memories - Different Truths

December 11, 2016
Sehar Siddiqi
Cinema, Events, History & Culture, Literary Festival, Music

Allahabad Sanskiritik Parv: A Confluence of Literature, Culture, Music and History

Sanchaari organised a three-day cultural extravaganza, in Allahabad, the second such meet in over a year. It was a congregation of the intellectuals, litterateurs, art, and music lovers, along with the...

December 6, 2016
Eswar Anandan
Food, People, Religion

Tsampa: The Wonder Food

Tsampa is one of the traditional food of Tibet. It’s made of roasted barley flour and often is consumed with Tibetan Butter Tea. In some parts of Tibet they...

November 30, 2016
Sehar Siddiqi
Cinema, Events, History & Culture, Literary Festival

A December to Remember: Curtain Raiser of the Allahabad Sanskritik Parv 2016

Allahabad Sanskritik Parv 2016, is being organised by Sanchari, between Dec 2 and 4, at North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) this year. This year the team of Sanchaari is all...

October 30, 2016
Neelam Dadhwal
Fairs & Festivals, Poem, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Diwali Fest

Amidst the mundane rigmarole of life comes the joy of festivity, says Neelam, in the verse, as part of the special feature on Diwali, for Different Truths. In façade, lights...

September 16, 2016
Anumita Roy
Food

Chivo en Coco (Goat-meat in Coconut Milk) Venezuelan Food- II

Every country and region has its unique food – taste, flavours and presentation. Anumita tells us about her childhood years in Venezuela and the cuisines she tasted there. She shares...

August 26, 2016
Anumita Roy
Food

Delicious Arepa: Quintessential Venezuelan Food – I

The food that we eat in our childhood is almost always our comfort food. It brings back memories of our carefree days. Anumita spent a part of her childhood in...

August 9, 2016
Saheli Mitra
Gender

An Open Letter to my Lost Womb

Women often have to abort an accidental pregnancy. Modern procedures ensure it is least painful, but have we ever wondered how women feel from within, when we let go off something...

August 5, 2016
Bhawini Tripathi
Poem

Empty Nest

Children grow and leave home. In this poem Bhawini talks of the many emotions of a woman and how she prepares to deal with her empty nest. She stood looking...

August 4, 2016
Piyali Callahan
Potpourri

The Driving Force

Piyali works at a public library in a relatively diverse neighbourhood. The author sees the melting pot that America truly is, in the library, where immigrants from different countries come together...

August 2, 2016
Lily Swarn
Potpourri

Life in Moments

Life is all about the simple joys in many moments that make it enchantingly beautiful. Lily, the quintessential Bohemian, the wandering gypsy drinking the ambrosia of life, seeks simple joys in...

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