The Revenge of Tashi
A bold and intense prose poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Tashi breathes the mud of magic. The cold windy day translucently blows and his bones rattle against a tepid...
Lotus Eaters: Delicious Honey Chilli Lotus Stem
Bengalis are obsessed with food. They make almost everything worth eating. Sarika shares the recipe of lotus stem, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. There is a saying,...
Eggless Cumin Flavored Cookies: Jeera Biscuits
Our foodie, Sonali, shares the recipe for making eggless cumin flavoured cookies, known as jeera biscuits, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Tea time is one of...
Wholesome and Healthy Sukto: A Bengali Vegetarian Medley of Vegetables
Our foodie, Sarika, shares a unique Bengali vegetarian dish, cooked without garlic and onion, Sukto, which is essentially a signature dish of every household. Read more about it, in...
How Media Constructs Identities and Influences us
Media uses language to construct public perception through style, structure, and images. It also presents an implicitly biased perspective to a wide audience on certain issues and sometimes,...
Aromatic Mint Water and Lemon Water has Healing Properties – IV
Aromatic mint water and lemon water acts like a panacea. Anumita, our Managing Editor, talks about the magical qualities of this two miracle water, in the fourth part of the...
Miracle Waters: Magical Rose Water and Rice Water – III
Anumita, our Managing Editor, talks of the magical qualities of Rose water and Rice water, in the third part of the five-part serial on Miracle waters. These inexpensive home...
Healthy Spinach Idli
Sarika shares the recipe of Spinach Idlis, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. According to the information in Wikipedia, Idli is a traditional breakfast in South Indian...
The Other Side of Silence: Crisis of Identity for no Institutional Religion – II
In the second and concluding part of the column, Basudeb tells us how Urvashi Butalia’s novel, The Other Side of Silence, shows that the writer’s Ranamama at Lahore stayed...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Ambarisha, the Yogi King – XIX
Nilanjana retells the story of Ambarisha, the Yogi King, a devotee of Narayana, and what happens to Durbasha Rishi, when in a fit of anger, he curses king. How...