Food - Different Truths

February 3, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, Health

Garlic for Good Health

Ruchira discusses the curative properties of garlic. She traces its antiquity to the Giza pyramids, 5000 years ago. An exclusive for Different Truths. I confess, I simply love to...

January 20, 2022
Sarika Sarkar Das
History & Culture, People, Place, Travel & Food

Coorg: Neelakurinji Flowers, Pepper Vines, Coffee Plantations & More

Sarika takes us on a tour of beautiful Coorg with its pepper vines, coffee plantations, and rare Neelakurinji flowers that bloom once in 12 years. She also tells us...

January 14, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
History & Culture, People, Place, Travel & Food

Tall Tales of a Foodie Traveller

Dr. Roopali travels back in time and to distant lands to unravel various kinds of food that cemented bonds between people and places. A tongue-in-cheek account exclusively for Different...

January 14, 2022
Sarika Sarkar Das
Fairs & Festivals, Food

Makar Sankranti: Celebrate Paush Parbon with Gokul Pithe

All Indian homes cook festive dishes during Makar Sankranti celebrations. In the eastern part of the country, in Bengal, Odisha and Assam, several kinds of pithes are made. Sarika...

December 29, 2021
Dr Jayita Sengupta
Short Story, Special Feature

Mandaravas

An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...

November 25, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, Health

Of Chilla, a Healthy and Nutritious Vegan Breakfast

Ruchira tells us how a healthy vegan breakfast, chilla, helped her reduce weight, without compromising on taste. An exclusive for Different Truths. One fine morning nearly four years ago,...

October 15, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travel & Food

Wows and Woes of Train Journeys to Twin Cities – II

In the second and concluding part, Dr. Roopali, shares the wows and woes of train journeys to the Twin Cities. An exclusive for Different Truths. It is always past...

October 8, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Food, People, Place, Travel & Food

The Twin Cities and Their Twin Cultures – I

Dr. Roopali walks down the memory lane to her childhood. In the first part, she recalls her parental home at Hyderabad and her army officer father’s stay in Delhi,...

September 16, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Poem

Dreaming Dhaka on the River Buri-Ganga

Memories of people, boatmen, food, songs, a river, encapsulates the agony of a migrant father, in this poem, by Dr. Roopali. An exclusive for Different Truths. When you grow...

August 25, 2021
Anumita Roy
Food, Humour, Migration & Diaspora, People

Being a Desi in America

America has been the crucible, a veritable melting pot, of many cultures. The south Asian community – Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans – are the Desis. They take their...

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