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September 11, 2017
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Fashion, History & Culture

Three Interesting Things about Body Piercing

Ritambhara tells us about the traditions and history of body piercing, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Body piercing isn’t a new concept. The two most commonly seen...

September 3, 2017
Tapati Sinha
Cinema, History & Culture

A Leap Back in Evolution: A Film, Open Defecation, and the Advanced Sewage System of the Indus Valley Civilisation

The period dates back to almost five thousand years ago. The ancient Indus Valley Civilisation had systems of sewage and drainage that were developed and used in cities throughout...

September 1, 2017
Sunita Shukla
Crime, Economy, Opinion, Politics, Religion

The Vulnerability of Religiosity: How Fake Godmen Rule the Roost!

Nagpur-based Sunita exposes the chinks – rather cracks – in the armours of the socio-political and socio-economic structures. These bizarre figureheads continue to draw vulnerable people in the name...

August 20, 2017
Debjani Guha
Cover Story, Education & Career, History & Culture

A Comparative Evaluation of the Scholastic Excellence of Nalanda and Al-Qarawiyyin

Nalanda was primarily the Buddhist institution of higher learning, in India. Al-Qarawiyyin has been a centre of Islamic studies, in Morocco. While Nalanda was lost in the ravages of...

August 20, 2017
Samina Naqvi
Cinema, Music

Mohammad Rafi: Effortless Rendition, his was the Voice of God

Samina profiles Mohammad Rafi, the versatile singer, who won the hearts of one and all with his soulful rendition. Read more in the regular column, exclusively in Different Truths....

August 10, 2017
Tarun Gupta
Business, Economy

Can a Government Really Stimulate Economic Activity?

Delhi-based businessman, Tarun, examines the role of the government in stimulating economic activity. The options are limited and few. We are introducing a weekly column, every Thursday, from this...

July 31, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Bihar School of Yoga: Preparing for Tough World, Keeping Positive Attitude and a Selfless Service

The Bihar School of Yoga propagates certain forms of Yoga like Living Yoga propounded by Swami Niranjananda Saraswati. It spells out a certain vision of Sannyasa. Navodita, our Yoga...

July 20, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Naming the Children – XXXV

Nilanjana retells the story of the naming of two boys by Maharishi Garga, at Gokul, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Yashoda was busy feeding her baby...

April 16, 2017
Tapan Mozumdar
Fiction

Supermoon

A 25-year-old roadie, Nalin, meets a witch, Maya, an elderly widow. It’s a full moon night. Tapan takes us through many twists and turns, with sparks flying. Was Maya...

February 4, 2017
Joseph Ferguson
Book Club, Humour

My Favorite Christmas Tree

Here’s an excerpt story from the New York-based Joseph Ferguson’s latest short fiction collection, Shillelagh Law. It’s a must read. The story originally appeared in Ellipsis: An Anthology of Humorous Short...

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