Happiness - Different Truths

November 19, 2016
Anumita Roy
History & Culture

Thanksgiving: Yesteryears and Now

Anumita tells us about the tradition of Thanksgiving, tracing its genesis. What began in the north of the US is a nationwide celebration. Sarah Josepha Hale, a prolific writer and...

November 18, 2016
Ekta Shah
Fashion & Beauty

Going back to the Tradition of Draping

Among all Indian attire, wearing the saree holds a special place for most women. The tradition of draping the saree has changed by leaps and bounds. The culture of...

October 8, 2016
Anumita Roy
Fairs & Festivals, People, Special Feature

Bangaliyana: A Search and Assertion of the Bengali Identity on Foreign Lands

Bangaliyana is the search for the composite Bengali identity in distant lands. It’s not just the clothes, food, music, adda, humour or language but something much deeper. Durga Puja is...

September 6, 2016
Saheli Mitra
Gender, People

An Open Letter to My Grieving Mother

Motherhood is no doubt a blessing, when one feels a life moving within her and becomes the ultimate messenger to bring it to this world or when she raises a...

July 31, 2016
Tatjana Debeljacki
Poem

Aquarius/Living out of Poem

Aquarius A poem of longing and wish by Tatjana. Dedicated to Dragoljub Djuričić Kilometers gained nothing – you are here. Before I go to sleep thirty times I say...

June 8, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Poem

Melancholy

An inward looking poem where Maya talks about the dynamics of creativity, how it’s not easy to write about melancholy. I wring my eyes, tighten my jaw lines, and my...

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...

December 7, 2015
Santosh Bakaya
Potpourri

The Card Players

A renowned writer, Santosh vividly depicts a scene of a street corner in urban India. She presents a slice of vibrant throbbing life in paroxysm of emotions. In a surprise...

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