Skin - Different Truths

November 2, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Doubt of Brahma Deepens – XLVII

The divinity, manifest as Krishna, multiplied himself. From one he became many. He became the cowherds, the calves that were grazing, the rope around the neck of the calves...

October 27, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Poem

The Tadpoles Did Not See

Here’s a poem by Sumita that celebrates nature, the playful innocence of girls, memory, and identity, in Different Truths. The surface rippled, Three pairs of feet plopped in And...

September 17, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
Cinema, Human Rights, Politics, Terror Attack

A Child murdered in Ryan; Tom Alter Fights Cancer; Sasikala Ousted; Blast in London Tube and Rohingya Refugees

This week, Shail recasts five major events in the week that was in verse. A seven-year-child was brutally murdered in Ryan International School, Gurgaon, actor Tom Alter fights Cancer,...

August 26, 2017
Anumita Roy
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Ottawa, a City Named after the Riverine Trade – III

Ottawa is on the south bank of Ottawa River and so its name. “Odawa,” in Algonquin means “to trade”. In 1800, a New Englander named Philemon Wright, along with...

July 27, 2017
Farheen Viquas
Science & Technology

The Future: Embeddable Technology

Bangalore-based Farheen tells us how embedded microchip can bring about a huge paradigm shift in our day-to- day life. Read more about these wondrous innovations, in the weekly column, exclusively...

July 23, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Centre Point

Here’s a sensitive and evocative poem by Kabir, in Different Truths. While she revolves with her neighbours We initiate our own story Some with a sob while others with...

July 2, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Food, History & Culture, Religion

The Story of the Coconut

In ancient times human sacrifices were a part of life. Propagated by Adi Sankaracharya, who was against the practice of ‘Bali’ or human sacrifice, the coconut perhaps because it...

June 20, 2017
Payal Talreja
Crime, Gender

Trolls and Their Dirty Underwear

Payal shows us the ugly face of trolls, red in tooth and claw. She explains the reasons for trolling and also suggests how to deal with these, in the...

June 6, 2017
Payal Talreja
Gender, Opinion

Hairy Lesbians, Man-Hating Women, Rabid Feminists and Other Weirdos!

Payal takes a hard look at either side of feminism, with its various colours and hues. Her bold, erudite, tongue-in-cheek approach makes us pause and think. Read more about...

May 31, 2017
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy, People

His Holiness the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, Thupten Gyatso

Eswar talks about His Holiness the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, likening him to the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh. Read more about His life and times, in the regular column, exclusively...

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