A New Year Soiree
A poem dedicated to the New Year, in the Special Feature on New Year, exclusively in Different Truths. A night when ushers into new dawn tripping on the past without exhaustion,...
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December 13, 2016
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Eswar Anandan
Of the Human Rights Day, Dalia Lama and the Tibetan People
The Human Rights Day, celebrated world over, on December 10, is the day when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. This year marked the 27th year of the Nobel Peace Prize...
Whale in the Pond, an Upcoming Band Ready to Storm the Music Scene in Kolkata
A new band, Whale in the Pond, performed at the musical launch of Wabi-Sabi, a lifestyle boutique and café, in the heart of the City of Joy, recently. The musical...
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November 30, 2016
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Sehar Siddiqi
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...
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October 30, 2016
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Neelam Dadhwal
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...
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October 26, 2016
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Anoucheka Gangabissoon
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?...
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October 12, 2016
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Lily Swarn
The Trial and Tribulations of Life of an Army Wife in Kathua District
Lily went in an auto-rickshaw to teach in Kathua town. The ride was long but she enjoyed the young vibrant faces of the college students. Militancy was rearing its monstrous head...
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October 8, 2016
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Anumita Roy
Bangaliyana: A Search and Assertion of the Bengali Identity on Foreign Lands
Bangaliyana is the search for the composite Bengali identity in distant lands. It’s not just the clothes, food, music, adda, humour or language but something much deeper. Durga Puja is...
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September 17, 2016
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Anumita Roy
The Public Library System in America: Actualising the Right to Read
The public library is one of the systems, which is supported with the tax payers’ money. The government has given the country an incredible place to read, listen and grow....
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August 30, 2016
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Urooj Murtaza
Street Food of Lahore: The Best Meal-Deal in Town!
The dream city of Lahore is known for its enticing food and if it is served under the shadows of historic grandeur the taste is enhanced with the add ons of the...