Maharashtra - Different Truths

December 13, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, People

No Homogeneity in India: It Coexists in Different Centuries, Simultaneously

Real India cannot be found in history books. Bhaskar, travelling through various parts of the country, in about five decades, found huge gaps in the understanding about the country, among different groups...

October 5, 2016
Lily Swarn
Travel & Food

A Slice of Army Life in the Serenity of Pune

In 1817, the third Anglo-Maratha war broke out between the British East India Company and the Marathas. The Peshwas were defeated in Khadkee, called Khirkee, by the British, and the city,...

June 23, 2016
Nimisha Shirodkar
Potpourri

The Fireflies Festival

Ever imagined what it would be like to watch a million twinkling stars in the open sky above your head? Add a dash of a spectacular light show orchestrated by...

June 6, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Dissent, Economy, Environment, Politics

Govt. Fudging Figures to Misdirect People on Environment Protection

The Indian government has contributed to this fudging of facts to fool the people by reducing definition of forest cover to only 10 per cent tree cover over each...

April 25, 2016
Nimisha Shirodkar
Food, Food, People, Travel & Food

Goa: The Land of Sun, Sand and Feni

Feni of Goa is known worldwide. Nimisha tells us the story of the liqueur and takes us along its journey. Here’s an interesting report. The silver sands, the sunny coconut...

April 12, 2016
A. G. Brace
Opinion

Indian Media Stormed by Three Questions

Three topics currently taking the media by storm these days are: the Supreme Court’s attempt to fabricate venues of escape for rapists. Secondly, the wastage of potable water on watering cricket pitches...

April 7, 2016
Sarika Sarkar Das
Fairs & Festivals, Food

Enjoy Gudi Padwa with Delicious Amrakhand

Sarika reminisces about her stay in Maharashtra 13 years ago. She takes a trip down the memory lane and offers us the traditional festive recipe, Amrakhand. You may try this...

January 8, 2016
Arindam Roy
Potpourri

Saintly Vijayan!

In his over three-decade journey as a journalist, Arindam shows us the many faces of newsrooms in India, at the turn of the Millennium. He calls this series, ‘The...

December 29, 2015
Shruti Nagvanshi
Human Rights, People

Impacting Lives in a Subtle way

Shruti profiles a youth, Aniket Singh, who gave up a job in an American MNC to work among the poor and downtrodden. It was the fire in his belly...

December 3, 2015
Mira Pawar
Fairs & Festivals

The Fervor and Gaiety at Pushkaram Festival

Pushkaram festival is an auspicious fair-festival celebrated in Andhra Pradesh and Telengana states, every twelve years. During the Pushkaram festival devotees brave various difficulties. They rush to observe the holy tradition....

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