… And One Day-II
The protagonist Nandini felt drawn towards Brad. She was seemingly under a spell. But, she walked back home. Was the imposing building her home, which had love, life, and her...
Five Layered Bean Dip: Yummy Americanised Mexican Starter
Five layered Bean Dip is an Americanised Mexican food. Its history is hard to trace. This dip has many ingredients readily available in cans and packets; it cannot be called...
Diwali: The Brightest Night from the Sky!
Rajul recounts the story of Lord Rama’s homecoming on the New Moon night of Diwali. The joy and festivities among the people of Ayodhya is revisited. Thousands and thousands of diyas...
Naraka Chaturdasi: Diwali Celebrations in Tamilnadu
In Tamilnadu, Diwali is celebrated a day before the rest of the country, on the occasion of Naraka Chaturdasi, the day Lord Krishna vanquished the demon Naraka. People visit each other’s...
The Right Approach to Life
Here’s an inward looking poem, where Anoucheka tries to search the meaning of life. Pray, if life is meant to be as it is Why should we fight it?...
Paedophilia and Incest: The Dark Horrors of Hapless Children within Homes
One in six boys and one in four girls face sexual molestation before they hit the age of 11, scary right? Also of all the cases that are reported, 70%...
The Bride of Death
Life is full of strange surprises. It’s rightly said that facts are stranger than fiction. The protagonist, Anita, found acceptance of her love with Shubho perhaps a little too late....
Honour
Here’s an evocative, woman-centric poem by Sudeshna, for Different Truths. How honourable is thy honour? Is it something found in a corner? So let the candle burn in a...
Everything Changes Once Your Girlfriend Becomes a Wife!
Marriage is not the end of the ‘conquest’. It’s not the end of the road. Nikita opines that many husbands fail to understand that the big houses, exotic vacations,...
Is your Home Safe from Child Abuse? – I
The impact of abuses on a child can be permanent. A child is like clay and when (s)he is violently moulded into undesirable shapes, (s)he can break. His/her self-esteem,...