Silent - Different Truths

March 14, 2017
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy, People, Religion

Children of Hope: Face to Face with Dalai Lama

Eswar reminisces meeting His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama for the first time. He recalls the deep reverence among the Tibetan people for their religious leader. Read more about...

March 11, 2017
Luz Maria Lopez
Poem

Child-bride

Here’s a poem by Luz María. She dedicates it to the child-brides for their suffering is a shame to humanity. the full morning was sunless, like a premonition at...

March 4, 2017
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Poem

From a Woman’s Heart

In this verse, Vatsala tells us what it means to be a woman. She talks of the heart of the fairer sex, searching what love means. A sensitive and sensuous...

February 26, 2017
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Society

The Culture of Poverty or the Poverty of Culture in UP and Bihar

There are biases and prejudices against the poor. Bhaskar takes two interesting case studies, in Patna, Bihar, and Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, and analyses the cause and effects of poverty,...

February 25, 2017
Different Truths
Book Club

A Window to her Dreams: Past Baggage and Turbulent Present Threaten Second Marriage

Aruna, a young divorcee, marries Bhuvan, an averagely successful young man who had a crush on her in college. Both make promises of ever after with preconceived expectations. But,...

February 16, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Story of Sati – XIII

Prajapati Daksha was not favourably disposed towards Lord Shiva. He thought Shiva had insulted him in the past by not standing up to respect him during the Brahma Satra...

January 28, 2017
Nanditaa Bannerjee
Book Club, Books

Rules of Desires rooted in the Earthly Mantle of Life

Knowledge of the history and culture of the backdrops of Dipika Mukherjee’s stories are remarkable. The plots are based across urban Kuala Lumpur to cosmopolitan Shanghai, small towns of India, and...

January 3, 2017
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, History & Culture, Politics

What Plagues the Development of Uttar Pradesh?

Uttar Pradesh (UP) is being advantaged by the fertile land and abundant natural resources. It ranks first by the size of the population. These could be the forerunner in economic...

November 22, 2016
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy

Afraid of the Unknown

We had planned to organise the screening of the movie, Kundan, in one of the prominent super specialty hospitals, in Kerala. The staff was very welcoming and they were excited about the idea...

May 13, 2016
Ritamvara Bhattacharya
Potpourri

Little Island

Ritamvara aka the mountain girl, writes from a darling’s heart, Darjeeling (India). In her intense and sensuous piece, a reflective prose-poem, she yearns union with the Himalayas. She writes for the...

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