The Culprit
A powerful protest poem by Bushra. Here we see the poet as a Social Journalist, in Different Truths. My poem, The Culprit, was written when I was in the...
The 500-year-old Legacy of Stuffed Turkey during Christmas Dinner in Britain Continues
William Strickland from Yorkshire introduced turkeys to Britain more than 500 years ago. Even though King Edward VII made turkey eating fashionable at Christmas, it was King Henry VIII...
Close Encounters of the Wild Kind – II
In the second and final part of the adventure, Soumya tells us of an escape by the skin of the teeth. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively in...
Empowered Women Stand Tall
It takes conscience, compassion, clarity, and courage to empower a victim of abuse. This whole business of empowerment is a sham, opines Mona, showing us the light at the...
Development vs. Dynasty was the Pitch of BJP in the First Phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections
PM Narendra Modi has led the BJP A-Listers in the party’s campaign, pitching the Gujarat election as a contest between development and dynasty. Rahul Gandhi attacks the BJP for...
Sprinkle-some Baking Winters!
Talking about winters feels exactly like talking about good food. It’s the same happiness, it’s the same kind of love. The temperature scales are dropping and the blankets...
The Womb Mates
When the kids become parents themselves then only they discover their parents’ awesomeness. The mother-daughter bond strengthens when the daughter becomes a radiant expectant mother. She trusts her mother implicitly...
The Antiquity of Gingerbread Houses, a Christmas Decoration
Christmas has many ancient traditions associated with it. Along with turkey, eggnog, Xmas cakes, Yule logs, cookies, there is a custom of baking gingerbread houses. Nuremberg, Germany was the...
BJP sweeps the UP Civic Polls, with SP, BSP, and Congress Making Substantial Gains
Our Associate Editor, Navodita, analyses BJP’s sweeping the UP Civic Polls, wondering if it would bolster BJP’s Gujarat campaign. The emergence of women in the elections is a change...
Close Encounters of the Wild Kind –1
Fancy-free and footloose, three friends decide on an adventurous trip. They meet an Australian bicyclist and decide to visit a wildlife resort, meeting villagers and a sadhu. Here’s the...