Goddess - Different Truths

February 2, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

The Enchanting Story of the Indian Sari – I

In today’s India, there are 6.5 million people involved in the production of handloom saris. Although the structure of saris is mostly the same, Indian woman have much room...

January 5, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Place, Travel & Food

Beauteous Sunset at Kanyakumari, the Southernmost Tip of India

Ruchira takes us to Kanyakumari, where the waters to two seas mingle with an ocean, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Mahatma Gandhi had once remarked about...

December 30, 2017
Lily Swarn
Creative Writing, Food, Poem

My Journey as a Poet and Writer in 2017

Our columnist, Lily, looks back at 2017. She recounts her journey as a writer and poet, detailing her more than a year-long journey with this webzine, as Special Feature,...

November 30, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Fate of a Prostitute

An intense and powerful poem, with grotesque imagery, that depicts the life of a prostitute, by Kabir, in Different Truths, Every night haunts her Even when she smiles seductively ...

November 22, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

Olive Oil has been in use from the Neolithic Age to the Present Times

A native of the Mediterranean basin, the olive tree was known to people during the Neolithic Age, as early as the 8th Millennium BC. They were known to collect...

November 11, 2017
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Sliver of Memories

An inward-looking, evocative verse by Mamta, in Different Truths. She tells us that in this ephemeral, ever-changing world, something doesn’t change. Like migratory birds I return home to the...

November 10, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Religion

Olympus to Meru: Pantheons of Gods and Goddesses

Ruchira draws a parallel between the Hindu and Greco-Roman pantheons of gods and goddesses, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I am an avid reader of fiction....

October 22, 2017
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, Environment, History & Culture, Religion

Old Habits Die Hard

Thinkers had started eulogising light and darkness and various other elements of nature, a leading factor towards the concept of gods; this thought created stories imagining evils being killed...

October 6, 2017
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

Of Durga Puja, Wedding and Yummy Radhaballabhi

Radhaballabhi makes Sarika nostalgic. She recalls foodie Bengalis enjoy these and other eatables during Durga Puja. Interestingly, it brings back memories of her wedding. Read more, including its recipe,...

September 28, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Nostalgia, Relationship & Lifestyle, Special Feature

Durga Pujo in Delhi: Then and Now

Ruchira remembers Durga Pujo of her childhood days. She tells us about the slow and sure changes that are taking place, for various reasons, in the celebrations. Read more...

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