people - Different Truths

October 28, 2016
Arindam Roy
Announcement, Fairs & Festivals, Folklore, History & Culture, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Diwali: The Brightest Dark Night

In this curtain raiser, Arindam recounts some of the legends and folklore associated with the five-day Festival of Lights. He also gives a synopsis of the articles and poems...

October 27, 2016
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, People

Loneliness and the Elderly: Where do they all Belong?

Loneliness may be described as a feeling of emptiness or sadness that is triggered when there is a lack of communication or a feeling of companionship with other people. Loneliness...

October 13, 2016
Martins Tommyson
Poem

The Beautiful Ones

Meandering through despair, this poem seeks hope and promise. An evocative poem by Martins, a young poet from Nigeria, for Different Truths. Roused in the heart of night I sit...

September 26, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

A Modest Auto Driver, Narayan, Dreams Big!

Shail profiles a reticent, young auto driver, Narayan. He is soft-spoken and has good values. Though doing a small job, he has his eyes set of the goals of his...

September 19, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Street Smart and Happy, Sulochana is a Vibrant Charmer!

The streets of Chennai nurtured Sulochana for more than four decades. The 53-year- old vibrant woman, full of vivacious energy, began helping her mother, at the fruit and vegetable shop on...

August 30, 2016
Urooj Murtaza
Food, Travel & Food

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...

August 17, 2016
Arindam Roy
Advocacy, People

World Humanitarian Day: Spare the Humanitarian Aid Workers from Brutal Attacks

In December 2008, the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly decided to designate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD). It is the date on which a brutal terrorist attack on UN...

July 25, 2016
Neelum S. Gour
Mass Media, People, Science & Technology

Over the Moon

The Apollo 13 Moon Mission failed to deliver. Its three astronauts, James Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, returned alive in a brilliantly salvaged operation. The Moon Walk is...

July 23, 2016
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

Lopamudra presents a series of prose-poems or short vignettes in blank verse based on certain long-standing images of Kolkata, and the US. Here’s the second one of the series, ‘Prinsep Ghat’, exclusively for...

July 22, 2016
Tatjana Debeljacki
Poem

Pity Destroys Good People

In this poem, Tatjana transcends from the mundane, the everyday affair of people and society into the world of creations, of literature. Maybe everything is possible? What are the wrinkles,...

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