Lentils - Different Truths

August 22, 2023
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Food, Health

Three Healthy Foods to Help Check Depression

Ritambhara tells us how food can help fight depression, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Depression is one of the chronic diseases amounting to increasing suicide rates...

June 2, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, History & Culture

The Pulse of Dals or Lentils

Ruchira tells us about various kinds of lentils, rich in protein, and many ways these may be prepared. An exclusive for Different Truths. Dal or lentils form the pivot...

January 6, 2022
Mamta Joshi
Short Story

A poignant and sensitive portrayal of two women, Badi ma and Choti ma, the two sisters-in-law, whose lives are strangely braided. Their glaring differences notwithstanding, they are totally dependent on...

July 24, 2020
Sarika Sarkar Das
Travel & Food

Dal Moradabadi: A Delicacy of Uttar Pradesh that’s Linked with Prince Murad

July 9, 2018
Amit Singh
Advocacy, Cover Story, Dalits

Human Rights Justice: Who are the Torture Victims? – I

Amit, our Editor-at-Large (Europe) analyses role of an India based Non-Governmental Organisation working for the torture victims of marginalised groups (such as Dalits, Muslims) using novel methods of testimonial...

May 10, 2018
Sutapa Basu
Aesthetics, Dance, Multiculturalism, Painting, People, Place, Special Feature, Theatre, Tribute

The Abode of Peace: A Nest Formed in the Universe

Badly in need of funds for his ashram, Tagore sought donations from abroad notably England and was dismayed to encounter the cool British snub. This was a fallout of...

January 31, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food

The Story of Dal Makhani

The original Dal Makhani, which was made in the Western part of Punjab, which is now in Pakistan was made by the Peshawaris. The Punjabis sold this dal with...

January 17, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food, Religion

The Tamil Harvest Festival Pongal Celebrates Bounty and Camaraderie

Lily tells us about the four-day harvest festival, dedicated to the sun, in Tamil Nadu. It’s also celebrated in other states in South India. It means ‘spilling over’ of...

January 12, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Politics, Potpourri

Will this Land Never be Clean?

Ruchira tells us about the unhygienic and unclean habits of Indians. Despite the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, a much-hyped cleanliness campaign, the brainchild of our honourable PM, the ground realities are contrary....

November 8, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

The Journey of Halva to India

No one is exactly sure when halva, the dish or its name travelled south and east to Syria, Lebanon, the Gulf states and then to Afghanistan, finally reaching India....

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