Wishful Thoughts…
Here’s a surrealist account by Mitali, with subtle humour, about her hair. An exclusive for Different Truths. One day I woke up a silver blonde — like Steve Martin....
Revisiting the Idea of School Education of Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore wanted to defend the freedom he enjoyed in his family, for all humanity. He remained firmly opposed to colonial education that aimed at material prosperity. He believed...
Short Stories of Tagore: Vignettes from Human Life
Ruchira critiques eight short stories of Tagore, in the Special Issue, exclusively for Different Truths. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mini who lived...
Musings of Tagore on Love and Mysticism
A relentlessly seeking, sensitive, intellectual soul, Tagore wanted to drink the elixir of life to the dregs. He found beauty in everything around him. Even the minuscule objects...
To See or Not to See a Counsellor Before Marriage
Instead of a soothsayer or fortuneteller, it’s advisable to see a counsellor before marriage, suggests Amanita, a practicing counsellor. An exclusive for Different Truths. As a practicing counsellor, I...
Are You One of the Millions?
Shivani rues that whatever one does has been done before making us one of the millions. She asks us to listen to our inner selves. An exclusive for Different...
Preparations for a Big Fat Indian Wedding
Surabhi walks down the memory lane and tells us about a lavish wedding preparation in the family. She was a little girl, in class II then. An exclusive for...
Love: Lost and Found
Sarba tells us about the relationship of a daughter with her mother who died two years back and that of her father with her mother. A tender love story,...
To Have or Not to Have!
Enakshi talks about the complexities a couple faces after marriage. An exclusive for Different Truths. Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you...
My Money is Not my Identity!
Money is not the be all and end all of life, says Sarba. An exclusive for Different Truths. On a bright summer day a few years ago, with thousands...