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July 14, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty, History & Culture

Sushruta, the Father of Plastic Surgery, was its Pioneer in Varanasi, India – I

Most historians agree that the first recorded account of reconstructive plastic surgery on the living is found in ancient Indian Sanskrit texts. These texts describe procedures to repair noses...

May 25, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Unrighteous Rampage – XXVII

Nilanjana retells a well-known story from the Bhagavatam, a Krishna lore, about how Kamsa killed six children born to his sister, Devaki, out of fear. Read more in the...

May 4, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Parashurama – XXIV

Nilanjana retells the story of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Parashurama is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. The...

April 28, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

Another Page of History and Cultural Confluence

Sehar profiles the life and times of a prominent Urdu thriller writer, Prof. Syed Mujawir Husain Rizvi, an eminent academician, who has penned more than 250 novels under the...

April 21, 2017
Nikita Goel
Gender, Relationship & Lifestyle

Being a Single Mother is very Romantic, not Easy: Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994

Bold and beautiful, Sushmita Sen, is a woman of grit and determination. She went against the established social norms and decided to be a single mother. There were challenges...

March 16, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Jada Bharata – XVII

Nilanjana retells the story of the son of Rishabhah, King Bharata, an ideal king, a righteous man and a perfect ruler. How Bharata remembers his past lives and the wisdom...

March 14, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Relationship & Lifestyle

The Attitude of Gratitude is a Mindset!

The one thing we siblings heard way too often during our growing up years was – ‘Be Grateful’. As teenagers particularly, we had (or so we thought) lots to...

March 11, 2017
Luz Maria Lopez
Poem

Child-bride

Here’s a poem by Luz María. She dedicates it to the child-brides for their suffering is a shame to humanity. the full morning was sunless, like a premonition at...

March 7, 2017
Alka Nigam
Gender, Special Feature

Women theorists agree that the literature of women depends on biological, social, psychological facts that govern her existence. In fact, if one is asked to name a single most characteristic feature...

March 6, 2017
Debjani Guha
Economy, Gender, Special Feature

Girl-child in Labour and Learning: A Case Study in North-24 Parganas

Twenty five girls of age group 7 to 13 years from ten National Child Labour Project schools of North-24- pgs were studied. It was found that 72% girls are from...

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