Purity - Different Truths

November 6, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Brahma Kumaris and Raj Yoga Meditation

The primary teachings at Brahma Kumaris are Raj Yoga meditation. It is considered to be one of the most effective forms of meditation to enthuse life with new energy...

June 19, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Wellness

Yoga: The Abiding Experience of our Innermost Self

The experience of the Self is always present and is at the root of our natural state of awareness, yet we are generally unaware of the presence of this...

May 11, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Hitherto

This poem deals with the difficulties faced by the transgender community. Here’s a humane poem by Kabir, on the people most misunderstood in South Asia, in Different Truths. ...

April 10, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Wellness

Patanjali Yoga: Want Creates Fear, and Giving is Receiving!

Navodita, our Associate Editor, a yoga expert, tells us about the Eight Limbs of Patanjali Yoga, which tells us that want creates fear, while in giving we receive. Yoga...

March 15, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

The Indian Jalebi Evolved from a West Asian Dish

The Hobson-Jobson says that the word Jalebi came from the Arabic word Zulabiya or the Persian Zalibiya, which are names for a similar dish. West Asian Christian communities serve...

January 23, 2017
Alok Mishra
Poem

Blooming Lotus

A sensuous poem that celebrates the beauty of nature and the beauty of the bride on the nuptial night, by Alok, for Different Truths. Searching for beauty I stroll around the steep mountains,...

October 4, 2016
Saheli Mitra
Gender, Rituals & Practices

An Open Letter of a Sex Worker to Goddess Durga

Goddess Durga’s idol made during Durga Puja is incomplete without the soil from the house of a sex worker. The belief is that the soil should be begged for...