Festivals - Different Truths

November 7, 2024
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Fairs & Festivals, Religion

BhaiphoNta: Celebrating the Bond of Sibling Love

Ruchira reflects on the Bengali tradition of bhaiphoNta, a celebration of brothers’ lives, highlighting its emotional and religious significance, exclusively for Different Truths. Although I am not into elaborate...

August 21, 2024
Azam Gill
Fairs & Festivals

Raksha Bandhan’s Legacy of Protection and Love

Raksha Bandhan, an annual ritual in India and Pakistan, reaffirms trust and social cohesion, used to prevent the Bengal partition, in 1905, by Tagore. and remains a symbol of...

June 28, 2024
Anumita Roy
Multiculturalism, Potpourri

Fifteen Customs that are Distinctly American!

Anumita lists fifteen customs that are very different and stand out as American tradition/norms, which most foreigner find strange, initially. Slowly one understands and becomes a part of the flow, in...

January 17, 2024
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture, Religion

Makar Sankranti: A Pan-Indian Solar Festival Celebrating Bounty

Makar Sankranti is an important pan-Indian solar festival, known by different names. It is known as Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh, Bihu in Assam, Magha...

December 21, 2023
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Potpourri

Winter Secrets: Good Cheer Meets Vibrant Fashion and Festivities

Tropical soul, winter heart. Ruchira craves the crisp, “no-sweat” air, festive feasts, and winter’s vibrant fashion, exclusively for Different Truths. People think I am crazy when they hear me...

March 22, 2023
Rupa Rao
Fairs & Festivals, Special Feature

2023 Ugadi Greetings: Subhakritu Nama Samvatsara Subhakankshalu

India celebrates Ugadi, the Hindu lunar new year, with great fervour. Many states have distinct names for this event, symbolising regeneration, introspection, and thanks, reports Rupa – an exclusive...

October 31, 2022
Shernaz Wadia
Cover Story, Fairs & Festivals

A Halloween Evening Gone Sour

Shernaz recreates the horror of Halloween in this story – exclusively for Different Truths. The lights had been blinking on and off for a while. Some fault with the...

October 2, 2022
Subhajit Sanyal
Relationship & Lifestyle

Durga Puja is the Time for Teenage Crushes and Love

As Puja comes closer, the plans for the outing get chalked out, and the list of Thakur dekha (visiting the pavilions to see the idols) with friends and family is...

April 16, 2022
Dr. Molly Joseph
Fairs & Festivals, Religion, Special Feature

Existential Spirituality: Confluence of Good Friday, Vishu & Ramadan

Dr. Molly tells us about essential spirituality. On Friday (April 15) this year, there was a confluence of Good Friday, Vishu, and Ramadan. A Special Feature exclusively for Different...

November 26, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Fairs & Festivals, Special Feature

Thanksgiving: A Travelling Tale of Friends who are Family

Dr. Roopali travels in time and space to transport us to another Thanksgiving, six years back. A Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. It was Thanksgiving and we were...

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