literature - Different Truths

September 25, 2016
Rhiti Chatterjee Bose
Cover Story, Gender, History & Culture

The Lady and Her Smoke

In this article, Rhiti traces the trends of women and smoking* over the years in Indian, American, and general global scenario. If we look back at ancient Indian history, women have...

March 29, 2016
Champa Srinivasan
Relationship & Lifestyle

Love, Sex and Loneliness at the Time of Internet

The Internet seems to be a place for prowling, lecherous men, who see all women, single or married, as prey. Though women also face midlife crises and have to deal...

March 12, 2016
Abhilasha Trivedi
Cover Story, Fitness, Health

Yoga: Unwind into Spirituality

Abhilasha unravels the many secrets of yoga. She explains how it is being repackaged to suit the needs of other religions too. Atheists too find meaning in it. Yoga...

February 21, 2016
Ratan Bhattacharjee
Criticism

Love, Seduction and Sex: Three Sirens of Literature

Renowned writers have dealt with love, seduction and sex aesthetically and sensitively. Ratan takes a close look into the so-called ‘Victorian taboos’ and shows us how these ‘three sirens’ of literature...

February 18, 2016
Farhaa Naz
Literary Festival

The Making of Awadh Literary Festival: An Insider Account

Different Truths presents an insider’s view into the making of Awadh Literary Festival. Here’s a candid account by Farha. She tells us a lot in her casual chatty style. ...

February 11, 2016
Anumita Roy
Photo Feature

Sublime Snow of Winter Wonderland!

Anumita celebrates the beauty of snowfall. Despite the negative connotations of cold and winter, she discovers its enigma. She uncovers its beauty in the small every day realities of living,...

January 25, 2016
Farhaa Naz
Literary Festival

Glowing Tributes to Harivanshrai Bachchan

Glowing tributes were paid to the poet from Allahabad, Harivanshrai Bachchan, at the Smaran Sahitya Sabha, in Allahabad Museum. Here’s a report by Farha. This Saturday (Jan 23) was enlightened...

January 18, 2016
Dr. Sunil Gupta
Potpourri

Good Scrap and Good Stories

Sunil profiles, Nirmal, the storekeeper of the museum where he works. Despite the humdrum of life, his proclivity for the pen is not all the incongruous. Pointing to the rickety...

December 7, 2015
Madhumita Ghosh
Cover Story, History & Culture, Lifestyle, Potpourri

Landscape Gardening: My Style

Madhumita talks of her passion, Landscape Gardening. She takes us through the history of gardening. She tells us how her M. Phil studies drew her into gardening. She showcases how...

November 22, 2015
Sehar Siddiqi
Events

Restoring Allahabad’s Glory

Sanchaari Allahabad, a social initiative, organised a three-day event, earlier this month, between November 13 and 15. It brought together the literati and the glitterati, discussing literature, showcasing select writers and staging...

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