Goddess Lakshmi Bless my Home!
Anumita takes a trip down memory lane and recalls the Lokhi (Lakshmi) puja at her Kolkata home. She tells us how the Goddess is a part of everyday discourse...
Why is a Woman Prone to Depression?
The pressures to perform ably at home are higher on women. They are enslaved to slog in the male-dominated society. Her complex physiology, pre-menopause and menopause, emotional vulnerability, lack of appreciation...
Emancipation of Women: Many More Miles to Go
Loads of spunky women are performing daring feats which their mothers and grandmother didn’t even dream about. They are making their presence felt. Yet, lots need to be done to ensure...
Short Stories of Tagore: Vignettes from Human Life
Ruchira critiques eight short stories of Tagore, in the Special Issue, exclusively for Different Truths. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mini who lived...
A Lesson on Life Management
Appearances are often deceptive. Hemashri tells us the story of Gitali, a cleaner in a government office. At a young age, life taught her much more than the books...
Mothering A Muslim by Nazia Erum Bares the Ugly Fangs of Social Reality in Contemporary India
Mahima discusses Nazia Erum’s best seller ‘Mothering A Muslim’ with the author’s take as well as reader’s reviews from across the world, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different...
A Nude Interlude!
Soumya, our humourist, recounts a real-life story, an incident from the life of his maternal great-grandfather, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. This is a story of...
Bon Appetit: After a Full Belly all is Poetry!
Food is interwoven into the culture of the Chinese people much like the Indians. With food, Gods are worshipped, ancestors are sustained, and spirits pacified. Food also plays a...
Memorable Meals I Have Had
Humourist Soumya tells us of the many adventures of his, in the company of others, between 1983 and 2013. He mixes humour, food, drinks, fancy-free, and footloose bohemian life...
Am I Modern or Liberated?
In introspection, Ruchira asks some hard questions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I never blindly followed social norms and customs. Period. For this, I have to...