Punjab - Different Truths

August 29, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Crime, Politics, Religion

Another Godman Convicted; Justice for Rape Victim

The special CBI court sentenced Dera chief Ram Rahim to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, on Monday. Additionally, a fine of Rs. 15 lakh has been imposed on him...

August 28, 2017
Payal Talreja
Crime, Politics, Religion

Hokey Godmen and the Mask of Celibacy

Self-styled guru and father-figure Huzoor Maharaj Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh ji, is the latest Godman, who simply put could not control his urges and felt that his status in...

July 19, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

With a Pinch of Salt: Pickles are in the Indian Cuisines for Four Thousand Years

Pickles are an almost essential part of a complete meal in the sub-continent. Cucumbers that are native to India were first pickled in the Tigris valley in BE 2030....

June 27, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

The Wedding

Humourist Soumya takes a dig at the cross-cultural wedding of a Bong and a Punjabi. The cultural differences were sharply magnified to the woes of each side – later...

June 24, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

Nayantara Sahgal: A Novelist of the Indian Corridors of Political Power

Basudeb profiles Nayantara Sahgal, the second daughter of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru). An important woman novelist of the 20th century, she penned many political novels too,...

May 28, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

Urdu and the Influence of Punjab

Urdu, which was till now thought to have roots in Delhi, actually took birth in Lahore and adopted Old Punjabi contrary to Braj as its base language. Later, the...

May 6, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

An Overview of Early Indian Novels in English – II

Continuing with the theme of Indian Writing in English, Basudeb reiterates that the English language united various parts of India under the British rule. He talks about an early...

April 27, 2017
Smriti Maheshwari
Cinema, Obituary

Vinod Khanna, Veteran Actor and BJP MP from Gurdaspur, Passes Away

A debonair actor of Bollywood, Vinod Khanna, who was the heartthrob of many women fans, young and old, passed away on Thursday, in a Mumbai hospital. The veteran actor-cum-politician...

April 26, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food, History & Culture

Dhansak: A Fusion of Persian and Gujarati Cuisines Found Favour with the Britishers

Food historian Lizzie Collingham writes in her book Curry, “In the seventh and eighth centuries, the fire-worshipping Zoroastrians had fled the Arab invasion of Persia and settled along the west...

March 28, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

My First Punju Wedding as an Invited Guest

Humourist Soumya tells us about the boisterous and exuberant Punjabi (slang: Punju) wedding as an invited guest. The Big Fat Punjabi Wedding is a place to be. Here’s more...

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