Embrace the Spirit of Travel when you cannot get Away!
Travel is a state of mind, other than the journey. Mahima tells us how she was bitten by the travel bug. She tells us how to prepare for a...
A Psychoanalytical Journey is a Voyage into the Minds and Psychological Concepts
Martin, the author, gets an opportunity to lead an education tour of Turkey through travel grant approved by the university. There are five couples in the group, four married...
Designer Vaginas are in Vogue
A new branch of medicine RVS – Reconstructive Vaginal Surgery has emerged in recent times. The one way in which this branch differs from other aspects of plastic surgery...
Solo Travels of a Married Woman
Mahima shares her experiences of travelling solo after her marriage. She also discusses her fears and demons, in the regular column, exclusively in Different Truths. We met at a...
Am I too Modern to Handle?
Women from cities are often perceived or tagged as notorious for being too modern. However, they have their connotations of the term ‘modern’. Mahima explores the meanings of modernity,...
Baked and Quick Yummy Bengali Misti
Anumita tells us about easy and quick method to prepare baked Bengali sweets at home, in the regular column, exclusively for Different Truths. Bengali and their sweet-tooth are synonymous. Misti is...
Sexism and Literature
Payal relooks at classics and popular comics to find how sexist in content these are, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Recently, I decided to recycle through...
The Importance of Being Married: Karva Chauth and Attendant Hoopla
Payal takes a hard look at Karva Chauth fasting. She brilliantly critiques the tradition, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Yesterday was the popular day of fasting...
Can we Achieve Perfect Harmony through Gender Justice?
Kolkata-based young lawyer, Vedatrayee, dwells on the subject of gender justice. She examines it socio-politically, in the historical perspective, to challenge established biases, in the weekly column. A Different...
A Nomad between Goodbyes and Hellos
Efficiency is what Hong Kong runs on. It drives the people here. A city that sees a good number of typhoons every year, still gets back on its feet...