fairs & Festivals, Food

Enjoy Gudi Padwa with Delicious Amrakhand

Sarika reminisces about her stay in Maharashtra 13 years ago. She takes a trip down the memory lane and offers us the traditional festive recipe, Amrakhand. You may try this...

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