Nation - Different Truths

October 22, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
Education & Career, Fairs & Festivals, History & Culture, People, Politics, Tourism

Festival Lights in Singapore, Blotting History, Stoned to Study, Lost and Found

Shail talks of four news, in the last week, in her regular column. Diwali-themed trains, a station and five buses in Singapore to run until October 31. Taj Mahal...

October 19, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Doubt of Brahma – XLVI

Nilanjana recounts the take of Krishna Leela from the Bhagavat and tells us about a game that Brahma played, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Not only...

October 18, 2017
Maj Gen Raj Singh Mehta
History & Culture, War & Conflicts

The 1962 Sino-Indian War: Recalling a War that was not …it was an Indian Rout

Fought both along the 890 km long McMahon Line and opposite Western Tibet in the Ladakh region of our 4056 km long Sino-Indian borders, the 1962 War showed us...

October 17, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Potpourri

How the Ancient Mariner Lost his Albatross

Here’s a story within a story from Soumya, in a genre different from humour, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. He wasn’t that ancient really, being a...

October 14, 2017
Mamta Joshi
Books, Creative Writing

Catching up with Kazuo Ishiguro and the British Class System

Mamta revisits a novel of the 2017 Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Kazuo Ishiguro, and reviews it exclusively for Different Truths. With the announcement of the Nobel Prize in...

October 14, 2017
Parna Mukherjee
Food, Health

Raagi, the Super Cereal

London-based Parna shares the virtuosity of Finger Millet or Raagi. Know more about the super cereal, exclusively in Different Truths. There is a lot of awareness among people these...

October 12, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem, Special Feature

International Day of the Girl Child

Here’s an evocative and poignant verse by Sarala on International Girl Child’s Day, exclusively in Different Truths. She is a precious stone Value unknown She is a bundle of...

October 11, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Fugitives

An intense poem by Kabir, in Different Truths. Can you slip off your tongue from the needles That have stitched your respect? I believe that everyone will say, ‘No’ ...

October 10, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
People, Place, Travel & Food

Our Opinion about Kashmir Changed!

We are often conditioned by our biases and prejudices. This is what Soumya felt during a visit to Kashmir. A different shade of writing from our humourist, in the...

October 4, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

The Origin of Hamburger Remains Mysterious

The origin of the cultural culinary icon of America, Hamburger, is shrouded in mystery. Lily tells us about this amazing fast food, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different...

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