Punjabi - Different Truths

April 23, 2019
Soumya Mukherjee
Animal Rights, Humour, Literature

Perils and Pleasures of a Bong in Delhi

April 12, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Rituals & Practices

Malayali Weddings: Simple Low-Key Affairs

Malayali weddings are utterly devoid of all the pomp and fanfare that mark lavish Punjabi / Sikh/Bania weddings. These are summed up as Band Baaja Baraati. At a Malayali...

April 5, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

Turbans are the Identity of the Sikhs – IV

Shameena tells us about the importance of turbans amongst Sikhs. It’s a part of their identities, she says, in the fourth part of her weekly column. A Different Truths...

March 29, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food

Scrumptious Namkeen, Anyone?

Ruchira tells us about various namkeens, from different parts of India, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Indians are probably the most notorious foodies in the world....

March 21, 2018
IPA Service
Politics, Terrorism

39 Returning in Boxes Dash Hopes of Their Families: Confirmation Made Possible by ISIS Rout of Mosul

That truth is that ISIS was cleared from Mosul only towards the end of 2017, and only after then could a search be carried out by the Iraqi authorities....

March 13, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor, Literature

The Custodian

Soumya shares the highs and lows of hitch-hiking in a truck, after a cancelled flight to Delhi, with two men and a lady. Read more about this adventure, in...

March 10, 2018
IPA Service
Politics, Tribute

Veteran Communist Leader of Pakistan Jam Saqi is no More

Jam Saqi, former general secretary of the Communist Party of Pakistan passed away on March 5. Suffering from multiple ailments, he died of renal failure. Here’s a tribute, for...

February 21, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food, Food

Laddus: Made by Men, Adored by Gods

The origin of laddu is steeped in antiquity. A story also goes that once a trainee assistant of a doctor, Vaid or Hakeem, as they were called, accidentally dropped...

February 14, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Islamabad Shaken by Pashtun Resurgence: Traumatised by Terrorism, Racial Profiling

The Pashtun resurgence, hyphenated from political parties, is the expression of a new identity politics. Anger got accumulated out of individual and collective experiences of Pashtuns in the distinct...

January 31, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food

The Story of Dal Makhani

The original Dal Makhani, which was made in the Western part of Punjab, which is now in Pakistan was made by the Peshawaris. The Punjabis sold this dal with...

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